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How University Presses Help Foster Diversity in Scholarship, Publishing, and Society
In a rapidly evolving academic landscape (and political landscape), conversations surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have become important and somewhat contentious. While we previously noted how some academic publishers and groups were scrubbing...
Why University Presses Still Matter — to Readers Everywhere
I’ve never been much of a fan of nonfiction until I discovered the world of the University Press. And it is easy to overlook the quiet power behind some of the most thoughtful and transformative books, published by university presses. The University Press isn’t...
The Rise of AI in Scholarly Peer Review: Will Convenience Override Ethical Oversight?
The use of AI in scholarly publishing has come a long way from spellcheckers or plagiarism detectors. AI is now helping editors find reviewers, summarizing submissions, and even drafting review comments. In some conferences and journals, AI-generated feedback is...
How to Outline Your Novel Step-By-Step
If you are a plotter who prefers to prepare before writing, so you are not surprised during the writing process, you will likely want to outline your novel. Even if you are a “pantser” who prefers to write instinctually, letting blind chance decide where your story...
Is “Snackable” Research the Future?
The reality of media content getting shorter is not new to anyone paying attention to today’s entertainment. TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts are all forms of social media that are dominating the entertainment industry—especially with younger audiences...
How Do You Spot a Fake Citation When the Government Can’t?
As AI becomes more egalitarian and user-friendly, more and more authors are starting to use it to assist with multiple different aspects of the writing process. Despite watching The Terminator more times than I can count, even I’ve started playing around with...
How is AI Influencing Peer Review?
AI Is Everywhere The publishing realm—included, but certainly not limited to, scholarly publishing—is morphing before our eyes. Among many other changes, that means substantial change to the peer-review system that authors have grown to know over the past several...
Enhanced Accessibility and Multi-Format Publishing
Multi-Format Publishing refers to the accessibility of written content in multiple formats, including print, audio, and eBook formats. It is important to offer multiple formats so you can maximize your potential sales and marketing efforts across all distribution...
What Is Peer Review, and Why Does It Matter?
In its simplest terms, peer review is the process by which subject matter experts critique scholarly work—whether an article or book chapter—to assist the editor in determining whether it merits publication. But the benefits of peer review go far beyond this. They...
The Unseen Biases of AI Text Detection Software
AI has revolutionized countless industries, from healthcare to finance to education to the publishing industry. Among the latest applications is AI text detection software, which aims to determine whether a given piece of text was written by a human or generated by...
