Category: publishing
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Major publishers are banning ChatGPT from being listed as an academic author. What’s the big deal?
Major publishers are banning ChatGPT from being listed as an academic author. What’s the big deal? 2023 Danny Kingsley, Australian National University 2023 Unless you’ve spent your summer on a digital detox, you’ve probably heard of ChatGPT: the latest AI chatbot taking the world by storm. Recent discussion about ChatGPT has focused on the risk of…
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Academic publishing is a multibillion-dollar industry. It’s not always good for science
Academic publishing is a multibillion-dollar industry. It’s not always good for science Lucy Montgomery, Curtin University; Emilia C. Bell, Curtin University, and Karl Huang, Curtin University In December 2024, the editorial board of the Journal of Human Evolution resigned en masse following disagreements with the journal’s publisher, Elsevier. The board’s grievances included claims of inadequate copyediting,…
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Self-publishing matters – don’t let anyone tell you otherwise
Self-publishing matters – don’t let anyone tell you otherwise Pema Düddul, University of Southern Queensland This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Unless you are a mountain hermit or a committed Luddite, you will have noticed there has been a massive growth in self-publishing activity over the last decade or so.…
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Dan Mallory’s unreliable narrative: how to get ahead in publishing
Dan Mallory’s unreliable narrative: how to get ahead in publishing Claire Squires, University of Stirling This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. People across the global book trade have been engrossed by a ripe scandal engulfing one of their own – publisher-turned-author Dan Mallory, whose novel The Woman in the Window…
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How are books made?
How are books made? Lara Farina, West Virginia University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How are books made? Julia, age 10, Petoskey, Michigan Books…
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Women are now publishing more books than men – and it’s good for business
Women are now publishing more books than men – and it’s good for business Cassie Werber Writer, Quartz Africa This article is republished from the World Economic Forum under a Creative Commons license. It’s relatively easy to count female CEOs at Fortune 500 companies, chart women in the workforce, or measure the gender pay gap.…
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