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
Damaging to the integrity of published research, alteration and duplication of research images and figures is an increasingly common challenge faced by the scholarly community. It directly introduces risks to the validity of the research results/claims, to the reputation of the journal or Authors, to the quality of published works, of time and money spentRead 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
The Manuscript Exchange Common Approach (MECA) initiative is a cross-organizational effort that strives to facilitate and standardize multiple types of manuscript exchange within and between platforms, including preprint servers, peer review management solutions, Author applications, and production tracking services. Led by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), MECA was published as a formal Recommended PracticeRead More
To support users across all roles, Editorial Manager® (EM) and ProduXion Manager® (PM) comes equipped with a knowledge-packed Help system. The Help platform is comprised of a series of detailed guide articles designed to answer general questions on EM/PM functionality and configurations. Regularly maintained to include the most updated information, the EM Help system isRead More
The Microbiology Society, a membership charity dedicated to shaping the future of microbe research and communications, has recently relaunched their Access Microbiology journal as an open research platform. The journal, originally launched in 2018, supports the publication of replication studies, negative or null results, research proposals, data management plans, additions to established methods, case reports,Read 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
It has been recently reported that nearly half (45.5%) of the LGBTQ+ workforce in the United States have experienced discrimination or unfair treatment at some point in their careers (more than both Canada and Europe), and that around one-third (34.2%) of LGBTQ+ workers leave their job due to the unwelcoming environment. Aries Systems strives toRead More
Mark your calendars – the 2022 Editorial Manager User Group (EMUG) virtual meeting is only a few weeks away! Held on June 14-16 with webinar-style sessions from 9:30am – 11:30am ET for each uniquely themed day, EMUG 2022 will cover helpful EM/PM functionality, publisher case studies, and partner integration spotlights. To highlight a more diverseRead More
In honor of Earth Day 2022, Aries Systems organized an internal community clean-up day on Friday, May 6th. After a team breakfast in the office, members of Aries staff volunteered to pick up trash at Steven’s Pond and the surrounding hiking trails close to our headquarters in North Andover, MA. The event was a greatRead More
The Society for Scholarly Publishing’s (SSP) 44th annual meeting will be held in Chicago, IL from June 1-3, 2022. Aries Systems is a proud sponsor of SSP 2022, whose theme “Building a More Connected Scholarly Community” welcomes attendees back for the first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic to reconnect society and commercial publishers, researchRead More