The academic sector is going through its own evolutionary phase as it enters a digital age of learning. The challenge is, of course, to avoid becoming a fossil. To do this, the role of the academic publisher must continually develop as new technologies and new ways of life, learning and research emerge.
Despite this period of intense change, it nonetheless remains essential that published work continues to uphold the quality and values that have earned these publishers their reputations over time – in Oxford University Press’s case, over several hundred years.
The digital revolution in academic publishing is already happening and has been for some time, so it’s important that as publishers we rise to meet these changes and the opportunities they present head on.
This flourishing demand for digital services has only been exaggerated by the experiences of the pandemic. COVID-19 has deprived many researchers of the opportunity to browse library shelves and directly access library resources, regional lockdowns making online the only means of access to learning for many, for prolonged periods of time.
During this period, Oxford University Press’s Oxford Academic platform saw a huge upsurge in traffic across our content, as did all digital channels. As part of the global effort to counter misinformation, we created a digital COVID-19 hub, making freely available the latest research on the subject from across the journals, books and other types of content we publish.
The launch by Oxford University Press of a flagship open access journal series, the Oxford Open, in 2020 highlighted the importance of marrying the principles of open research with a sustained commitment to rigorous peer review and publication ethics.
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