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What does AI change about us, not just how we use it? Jacob Ward (NBC News, Al Jazeera, PBS's Hacking Your Mind, Popular Science) keynotes Platform Strategies 2026 on AI, psychology, and the human skills worth protecting. Register before September 1! https://bit.ly/4wfNlfn
Scholarly publishing has no shortage of insiders. What it has less of is the outside view: lessons from adjacent industries that have already wrestled with the same forces. This session brings in outside leaders to share what they've learned. Don't miss out, register today: https://bit.ly/4wfNlfn
Scientific misinformation doesn't spread by accident, it's well-packaged, emotionally resonant, and algorithmically rewarded. As AI mediates research discovery, being "AI-ready" has to mean trustworthy. More at Platform Strategies 2026: https://bit.ly/4wfNlfn
We're heading to the ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Indianapolis next month, joining executives, technology partners, and industry leaders for conversation about strategy, member engagement, and what's ahead. If you'll be there, we'd love to connect. Reach out to speak with our team.
At PS26, we're asking: can a paper pass every integrity check and still be bad science? This session digs into why two decades of fraud-detection tools weren't built to measure quality, and what that means as AI increasingly learns from what we publish. Register today: https://bit.ly/4bA29wP
At Silverchair, our people and culture set us apart. From the flexibility of a remote-first workforce to the energy of a genuinely collaborative, mission-driven team, we're building technology that empowers scholarly and scientific knowledge to reach the world. Learn more: https://bit.ly/30G94gY
ScholarOne Editor Gateway brings editors a modern, intuitive workflow with dashboards for manuscript status, reviewers, and tasks, all in one streamlined view. As Gateway expands, finding reviewers and tracking progress will get even easier. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4wnAtnc
Last week, Silverchair cohosted the Innovation-Driven Academic Publishing Forum and ScholarOne User Conference in Beijing. This week, our team also participated in the STM APAC conference, with CEO Will Schweitzer taking the stage. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/mTdunbyij3S75GJPF9N1Yg
We're heading to the AUP Annual Meeting June 13–15 in Seattle, joining university press and nonprofit scholarly publishing professionals for one of the field's most community-centered gatherings. Reach out to arrange time with our team at the meeting.
Chief Delivery Officer Paul Sanders recently presented to publishers and editors in Chengchun, China on the future of peer review, with an early deep dive into our new report. Catch up on the report here: https://www.silverchair.com/news/future-of-peer-review-2026/
We are so proud to have been recognized with three awards at the #SSP2026 EPIC Awards last night, including gold awards in the Hosting Platform Features and Submission System Feature categories, as well as a silver award in the Publishing Education category. Read more: https://bit.ly/4fNN2CT
In today's PurePub session on platform architecture, Silverchair's Chief Technology Innovation Officer Stuart Leitch joined other industry technology leaders for a meaty and insightful discussion about what the AI wave means for how software is structured in scholarly publishing.
🌟 Silverchair is proud to be a finalist in three EPIC Award categories for 2026. Huge congrats to our teams who made all these achievements and more possible, as well as to our fellow nominees! https://www.sspnet.org/community/news/announcing-finalists-for-the-2026-epic-awards/
Last week at NISO Plus, Product Manager Emily Hazzard and VP of AI Jeremy Little engaged attendees in a hands-on workshop to build their own nightmare scenarios in order to identify gaps around headless infrastructure. Of course, it's hard to be mad at the nightmares when they're this cute.
In 2025, Silverchair experienced growth across all products, with exceptional uptime of 99.99%+, content hosting up 24%, & major innovations like ScholarOne Gateway & Dynamic Discovery. View all the stats in our new 2025 retro! https://www.silverchair.com/news/2025-silverchair-retrospective/
Headed to the STM Innovation & Integrity Days? Have a drink on us! 🍻🍸🥂 Silverchair is proud to sponsor the Drinks Reception - find our team to raise a glass while discussing the latest innovations in AI, integrity, and beyond.
NEXT WEEK: Find the Silverchair team at the Charleston Conference to discuss technology, innovation, and how AI is changing workflows & discovery.
Last month, Silverchairians held a variety of meetings with partners, clients, and users across the APAC region to strengthen our ties and build new ones. We also held a well-attended user meeting, with plans for more regional events in the coming year!
Silverchair is excited to announce a new partnership with Bioscientifica. This new partnership will bring Bioscientifica's distinguished portfolio of twelve endocrinology and biomedical journals to the Silverchair Platform. https://www.silverchair.com/news/silverchair-partners-with-bioscientifica/
Platform Strategies may be over, but Fall conference season marches on! Next up, SSP New Directions - hope to see you there!
Chief Product Officer at Emerald Publishing, Natalie Jacobs, offered Platform Strategies attendees her insights on how we navigate AI, OA, and transformation disruptions in academic publishing. Her key focus? Strategic partnerships and automation potential.
Good morning from Washington, DC - Day 2! Platform Strategies 2025 officially kicks off this morning with a welcome address from our very own CEO, Will Schweitzer. Ready to explore AI, OA, and the future of scholarly publishing!
That's a wrap on the 2025 Fall Forum! To close the day, attendees had the chance to ask their questions to the Silverchair Executive Team. The team was given great questions, ideas, suggestions, and feedback! Stay tuned tomorrow for more content from Platform Strategies! #strategies25
At Fall Forum, John Fairbanks, Audrey Grey, Matt Abraham, and Sarah James lead sessions that serv as a brainstorm for ways to solve common problems using your publishing sites. The session, split into two, allows clients the opportunity to move between different problem-solving prompts.
Good morning from the first day of Silverchair events in Washington, DC! The Silverchair Platform's Fall Forum kicks off later this morning with a Welcome Address from Silverchair's Chief Customer Success and Product Officer, Emily Delquie! #strategies25
Headed to Frankfurt? Visit us at Booth 4.0 E85 for swag and conversation, or drop us a note to schedule a meeting or join us for a dinner! PLUS: Find Emilie Delquié at The Scholarly Kitchen LIVE on October 16th. https://www.sspnet.org/events/upcoming-ssp-events/frankfurter-buchmesse-tsk-live-2025/
Platform Strategies 2025 kicks off on Thursday! Throughout the day, attendees will take part in interactive Table Topics, breakout sessions, and unmatched networking opportunities, while also hearing from leaders on trends shaping the industry. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3malEzI #strategies25
ONE WEEK until Platform Strategies 2025 in Washington DC! Platform Strategies brings together scholarly and professional publishing leaders, delivering opportunities to learn, network, and share their thoughts on the technology and strategy trends shaping the industry. #strategies25
Only a few days left to register for Platform Strategies! Grab your seat for this exclusive and engaging event. Plus: thanks to our amazing sponsors for their support! platformstrategies2025.eventbrite.com #strategies25
🐉 🛶 📣 Senior account manager Sara Bowler and friends recently cheered on the Emerald Publishing team during the annual Dragon Boat Races benefitting the BookTrust charity. It was a fun way to support literacy and education and our clients all at once!