Enforcement of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) is less than a year away. To help organizations prepare, Typefi and Maverick Affiliate Senior Associate, Will Awad are teaming up on the upcoming webinar, “How to comply with the EAA.” One of the industry’s leading experts on digital accessibility, Will Awad, will discuss the European Accessibility Act […]
Jayne Marks joins R2R advisory board
The Researcher to Reader Conference has announced that Jayne Marks, Maverick’s Head of EMEA Business Development has been appointed to the Advisory Board for the 2025 Researcher to Reader Conference. Founded in 2016, R2R is a collaborative gathering that aims to be the premier forum for discussion of the international scholarly communications ecosystem, bringing knowledge […]
Researcher education at SSP 2024
Maverick CEO Rebecca Rinehart presented the poster “Integrating education in the research life cycle” at last week’s SSP Annual Meeting and provides her thoughts. The SSP poster sessions were well attended and offered a variety of perspectives. Maverick’s poster highlighted a model for researcher education that can be integrated into all of the touchpoints with […]
Integrating Researcher Education into the Research Life Cycle: A Continuum for fostering excellence in scholarly publishing
Researchers represent the core of scholarly publishing, yet many of them feel inadequately prepared to assume the increasingly complex role created for them by the current publishing environment. As scholarly publishing evolves to extend to new models, funder mandates, open scholarship, and data management, researchers must assume responsibility for new functions and processes for which […]
AI Efficiencies to Optimize Workflow from Submission to Publication: 3 Case Studies
Recently, the SSP hosted a webinar on how AI can improve efficiencies and optimise workflows in scholarly publishing. Avi Staiman (Academic Language Experts) hosted the event and was joined by key players in the industry, including Sarah Taylor (Springer Nature), Julia Kostova (Frontiers), Hong Zhou (Wiley Partner Solutions), and Dustin Smith (Hum). As you might […]
Three Senior Consultants Join Maverick
Maverick Publishing Specialists Ltd., has announced the addition of three Senior Consultants to the company’s global network of industry specialists. The newest additions bolster Maverick’s services in the areas of business strategy, journal acquisition, society and association publishing, marketing, and international markets. Gavin Jamieson, Senior Associate Gavin Jamieson has over 30 years’ experience working in […]
Highlights from R2R 2023
Maverick Senior Associate Jayne Marks participated in the recent R2R conference and provides her perspectives in this recap. Fully hybrid for the second year, the 2023 Researcher to Reader conference attracted speakers and delegates from around the world. The technology allowed for virtual/in-person discussions in small groups as well as participation via online chat with […]
Let’s Meet at Frankfurt Book Fair
Are you headed to Frankfurt Book Fair? If so, we hope you’ll add Maverick to your calendar. It’s an exciting time for the industry and we’ve updated our 2022 trends report for the second half of the year to capture the latest developments in areas like sustainability, OSTP guidance, data management, workflow automation, and marketing/business […]
Key takeaways from ALPSP 2022
The 50th annual ALPSP Annual Conference and Awards was a great forum for sharing knowledge, insights and catching up with old and new friends. The program was packed with provocative and challenging topics reflecting the turbulence in the scholarly communication landscape and a voice to potential solutions and opportunities. Here are a few top picks […]
Meet us in-person at ALPSP 2022
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) Annual Conference and Awards is back as in-person event and Maverick Associates will be on-site and available for meetings all three days. Maverick has been closely monitoring the industry and we’d like to share insights from our latest research covering hot topics like Open Access / […]