Scholarly journal editors have always had some degree of difficulty securing peer reviewers to evaluate submissions for publication suitability. But in recent years, this phenomenon—known as “peer reviewer fatigue—has been steadily increasing, contributing to both...
In recent years, audiobooks have made huge gains in the publishing industry. In 2024, it was estimated that Audible had a net revenue of $440 million. This rise in popularity now includes academic publishing. While scholarly books have traditionally been offered in...
For most authors, using ChatGPT might almost seem like it’s not even a choice anymore—it’s practically mandatory. It cuts down significantly on the amount of time that it takes to complete a book project—meaning those who don’t use it are going to fall seriously...
The peer review process, by nature, is designed to be free of conflict of interest—that is, the reviewers should be unbiased when it comes to the authors whose work they are evaluating. True objectivity, however, can be difficult to obtain, particularly if the review...
AI has become baked into the tools researchers and publishers use to share, measure, and amplify scholarship. You’re probably tired of hearing us talk about AI. From auto-generated tweet threads summarizing new manuscripts to algorithms that aggregate research to the...
Currently, most journals require at least two peer reviewers per manuscript. While specific criteria vary per publisher, a core requirement for reviewers is that they are expected to have subject-matter expertise that is relevant to the manuscript in which they are...
