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Emerald Publishing launches new bookstore

Emerald launches new bookstore with additional features and improved accessibility. Emerald has partnered with Glassboxx to deliver the new and…

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Emerald listed in the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024

Emerald Publishing recognised as one of only 50 businesses that made this year’s Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality list.

Emerald connecting communities at IGIC event

One year on from Emerald’s acquisition of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Publishing portfolio, Emerald sponsored the International…

Emerald listed in Top 50 Inspiring Workplaces

Emerald Publishing appoints Amy Jones as Chief Transformation Officer

Emerald Publishing is delighted to announce Amy Jones will be joining the company’s C-Suite as Chief Transformation Officer.

Emerald shortlisted in the British Book Awards 2024

Emerald Publishing is proud to announce that it has been shortlisted for Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year in the annual…

Emerald Publishing’s stance on AI tools in content creation and the peer review process

Following the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in 2022 and the subsequent emergence of a multitude of other Large Language Models and AI tools, Emerald…

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Emerald Publishing shortlisted for the IPG’s Alison Morrison Diversity Award

Emerald Publishing is delighted to announce it’s been shortlisted for the 2024 Independent Publishing Awards, Alison Morrison Diversity, Equity and…

Celebrating Emerald’s High Usage Awards 2024

The top 20 global academic institutions with the highest number of downloads of Emerald’s eJournal content have been announced.

Emerald Publishing acquire SAM Advanced Management Journal

Emerald Publishing are delighted to announce the acquisition of SAM Advanced Management Journal, the official publication of the Society for…

Emerald Publishing and Texas A&M University sign Read and Publish agreement

Support the sloth

There are currently three critically endangered species of rhino. Rhino International Charity works hard to protect these three species plus other…

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ResearchGate and Emerald partner to drive journal readership and visibility with Journal Home

ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, and Emerald Publishing, one of the world’s leading digital-first publishers, today announced…

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Emerald Publishing’s three-year open access agreement with SANLiC Consortium proving a successful model

Emerald partnered with SANLiC in 2022, becoming one of the first publishers to sign the agreement with the aim of enabling researchers at…

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Emerald Publishing introduces new and improved employee benefits

Following an internal review of what is important to their employees, Emerald Publishing has announced a suite of new and improved employee benefits…

Emerald Publishing Ltd acquires ICE Publishing portfolio

Following an extensive strategic review of its business, Thomas Telford Limited (TTL), the commercial arm of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE…

Support the rhino

There are currently three critically endangered species of rhino. Rhino International Charity works hard to protect these three species plus other…

Emerald appoints Terri Teleen to the newly created role of President, North America

Emerald Publishing, a global publisher of impactful research, is pleased to announce the appointment of Terri Teleen as President, North America.

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Emerald shortlisted in the British Book Awards 2023

Emerald Publishing is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year in the…

Emerald’s High Usage Awards 2023: Celebrating the top 20 institutions

Emerald Publishing has released the top 20 winning institutions of its 12th annual High Usage Awards.

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Emerald collaborates with SAGE to amplify the contributions of women on Wikipedia

Emerald has teamed up with SAGE Publishing to increase the representation and public profile of women in social and behavioural sciences on Wikipedia.

Emerald Publishing shortlisted for the IPG’s Alison Morrison Diversity Award 2023

We are delighted to announce that Emerald Publishing has been shortlisted for the 2023 Independent Publishing Awards, Alison Morrison Diversity and…

Emerald Publishing’s stance on AI tools and authorship

Emerald sets out its approach to AI tools, following the release of ChatGPT and concerns that individuals or groups may try to pass off AI-generated…

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UPDATE: Emerald partners with Knowledge Unlatched to create an open access business management and economics eBooks collection aligned to the UN's SDGs

In May 2022, Emerald Publishing announced it had partnered with Knowledge Unlatched (KU) to create and promote an open access eBook collection. We…

Emerald Group shortlisted for 2022 Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards

Emerald Group has been announced as a finalist in the Best Support for Remote Workers category for the 2022 Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards.

Emerald announces its 2022 academic culture findings

Emerald’s Time for Change survey of more than 1,400 academics from around the globe explores the challenges within academic culture and gauges…

Emerald launches its 2022 Global Inclusivity Report

Emerald Publishing has launched its second global inclusivity report to understand academic perceptions and experiences of inclusion.

