Velocity of Content

Velocity of Content


Latest Episodes

The War On Science… And On Scientists
October 02, 2022

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
September 30, 2022

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)
September 25, 2022

A NewsGuard investigation reveals that TikTok searches consistently feed false and misleading claims.

For Banned Books Week 2022, A Record Year
September 23, 2022

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
September 18, 2022

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
September 16, 2022

Post-trial briefs likely serve as the penultimate act before Judge Florence Pan rules in the antitrust case.

Shutting Down Paper Mills
September 11, 2022

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?”
September 09, 2022

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
September 04, 2022

The digital revolution has given a rocket boost to how we communicate, says Gen Z Explained co-author Roberta Katz.

Confidence In Research
August 28, 2022

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