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Welcome to the latest edition of HighWire’s Newsletter! As we continue to drive innovation and uphold the highest standards of research integrity, we are excited to share the latest developments, achievements, and insights from our team.
In this issue, you’ll find updates on recent activities, upcoming events, and our cutting-edge solutions thar we are bringing to the world of scholarly publishing.
AI Sneak Peek Video
With a commitment to “creating innovation in service of the scholarly community”, HighWire has been leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to create efficiencies and reduce time-to-market. Watch this video to learn about our suite of AI-based solutions for publishers, editors, and authors.
Upcoming Events
Research Integrity Webinar Part II, Nov. 20
We’re actively participating in upcoming industry events. Drop us a note if you want to schedule a meeting during any of these events.
This webinar, “Combatting Research Integrity: The Tools of the Trade,” will introduce participants to innovative software solutions designed to help journals, editors, and reviewers assess research rigor, detect misconduct, and promote best practices in research reporting.
STM Innovation and Integrity Days 2024, Dec. 3-4th
We’re proud to return to STM Week as a platinum sponsor and be presenting MPS’ Research Integrity Check System (RICS) on Innovation Day. Learn how RICS leverages AI while keeping “humans in the loop,” and how we’ve integrated our own identity verification technology with 3rd-party tools to perform quality and integrity checks.
R2R Conference 2025, Feb 25- 26th
Building on the insights and discussions from the “Peer Review Innovations” workshop held at the Researcher to Reader Conference this year, this follow-up workshop on “Advancing Peer Review: From challenges to Solution” aims to identify practical solutions and actionable strategies for improving the peer review process.
Blog Posts
This year’s ALPSP Conference included many thoughtful sessions on timely issues and provided practical, useful advice, including firsthand experience with open access business models, how AI is being used in the editorial office, and the rise of India as a research powerhouse. Read the series of blog posts by our SVP of Product, Tony Alves, recapping the ALPSP meeting:
Exploring AI’s Transformative Role in Scholarly Publishing
How Smaller Publishers Remain Relevant: Best Practices
3 Months to Go: Are We Ready for Open Access in 2025
India Rising: A New Frontier in Scholarly Publishing
The New Norms of Research: Compliance with Funder and Government Policies
This blog post recaps our webinar on navigating research funding and OA mandates. Industry experts from ORCID and Jisc discuss new disclosure requirements, the role of agencies like NIH and UKRI, and how tools like ORCID are driving research transparency and compliance.
Evolving Revenue Models in Scholarly Publishing: The Impact of OA and Preprints
In this blog post, we discuss how Open Acess (OA) and preprints significantly revamp revenue models and the economics of research dissemination. Explore the financial impact of OA and APCs and the new strategies and agreements leading publishers are embracing.
What’s New in COUNTER 5.1? Unpacking the COUNTER Release Updates
Big changes are here with COUNTER 5.1 focused on improved OA tracking, enhanced user vs. bot differentiation, and refined metrics! Explore how these updates can affect your datadriven decisions.
Trendspotting in 2024: Scholarly Publishing Industry’s Transformative Trends
We’re closely monitoring the wave of AI and OA and how they pave the way for a more collaborative and accessible future. Discover the trends our scholarly community is tracking this year and beyond.
Past Events
ALPSP Annual Conference & Awards 2024, Sept. 11-13th
HighWire has been a longstanding partner of ALPSP and their mission of enabling scholarly research for nonprofits. Following an insightful Conference this year, Tony Alves, SVP of Product Management summarized his lessons in a series of blog posts. You can read the first post of the series, focused on AI, here.
Webinar: The Current State of Research Integrity, Aug. 14th
HighWire conducted the third Best Practice Webinar of this year, titled “The Current State of Research Integrity: A Report from the Frontline.” Our expert panel provided a comprehensive update on the initiatives and strategies being developed to combat integrity threats.
Case Study
Using AI to Make Publication Faster
MPSLabs is our research center, which employs over 200 engineers and industry experts. The team collaborated with a leading publisher, using AI tools like NLG, image processing, and CNNs to author over 1 million ALT texts and reduce production time by 35%.
Product Spotlight
DigiCorePro’s Proactive Steps Towards Integrity
DigiCorePro was envisioned with a focus on streamlining collaborative publishing. To give publishers full control on manuscript integrity, DigiCorePro now integrates third-party solutions such as Convey for conict of interest analysis, STM Integrity Hub for checking duplicate Submissions and paper mill activity, and iThenticate for plagiarism check.
As we look forward to winter, we remain committed to advancing research integrity and innovation. We are excited about the opportunities ahead and grateful for the continued support of our community. Stay tuned for more updates and insights from HighWire, and thank you for being a part of our journey!