Both a key challenge and concern in today’s world, accessibility is increasingly critical to scholarly publishing strategies. Despite a surge of discussions and advancements made against the topic in recent years, the existing accessibility gaps and shortcomings are becoming more exposed across multiple facts of the industry. The lack of accessible content, systems, policies, andRead More
The scholarly publishing landscape is characterized by continuous innovation and progression to facilitate and enhance the dissemination of global research. In the early 2000s, the transition from physical, mail-based publishing operations to digital workflows through the introduction of email and online peer review systems revolutionized the industry. With increased adoption of hybrid and open accessRead More
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) will host their 45th annual meeting in Portland, Oregon from May 31 – June 2, 2023. The theme, “Transformation, Trust, and Transparency,” highlights the underlying issues introduced from the challenge of increasing pressure to grow or shift as the industry changes drastically around us. Aries is a proud exhibitorRead More
Aries Systems invites current and prospective users of Editorial Manager® (EM) and ProduXion Manager® (PM) to attend the 2023 Editorial Manager User Group (EMUG) meeting. Join us on June 14-15, 2023 at the Courtyard Marriott Boston Downtown Hotel in Boston, MA for EMUG 2023. We are pleased to announce registration is now open! Aries’ userRead More
Aries Systems is committed to remaining informed of the latest trends and connecting with colleagues within the publishing community. As such, we were pleased to attend and sponsor the recent Researcher to Reader (R2R) conference in-person for the first time since 2020! Held both virtually and in London, UK for a hybrid attendee experience onRead More
As we prepare to welcome the new year, we are taking a moment to reflect on 2022. Looking back on the last twelve months at Aries, one key theme is constant – reconnecting with our communities. The new ways of working introduced by the pandemic has inspired us to further prioritize our communities – internal,Read More
If you are a member of the scholarly publishing community, October just doesn’t feel complete without an annual trip to Frankfurt, Germany! With three back-to-back events, Aries Systems had an action-packed schedule last week in Frankfurt. The week kicked-off with our bi-annual Aries Industry Advisory Board (AIAB) meeting and was followed by the STM FrankfurtRead More
In addition to advancements in digital workflows and the emergence of flexible business models, the scholarly publishing landscape also experiences increasing ethical challenges. With skepticism and distrust in global research on the rise, publishers are looking for opportunities to optimize their workflows and policies to further support efficiency and credibility. Many innovations within the AriesRead More
The OA Switchboard, an initiative by the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), is a not-for-profit, industry-wide collaboration that aims to serve as an intermediary between the complexities of multi-lateral Open Access (OA) publication-level arrangements by functioning as a central information exchange hub. The OA Switchboard strives to enable the seamless sending and receiving of messages relating to theRead More
Authors and Editors spend thousands of hours annually preparing scholarly manuscripts and vetting submitted research, respectively. With this comes an increasing need to enhance the quality of their content without introducing additional tedious and time-consuming manual work. To streamline this process and support trustworthy research, Aries Systems and Ripeta have partnered to integrate ripetaReview, anRead More
In a world of plagiarism, citation and data manipulation, conflicts of interest, corrections and retractions, fraudulent peer review, questionable authorship, shifting business models, preprint servers, and more, integrity in scholarly publishing has never been more critical or more challenging. All stakeholders across the multi-faceted publishing landscape have a role to play in supporting this missionRead More
That’s a wrap on the 2022 virtual Editorial Manager User Group (EMUG) meeting! Aries’ three-day event, held on June 14-16th, provided Editorial Manager® and ProduXion Manager® users with valuable insights into existing and upcoming features and functionality designed to enhance their workflow. Each day of EMUG 2022 embodied a unique theme and was offered freeRead More