This website may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the website work as you expect it to and give you a more personalized web experience. We respect your right to privacy, so you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Click on the different category headings to find out more. You can accept or refuse our use of cookies, by moving the selector switch in each category to change our default settings. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer you.
Our 30th Anniversary: A HighWire Story
It all started in 1995 at Stanford University, HighWire Press co-founder John Sack started an initiative to connect like-minded people throughout the scholarly community. Thirty years later, we are excited to celebrate our 30-year anniversary. Hear our story from our founder, John Sack in this 5-minute video.
News
New Partnership with FSMB
HighWire is thrilled to host the Journal of Medical Regulation (JMR) for Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB). HighWire plans on improving accessibility, discoverability, and content delivery for FSMB. JMR’s new site is slated to go live in 2026.
Blog Posts
Notes from the 16th NAS Journal Summit
Tony Alves, our SVP of Product Management, attended the NAS Journal Summit and summarized what he learned in two blog posts. Part 1 explores open access and research integrity, while part 2 covers AI in publishing.
STM US Conference 2025
Tony attended the STM US Conference with Meg Waites, our Senior Account Director. The two of them discuss what they learned in a two-part blog series, talking about the challenges, trends, and roles of AI in the first part, and inclusion and accessibility for publishers in the second part.
Webinar Takeaways: Accessibility Compliance for Scholarly Publishers
HighWire organized a webinar on “Accessibility Compliance for Publisher” on 26th March. Our expert panel discussed best practices for publishers to start working on ADA and EAA compliance. We’ve summarized our notes from the webinar in a 3-part blog series.
Accessibility Compliance for Publishers, Part 1: Understanding the EAA and ADA Title II
Accessibility Compliance for Publishers, Part 3: Turning Compliance into a Strategic Advantage
Accessibility Compliance for Publishers, Part 2: Accessible Workflows and Collaborations
30-Years of HighWire Press
Since 1995, HighWire has worked alongside publishers and societies. Thirty years later, HighWire remains focused on building systems that support faster, more efficient, and more transparent publishing. This blog post reflects key milestones in HighWire’s journey.
Upcoming Events
10th International Peer Review Congress
We are excited to return as an exhibitor and sponsor to this year’s Peer Review Congress. We’d love to meet you in person and talk about peer review, scholarly publishing, or anything else. You can book time with our team using the link below.
ALPSP’s Annual Conference
The HighWire team will be visiting Manchester for the ALPSP Annual Conference. If you are visiting, please say hi to us. You can also read our guest blog on community building authored by Tony that was published in the ALPSP blog.
STM Frankfurt Dinner and Conference
HighWire is the platinum sponsor at this year’s STM Frankfurt Dinner & Conference. We’d love to meet you and talk about our recent work in research integrity & peer review services. If you are interested in setting up a meeting, write to us.
Frankfurt Book Fair 2025
We’ll be exhibiting at #FBM25, where our team will be available for discussions around hosting, workflows, production, & more. If you’re attending the Frankfurt Book Fair, we’d love to have you visit our booth. You can book time using the link below.
Best Practices Webinar: Protecting Publisher Content in the Age of AI: Strategies, Risks, and Solutions
As AI technologies rapidly evolve, scholarly content is increasingly being crawled, ingested, and repurposed by large language models (LLMs). For publishers—especially small and mid-sized organizations—this raises urgent questions: What’s actually happening to our content? What can we do to protect it? And how do we ensure that AI-generated outputs using our work are accurate and responsibly framed? We’ll be sharing further details with you soon.
Past Events
WEBINAR: Understanding How Peer Reviewers Use AI Tools
Our panel explored how AI tools are being used in the peer review process by peer reviewers and publishers, the opportunities and challenges these technologies present, and best practices for responsible integration.
SSP’s 47th Annual Meeting
It’s always great fun to be at the SSP Annual Meeting and this year was special as we celebrated our 30-Year Anniversary at our booth. Thanks to everyone who stopped by, it was heartwarming. Joshua Routh, our Director of Hosting Solutions, presented MPS’ Research Integrity Check (RIC) in an industry breakout session.
Beijing International Book Fair
We visited Beijing and attended the PubTech conference, the STM APAC meeting, and the Beijing Book Fair. It was our first time at the Beijing Book Fair and were warmly received by the scholarly community of China. It was great to talk to publishers and hear their viewpoints on knowledge sharing across borders.
Product Spotlight
HighWire Hosting platform is EAA-compliant
We’re proud to announce that HighWire Hosting is now compliant with the European Accessibility Act (EAA).
Over the past few years, our product and engineering teams have rigorously prepared for both EAA and ADA standards—developing scalable accessibility features and optimizing workflows across our platform.
Here’s why it matters:
All newly published content—books, journals, MRWs, and videos—is built to be accessible by default.
We’re also enabling backlist content remediation at scale, using proven best practices and automation.
Want to know how accessible your site is?
We’re offering a free accessibility audit of your website or hosted content. Contact us for a free audit.
Conclusion
As we celebrate 30 years of HighWire, we’re reminded that progress is built on partnerships, persistence, and purpose. From new collaborations and product enhancements to expanded global presence, this quarter reflects our drive to keep evolving with our community. Thank you for being part of this journey—we look forward to shaping the future of scholarly publishing together.