Zul M 
Introduction For all its intellectual nobility, the world of academic publishing runs on a far less romantic fuel: prestige. Prestige powers citation counts, career advancement, funding decisions, and even university rankings. It’s also the glue that holds the entire scholarly publishing ecosystem together. But there’s a paradox at its core. Prestige, in theory, should reflect … Read more
Introduction Academic publishing is in crisis. Or, to be more precise, it has been in a slow-motion, decades-long spiral where systemic inertia, commercial greed, and outdated prestige structures have created an ecosystem that’s as inefficient as it is profitable, for some. Despite the rise of digital platforms, open access initiatives, and AI tools, meaningful reform … Read more
Introduction Once upon a time, publishing a book was an event. A ritual, even. Manuscripts were passed from trembling author hands to red-inked editors, shuffled through design meetings, marketing huddles, and printer schedules before emerging, if lucky, as a physical object with a barcode and spine. That model, romantic as it may sound, is already … Read more
Introduction If there’s one publishing ecosystem that has moved at breakneck speed over the last two decades, it’s China’s. Once seen as a closed-off, state-controlled academic backwater, the country has transformed into a publishing superpower, churning out more research papers than any other nation. The Chinese academic publishing market will have become both a global … Read more
Introduction The world is drowning in knowledge, ironically, at a time when fewer people seem to be reading it. By 2026, global scientific output is projected to surpass 6 million research articles in a single year. That’s more than 16,000 articles every day, over 670 every hour, and about 11 every minute. If that doesn’t … Read more