Academic and professional publishing represents a diverse communications industry rooted in the scholarly ecosystem, peer review, and added value products and services. Publishers in this field play a critical and trusted role, registering, certifying, disseminating and preserving knowledge across scientific, technical and medical (STM), humanities and social science disciplines. Academic and Professional Publishing draws together expert publishing professionals, to provide comprehensive insight into the key developments in the industry and the innovative and multi-disciplinary approaches being applied to meet novel challenges. This book consists of 20 chapters covering what publishers do, how they work to add value and what the future may bring. Topics include: peer-review; the scholarly ecosystem; the digital revolution; publishing and communication strategies; business models and finances; editorial and production workflows; electronic publishing standards; citation and bibliometrics; user experience; sales, licensing and marketing; the evolving role of libraries; ethics and integrity; legal and copyright aspects; relationship management; the future of journal publishing; the impact of external forces; career development; and trust in academic and professional publishing. This book presents a comprehensive review of the integrated approach publishers take to support and improve communications within academic and professional publishing.

About the Author
Robert Campbell is Senior Publisher at Wiley-Blackwell Publishing and is Chair of the Publishing Research Consortium (PRC); he is also a former Chair of the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP), the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) and CrossRef. Ed Pentz is Executive Director of CrossRef and is a board member of the Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) initiative, the International DOI Foundation and the UK Serials Group (UKSG). Ian Borthwick is a Portfolio Development Manager at IET Standards Limited, UK, and is the Under-35 STM board member serving from 2008 to 2014.

Reviews
"Every chapter offers value to the reader. The editors have skillfully succeeded in curating a comprehensive assessment of the academic publishing sector today. The strengths of this book will no doubt allow Academic and Professional Publishing to position itself as an essential text for anyone interested in the scholarly publishing environment." --Libfocus "The book has the feel of attending a productive meeting with a mix of interesting facts, worthwhile references, and different perspectives on important topics providing food for thought. A thoughtful overview of the landscape combined with an in-depth look at specific areas." --Scholarly Kitchen



Book Information
ISBN 9781843346692
Author Robert Campbell
Format Paperback
Page Count 510
Imprint Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Publisher Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Weight(grams) 890g