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09
Jan
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How universities can develop a patenting culture

Universities produce innovations that not only advance humanity, but also serve as unique business opportunities. For example, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) formed 27 startup companies and received $82.7 million in licensing revenue from its discoveries in 2022 alone. Patenting provides opportunities to generate revenue, advance further research, and improve your institution’s reputation as […]
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10
Oct
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How Scholarly Societies and Publishers Champion Patient Safety

Patient safety focuses on preventing, reducing, and analyzing errors and avoidable harms. Given that poor patient care is among the ten leading causes of death and disability worldwide, WHO considers patient safety a global concern. By curating the scientific literature and ensuring its quality, academic publishers have a central role in advancing the scientific frontier. […]
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08
Aug
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Communicating research on indigenous peoples: The role of journals and publishers

Taken strictly, the term “indigenous peoples” means the original inhabitants of a given area, though it is commonly used to mean people living in their ancestral area who have maintained traditional customs and culture from before contact with colonizing cultures. The Indigenous peoples of the world have rich cultures, languages, histories, and knowledge systems that […]
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20
Apr
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Creating and Promoting Relevant and Powerful Content on WeChat: A Comprehensive Guide for Research Publishers and Societies Trying to Build a Presence in China

  As Western research publishers focus on building a presence in China, they are increasingly paying attention to Chinese social media platforms, especially WeChat. WeChat plays a critical role in the daily life of over 1.2 billion active users, including Chinese academics. Researchers in China rely heavily on WeChat for two reasons. First, in the […]
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07
Apr
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Unlocking the Potential of Open Access: A Publisher’s Roadmap for Advancing Global Health Research

The year 2023 will see the 75th birthday of the World Health Organization (WHO): seven decades of a mission to achieve Health For All. However, access to scientific knowledge remains a challenge for many researchers and clinicians, especially those in resource-strapped situations. Clinicians in rural areas and less developed countries are less likely to be […]
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