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Tony Roche, Emerald Publishing CEO, talks about future opportunities & threats in academic media

An interview with InPublishing as part of the Publishing Partners Guide (PPG) 2022

21st February 2022

The ongoing pandemic impacts every facet of society, including the world of research and scholarly communications, and as COVID-19 continues to develop in waves, publishers and their customers have adjusted to the challenges of hybrid and remote working environments.

Limitations on global travel have had a damaging effect on many universities, the majority of whom have responded by pivoting to virtual teaching and learning delivery. At the same time, collaborative digital tools to support research and teaching are experiencing greater uptake, and the publishing sector is once again demonstrating its resilience as well as greater appetite for innovation...

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Founded by management scholars in 1967, and now part of the Cambridge Information Group, Emerald Publishing provides a range of publishing services to help researchers tell their stories in a meaningful and timely way, providing innovative tools and services to build confidence and capability in impactful research. As a proud signatory of DORA, Emerald is committed to establishing new pathways to impact, making research more accessible, and helping communities make decisions that change their world for the better.

For over 50 years Emerald's core purpose has been to champion fresh thinkers and help them make a difference so that little by little those in academia or in practice can unite to bring positive change in the real world. Emerald Publishing is proud to be Highly Commended for the Alison Morrison Diversity and Inclusivity Award in the Independent Publishers Guild's Independent Publishing Awards 2023.

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