Emerald Group awarded Flexible Working Industry Award 2022

Emerald Group has been awarded 2nd place in the media category for the Flexible Working Industry Awards 2022.

Emerald Group becomes a Flexa accredited employer

Emerald Group has been accredited as a flexible employer by Flexa, a global company which benchmarks organisations' flexibility against its…

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17 Books: Webinar series launches to discuss the role of higher education in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals in dialogue with youth voices

Dr. Wendy M. Purcell, Harvard University and Brighton Kaoma, United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Youth have together…

Emerald announces winners of its 29th annual Literati Awards for Excellence

For more than 25 years, Emerald Publishing has rewarded outstanding and impactful contributions to scholarly research through its prestigious Emerald…

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Emerald Group signs up to The Menopause Workplace Pledge

Emerald Group has signed The Menopause Workplace Pledge to help create a supportive and understanding place for employees going through the menopause.

Tony Roche, Emerald Publishing CEO, shares his thoughts on the challenges of measuring scholarly communication with Research Information

Tony Roche speaks to Research Information about the challenges of measuring scholarly communication, the unrealistic expectations and how we move…

Emerald Publishing’s Impact services shortlisted for ALPSP’s Innovation in Publishing Award

Emerald Publishing has been shortlisted for the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) award for Innovation in Publishing…

Emerald refreshes its commitment to advancing the research impact agenda and calls for sector wide action in its new ‘Are you in?’ campaign

Emerald Publishing has relaunched its ‘Impact Manifesto’, pledging six commitments for change that will advance ongoing debates around academic…

Cambridge Information Group acquires the Emerald Group

The Emerald Group today announced they were acquired by Cambridge Information Group (CIG).

Emerald Publishing announces commissioning focus on Indigenous communities as part of its Power of diverse voices campaign

Emerald Publishing has announced that this year it will have an increased focus on commissioning Indigenous research to play its part in tackling the…

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Emerald's Vicky Williams to chair ALPSP gender diversity webinar

Vicky Williams, Chief Executive of Emerald Group, will be chairing the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers’(ALPSP) gender…

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Emerald partners with Knowledge Unlatched to create an open access business management and economics eBooks collection aligned to the UN’s SDGs

Emerald Publishing has partnered with Knowledge Unlatched (KU) to create and promote an open access eBook collection in the area of business…

Emerald Publishing announces winners of 2021 Real Impact Awards

Emerald Publishing has announced the winners of its fourth Real Impact Awards which celebrate the commitment to impact by the global research…

Progress in science depends on a team

Non-traditional research contributions have long been ignored by national research assessments, but a grassroots movement is calling for change. They…

Tony Roche, Emerald Publishing CEO, speaks to Research Information about his passion for impact

Tony Roche speaks to Research Information about his career path to CEO, his ambitions for Emerald Publishing and his wider hopes for the industry…

Academic publishers collaborating in fight against bias announce key action on diversity data collection

An international group, including Emerald Publishing, that are aiming to eliminate bias and discrimination in academic publishing has today published…

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Emerald Publishing shortlisted for the Independent Publishers Guild Alison Morrison Diversity Award for second year

We are honoured to be shortlisted for the 2022 Independent Publishers Awards, Alison Morrison Diversity Award, for the second year running.

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Sally Wilson, Publishing Director, talks about 'change fatigue' amidst a need for other publication metrics

An article published in Times Higher Education explores the results from Emerald's 2021 Time for Change report, particularly focusing on the effects…

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Emerald to co-sponsor the Women in Academia Support Network Conference

Emerald Publishing is co-sponsoring the Women in Academia Support Network’s (WIASN) Virtually Undisciplined Conference which takes place virtually…

Emerald Publishing statement on Ukraine

Emerald Publishing condemns the atrocities conducted by the Russian military in its unlawful invasion of Ukraine.

