As we enter the fifth month of 2026, now feels like a good time to consider what we can expect to see in scholarly publishing throughout the remainder of the year. To begin making predictions for a new year, it is always helpful to take a minute and reflect on...
In the past, scientific publishing moved at the pace of glaciers—deliberate, weighty, and often frustratingly slow. And there was good reason for this. Peer review is an important part of scientific publishing that is necessary to weed out research that is not...
Plagiarism, according to Oxford Languages, is “the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own”. We might all remember the grueling days of high school English class, learning about in-text citations and the importance...
In the writing, editing, and publishing industry, AI is here to stay, across all aspects of the business. And alt text—that is, a brief text description designed to replace an image in the electronic version of an article—isn’t going anywhere either. AI is a...
One of the biggest hot topics in publishing right now is the use of alt text—that is, brief descriptions of an image in an electronic article. The first installment of this two-part series discusses the potential benefits that come with the use of alt text. These...
A generation ago, the term “alt text” probably would have been unknown to many in the publishing field. But today, the topic is essential—and hot. Alt text, in its most basic terms, refers to a brief description designed to replace an image, usually in the web form of...
