In July we published an article entitled, The Meteoric Rise of Video Content which looked at how different parts of the publishing world were increasingly working with video-based content, particularly in the shorter form.
In what has become an annual tradition here at KGL, we take stock at the start of the year, consult our publishing experts, and go out on a limb to try and foretell what the future holds for our industry.
The American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) had a time-sensitive requirement to change the business model of their flagship journal, HortTechnology, from a subscription to an Open Access (OA) model, with a hard launch date of January 1, 2019.
Autumn is a busy time for KGL PubFactory. Each year, as industry events start to fill the calendar, our community of customers, partners and staff gather for our user group meeting—held the past two years as the PubFactory Virtual Series.
This week begins the latest edition of the KGL PubFactory Virtual Series user group meeting, bringing the scholarly publishing community together to share lessons learned, new platform developments, and industry insights.
In 2018, KGL PubFactory collaborated with Manchester University Press (MUP) on a hosting platform that would bring all of their books and journals online.
One of the most significant struggles for society publishers continues to be retaining current subscribers and attracting new ones. Over the course of the past decade, scholarly journal publishers have become accustomed to stagnant subscription growth or even year-over-year declines.
Chances are good that you have visited a journal website that was so easy to use and provided such a seamless readership experience that you bookmarked the website for future visits.
The publishing platform business is constantly evolving, with home-grown technologies and commercial solutions continuously developing new capabilities to better serve authors and researchers.
