The role of publishing initiatives in promoting climate justice: An interview with Rachel Martin, Global Director of Sustainability, Elsevier

International Open Access Week 2022, celebrated in October, was based on the theme Open for Climate Justice. In this interview, Rachel Martin, Global Director of Sustainability at Elsevier, shares with Mriganka Awati, Senior Writer, Editage Insights, her opinions on how publishing initiatives can contribute toward mitigating the effects of climate change—including through open access publishing. […]
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Open Access and Climate Research: Transformations in the Publication Landscape Over Time

The impact of climate research depends on its discoverability and accessibility. UNESCO promotes and supports open access (OA) and believes that unrestricted knowledge flow is important for innovation, socio-economic development, and meeting sustainability challenges. The thrust for OA is particularly strong for publications arising from publicly funded research. OA publishing is rapidly gaining momentum thanks […]
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How Wikipedia Partnerships Can Strengthen Publisher Brands and Improve Research Accessibility

In an August 9, 2022, press release, SAGE Publishing announced a new partnership with the Wikipedia Library to provide experienced Wikipedia editors with immediate free full-text access to their journals. According to the press release, “The partnership will connect peer-reviewed research to those outside of academia for greater societal understanding and increase research connections.” This […]
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What does research integrity mean? From the perspectives of a researcher, a reviewer, and an editor

Peer Review Week 2022 (Sep 19-23), powered by Editage and Researcher.Life, was bigger than ever with exciting discussions with KOLs in academia and the scholarly publishing community. This year’s Peer Review Week theme, Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research, was chosen from a global open poll. The popularity of the issue underscores the need […]
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Building sustainable peer review processes to foster research integrity

Peer Review Week 2022 (Sep 19-23), powered by Editage and Researcher.Life, was bigger than ever with exciting discussions with KOLs in academia and the scholarly publishing community. This year’s Peer Review Week theme, Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research, was chosen from a global open poll. The popularity of the issue underscores the need […]
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Perspectives from the academic trio: A deep dive into research integrity issues and challenges faced by authors, editors, and reviewers

Peer Review Week 2022 (Sep 19-23), powered by Editage and Researcher.Life, was bigger than ever with exciting discussions with KOLs in academia and the scholarly publishing community. This year’s Peer Review Week theme, Research Integrity: Creating and Supporting Trust in Research, was chosen from a global open poll. The popularity of the issue underscores the need […]
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