Globalization is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a new trend. For decades, our world has steadily become more interconnected and, without doubt, this is a pattern that is set to continue long into the future.
For over a hundred years, the business of publishing academic journals has been sustained by the subscription model.
For Peer Review Week, KGL recently interviewed five scholarly journal editors and publishing professionals on the state of peer review in 2023.
Throughout the twentieth century, academic institutions had a mandate to provide full access to the peer-reviewed scholarly literature and budgets that were more or less up to the task.
After initial meetings with the executive team, reviewing background documents, and analyzing relevant data, we interviewed opinion leaders including Nobel Laureates in the sciences regarding emerging areas of interest.
Against the backdrop of rapid change and uncertainty in the publishing industry, the association engaged us to map out a new global strategy for its publishing enterprise.
Relying on its deep understanding of the trends that have impacted institutional sales over the past several decades as well as its knowledge of the society’s growing portfolio and recent internal changes, KGL Consulting performed a comprehensive operational audit and was able to recommend specific and actionable recommendations for improvement.
Recently, KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) was very excited to announce the acquisition of Kaufman Wills Fusting & Company (KWF). The addition of sister companies, KWF Consulting and KWF Editorial adds new and expanded capabilities to the KGL portfolio and nearly 100 editorial and publishing business experts to our staff of industry professionals—not the least of whom, of course, is KWF co-founder, Cara (Kaufman) Rivera.
An association is something that can produce real dynamic change. It’s an exciting, organic, creation. But, at its heart, it is two or more people who share a common interest, belief, or passion, and realize that they’re not the only ones, so they invite others who have that interest to join them; they’ve formed an association.
