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The War On Science… And On Scientists
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted an ongoing and escalating attack on science that is much more than a philosophical debate. It is an attack on scientists, too.
January 6 Committee Reports Arrive in Bookstores Soon
For the book world and for readers, proprietary editions of a freely available public report will likely prove quite successful, says Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly senior writer.
Beware the “New Google” (And Much More)
A NewsGuard investigation reveals that TikTok searches consistently feed false and misleading claims.
For Banned Books Week 2022, A Record Year
Through the first eight months of 2022, ALA has recorded 681 attempts to ban or restrict library resources in schools, universities, and public libraries.
2022 “Global 50” Rankings for Publishers
The very big trade publishing houses have done their homework, says the author of Global 50: The Ranking of the Publishing Industry.
Awaiting Decision in Publisher Antitrust Case
Post-trial briefs likely serve as the penultimate act before Judge Florence Pan rules in the antitrust case.
Shutting Down Paper Mills
No matter what the discipline, fake papers published in unsuspecting scholarly journals are damaging to the trust that researchers and other readers have in what they read.
“Is the publishing industry broken?”
The daily grind of life in the book publishing industry has come under close inspection this week in a much-discussed Publishers Weekly feature.
Best of VOC: Gen Z Explained
The digital revolution has given a rocket boost to how we communicate, says Gen Z Explained co-author Roberta Katz.
Confidence In Research
Elsevier has launched a global collaboration to understand the impact of the pandemic on confidence in research and to learn how researchers may better maneuver in a rapidly changing scientific landsc