Introduction Welcome to the future. Or, at least, a sneak peek at the slightly more immediate future of publishing in the year 2026. If the last few years have felt like a rollercoaster ride powered by a combination of generational shifts in reading habits, the relentless march of digital technology, and the slightly terrifying arrival … Read more
Introduction Academic publishing has always been a bit of a labyrinth. It’s an ancient ecosystem of peer review, high-impact journals, and the relentless “publish or perish” mantra. Now, toss in the disruptive and wildly efficient force of artificial intelligence, and suddenly, that labyrinth has sprouted rocket engines and a self-driving navigation system. The question isn’t … Read more
Introduction New York City, the concrete jungle where dreams are made of and, for generations, where books are literally made, has long reigned as the undisputed epicenter of American publishing. To work in publishing was, for all intents and purposes, to work in New York. This wasn’t just a geographical quirk; it was an industry … Read more
Introduction The question of whether America is losing a publishing war with China is not a simple binary one. It’s more like comparing apples to sophisticated, state-sponsored oranges in a rapidly evolving global marketplace. For decades, the US and the Western world, in general, held an almost unchallenged dominance in global publishing, particularly in academic … Read more
Introduction Welcome to the chaotic, brilliant, and perpetually cash-strapped world of academic publishing. If you’re picturing dusty libraries and quill pens, you’re about a century out of date. Today, the scholarly communication ecosystem is a high-stakes arena, a swirling vortex of multi-billion-dollar corporate publishers, fiercely independent university presses, unfunded activist researchers, and disruptive technology that’s … Read more