How to promote your work using ‘off-page’ SEO (Search Engine Optimization)An earlier post on this topic ‘Search Engine Optimization and your journal article: do you want the bad news first?’ focused on tips to make your journal article optimized for search engines. Today’s post looks beyond the journal article structure and takes a closer look at ‘off-page’ SEO strategies. SEO, SEO, SEO. It seems like all…

From Entomologist to Agricultural Librarian-Onan MulumbaBelow is the first in a regular series of stories we plan to feature from the new Research4Life publication "Unsung Heroes, Stories from the Library".  As an entomologist training Ugandan beekeepers how to better produce, process and market honey on the domestic and international markets, Onan Mulumba faced many challenges posed by the lack of up-to-date, evidence-based scientific…

The Open Access RevolutionThe post below is an excerpt of an article first published in issue three of the Horizon 2020 Projects Portal. Between 2009-2012, the number of peer-reviewed academic journals increased by about 10%. Authors now have a choice of over 28,000 journals worldwide1 in which to publish the outcomes of their research.  The rising volume of research literature…

We’re experimenting in the Author Ecosystem. Want to help?We are currently experimenting to develop new Author Guides that our authors will actually want to use, particularly new researchers looking to publish for the first or second time. We have been connecting with authors all over the world to inform progress by following the classic "T" approach to knowledge gathering: the broader, horizontal, climb-that-tree-and-look-around…

Algorithms aren’t enough: why the human perspective is essential to big dataWiley’s Executive Seminar takes place today, and over the next week we will be featuring issues, trends, and key learning points from the seminar.  This year’s theme is "The Next Big Thing" and, below, seminar speaker Scott Lachut starts us off discussing human engagement with big data. What if the scientific method were no longer necessary? A bold…

Societies: what problems are you solving for your members?Don’t worry if you weren’t in attendance at Wiley’s Executive Seminar last week because this week we’ll be posting coverage of several key sessions from the seminar, starting with the post below.  Feel free to let us know what you think in the comments section or tweet @WileyExchanges using hashtag #WileyES14. Deni Auclair, VP & Lead Analyst at Outsell, Inc, a media-focused…

Which "next big thing" do research authors and society members really want? Three messages for publishing innovatorsBelow is the second in our series of posts covering last week’s Wiley Executive Seminar.  "The Next Big Thing."  Don’t forget to share your thoughts by tweeting @WileyExchanges using hashtag #WileyES14.  What’s the next big thing for research authors? Delivering innovation for authors and society members requires calm assessment of the trends that matter, careful…

What do the next generation of researchers want?Below, the latest in our series of posts covering this year’s Wiley Executive Seminar , Terri Teleen, who chaired "The Next Generation of Researchers" panel, summarizes what we learned is important to young researchers.  Share your views in the comments or by Tweeting @WileyExchanges with hashtag #WileyES14. What do graduate students, young researchers and junior faculty…

Markets are people, too.We continue our series covering Wiley’s Executive Seminar last week with a post from Bill Deluise on "The Next Big Markets" panel session.  Our Author Series which regularly runs on Thursdays, will return next week.  What a difference three years makes. In August 2011, Mitt Romney, then the Republican candidate for US President, declared "Corporations are…

Why Academic Publishing Needs To Get More SocialWrapping up this week’s coverage of Wiley’s Executive Seminar is another post by keynote speaker Scott Lachut of PSFK.  Next week we’ll feature one more post from Scott to round out this series. The digital revolution has upended the media and publishing industries in recent years with its ability to give more content producers more…