⚽ The @FIFAWorldCup is finally here. While millions around the globe are focused on the matches, @CambridgeUP has assembled a reading list for anyone interested in the stories behind the game — history, politics, culture, and economics included. Five books to read "beyond the pitch": cambridge.org/gb/universityp… Best to luck to all of the teams participating!

💡 If you missed #SSP2026 Annual Meeting, there's still time to catch the conversations shaping the future of scholarly publishing. @LoriCarlin will be participating in the @ScholarlyPub Annual Meeting On-Demand featuring highlights from Chula Vista. Lori moderated "The Public Is Your Audience Too," featuring @MeaganPhelan, @JenniferARegala , and Gwendolyn Whittaker and presented findings from Delta Think's latest researcher/author survey during the Previews Session. Register for the SSP Virtual Meeting to access these sessions and many more valuable discussions from the Annual Meeting: customer.sspnet.org/SSP/ssp/…

“Trust in science is not optional; it is the foundation for achieving our missions as societies, how we collectively advance health and well-being. We are honored to lead this work alongside our partners and start the process of engaging broader stakeholders to ensure all voices are at the table,” Tammy Hanna, PhD., Chief Publications Officer, BioCore BioCore and a coalition of scientific societies including @FASEBorg and @ASMicrobiology have announced the launch of the Trust Seal, a new community-led initiative intended to provide visible indicators of trustworthy publishing practices and research integrity. The effort brings together societies, publishers, and other stakeholders to develop a framework that recognizes publications that adopt agreed-upon best practices. The framework is currently under development, with a pilot anticipated in Fall 2026 and the first Trust Seals expected to be awarded in 2027. biocore.org/scientific-socie… #ScholComm #ResearchIntegrity #Trust #CommunityLed #StrongerTogether

A fan moment meeting @heatherstaines (Senior Consultant, @DeltaThink) at Charleston conference in Asia. I’ve found useful insights in @DeltaThink related to open acess trends. It was great to finally speak with her in person and learn more.

New Video: Interview with Roger Schonfeld and Meg White (via @chsconf / YouTube) youtube.com/watch?v=qVdwkX-Q… #scholcomm #libraries #STM @JSTOR .bsky.social @IthakaSR @DeltaThink

New From @DeltaThink: "Market Sizing Supplement 2025 – Your Mileage May Vary" deltathink.com/news-views-ma… #scholcomm #scholarlypublishing #journals #libraries

"This month we look at our latest data about Article Processing Charges (APCs). Per article pricing is a fundamental building block for all paid publishing models, so our review provides an invaluable insight into how costs of open access continue to evolve. APC prices in general continue to increase, but at a slower rate compared with this time last year. Important nuances in the distribution of prices continue to affect the value and cost of paid publishing models." | @DeltaThink | buff.ly/bZildgl

Marketing Matters: Embrace AI Opportunities in Scholarly Communications Now available on YouTube with international lawyer and researcher @effodu: bit.ly/3DLK3KS Discover the new webinar series with @intbunch and @DeltaThink. #ScholComm

Marketing Matters: Embrace AI Opportunities in Scholarly Communications Now available on YouTube with international lawyer and researcher @effodu: bit.ly/3DLK3KS Discover the new webinar series with @intbunch and @DeltaThink. #ScholComm

We're sending Richard Bennett over to raid the supply of Delta Think-branded goldfish! 😊

📢Final call to register! 🔥Marketing Matters: a FREE webinar series from @intbunch & @DeltaThink. First session: Embrace AI Opportunities in Scholarly Communications with @effodu. 🗓️Feb 27, 2025 ⏲️10am ET / 3 pm GMT 👉Register: bit.ly/42UeZmb #ScholComm #Marketing

Boom! Reggie Raju of University of Cape Town: what if there is no money at all to relocate? APCs are catastrophic for Africa. Diamond #OpenAccess is not about funding, it is about principles, a disruptor of scholcomm.. #OASPA2024

But we have to make the labor “of love” that it often takes to run a diamond #OpenAccess journal visible and openly discuss how to transition to sustainable funding models. Keeping labor invisible hampers change. #OASPA2024

.@catherinemitch of California Digital Library on the perspectives of #OpenAccess university library-based publishing: not revenue-driven, more attention to equity in representation. #OASPA2024

There's not long to go now until #alpsp2024. Are you attending? @KargerPublisher, @MDPIOpenAccess, @mpsltd, @DeltaThink, @KwGlobalLtd, @Kriyadocs, @scholasticahq, @AamcConvey, @AriesSystems, @Silverchair  @LondonBookFair.

From @DeltaThink a brief article on the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) deltathink.com/exploring-ai/ "...leveraging AI as a tool to enable your goals requires a deep understanding of your current state"

“...the data of high-quality publishers show that the shift to OA is continuing..." - Mandy Hill, Managing Director, Cambridge Unversity Press We reflect on the recent report from @DeltaThink and explore the open access landscape in 2024 🔗 cup.org/3XojEtq

📢🌐 Many thanks to all our 2024 conference sponsors: alpsp.cventevents.com/2LwrG #ScholComm #Publishing @PLSlicensing @PAEDITORIAL @KargerPublisher @MDPIOpenAccess @mpsltd @DeltaThink @KwGlobalLtd @Kriyadocs @scholasticahq @AamcConvey @AriesSystems @silverchairnew @LondonBookFair

"If you change the context, you change the perception. You don't have to change the reality. I believe that 1) value is relative and subjective, and 2) persuasion is better than compulsion. …how many problems of life can be solved by tinkering with perception rather than that tedious, hardworking, and messy business of trying to change reality? Instead, governments try to solve their problems by compulsion. My view is that we should try and solve the problem by persuasion, and if that fails, we can try compulsion or harder-level nudging." - Rory Sutherland Image Credit: DeltaThink