Can Lay Summaries Help Expand the Audience for Scholarly Journals?

Can Lay Summaries Help Expand the Audience for Scholarly Journals?

            Scholarly publishing has undergone many evolutions, but heavy technical writing and detail have always been some of the major defining differences between scholarly journals and trade publications. While both trade and scholarly publications tend to be...
Quality, Not Quantity

Quality, Not Quantity

Most young authors—including, but not limited to, authors of scientific and scholarly articles—have one main goal in mind: Get published as much as possible. But this way of thinking is just not always helpful for someone who is looking to establish a favorable...
Hardbacks or Paperbacks: What’s the Right Choice for You?

Hardbacks or Paperbacks: What’s the Right Choice for You?

While the common consensus is that publishing is moving further and further into the ebook market, physical media is still alive. Sales of physical books saw increases in 2020 and 2021 thanks to the pandemic lockdown, and while sales were overall down 6.5 percent in...
Society of Scholarly Publishing

Society of Scholarly Publishing

May 31 – June 2 “The pace of change in our industry continues unabated, with seismic shifts in areas such as the dissemination of research, business models, and the nature of the workplace.  And yet, while pressure for change has become the new normal,...
IBPA Publishing University

IBPA Publishing University

May 4 – 6 “IBPA PUBLISHING UNIVERSITY (#PubU2023) is where hundreds of independent publishers and industry partners gather to exchange knowledge, resources, strategies, solutions, and more. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Independent publishers, hybrid publishers,...