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Emerald celebrates winners of its annual High Usage Award 2022

Emerald Publishing has announced the top 20 global academic institutions with the highest number of downloads of its eJournal content throughout 2021…

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

Tony Roche, Emerald Publishing CEO, speaks to InPublishing about where he sees the future of academic media going and the threats…

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Emerald Publishing agrees sponsorship deal with HELP Logistics of the Kühne Foundation to make humanitarian logistics research open to all

Emerald Publishing has agreed a four-year sponsorship deal with HELP Logistics of the Kühne Foundation to flip the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics…

INORMS Research Evaluation Group releases guide to SCOPE framework for responsible research evaluation

The International Network of Research Management Societies (INORMS) Research Evaluation Group (REG) has today released an 18-page guide to their…

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scite signs indexing agreement with Emerald Publishing

scite, an award-winning research tool that helps researchers and students discover and understand research, has signed an indexing agreement with…

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Emerald acquires the Journal of Accounting Literature

Emerald is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Journal of Accounting Literature (JAL). The journal was established in 1982 at the University…

Emerald removes brand association with Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Emerald has today taken the decision to remove our brand association with Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Headingley Stadium.

Emerald is sad to announce the passing of Professor Mohamed Zairi

Professor Mohamed Zairi was one of Emerald’s first Editors in Chief, and we have enjoyed his wisdom, warmth and humility over the many years he has…

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Emerald journals receive highest Impact Intensity rating for SDG commitment

Emerald Publishing has been recognised for publishing two of the six journals to receive the highest ‘Five Wheel’ rating from Cabells and St Joseph’s…

Emerald Group announces senior leadership changes

Global learning organisation Emerald Group has announced some changes to its senior leadership team with retiring Group Chief Executive Officer…

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Emerald partners with COPPUL to open up research content to Indigenous communities

Emerald Publishing has launched a pilot project to open up access to research to a selection of Indigenous post-secondary institutions and…

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Emerald changes peer review terminology to be more inclusive for all

From September, we're updating all our author guidelines and journal homepages on our peer review policies. In line with recent updates from fellow…

Emerald's statement regarding Yorkshire County Cricket Club

We cannot change what has happened in the past, but we can hold YCCC to its commitment to be anti-racist and to implement in full the recommendations…

Emerald Publishing improves remote access through SeamlessAccess integration on Insight platform

Emerald’s progressive digital research platform, Emerald Insight, now enables researchers to seamlessly access research from wherever they are and…

Emerald Publishing shortlisted for the Independent Publishers Guild Alison Morrison Diversity Award

We’re honoured to have been shortlisted for the 2021 Independent Publishing Awards, Alison Morrison Diversity Award, which recognises efforts being…

Emerald’s Insight platform achieves ASPIRE gold standard for accessibility statement

Emerald Publishing has achieved a gold rated ASPIRE score of 100% for its Insight platform’s accessibility statement.

£37.5m refinancing deal gives Emerald Group boost for future plans

Bradford-based Emerald Group secures £37.5m financing package with Barclays and HSBC UK.

Emerald Publishing partners with East Delta University to advance open research

Emerald Publishing has partnered with East Delta University to co-create a new service supporting the university in its drive towards open and…

Emerald Publishing collaborates with the China Centre for Internet Economy Research to launch new open access journal

Emerald Publishing has collaborated with the China Centre for Internet Economy (CCIE) Research to launch the Journal of Internet and Digital…

Introducing Impact services: Q&A

Steve Lodge, Dr Julie Bayley and Dr David Phipps introduce Emerald’s new Impact services and explore our journey to get here.

Emerald Publishing proudly partners with King Saud University and the Saudi Computer Society

Emerald Publishing is delighted to announce its partnership with King Saud University and the Saudi Computer Society to publish the latest issues of…

Emerald celebrates winners of its annual high usage awards 2021

Emerald Publishing has announced the top 20 global academic institutions with the highest number of downloads of its eJournal content throughout 2020…

Emerald Publishing signs duo of European transformative agreements

We are delighted to announce that Emerald Publishing has increased its number of transformative agreements with two new deals with the FinELib…

Tackling the issue of under-representation of women in teaching cases

Emerald Publishing has launched a second global case writing competition in partnership with The Case For Women, Forté and MBA Roundtable, in a…

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Research by Emerald Publishing highlights the need for innovation in research output to make it fit for the users & learners of tomorrow

A new report by Emerald Publishing has found that academics have a strong desire to change the way research is presented to make it more useable in a…

Emerald Publishing signs three-year transformative deal with the IReL consortium

We are delighted to announce that Emerald Publishing has signed its first transformative deal with the IReL consortium.

Emerald Publishing announces winners of the 2020 Real Impact Awards

Emerald Publishing has announced the winners of its third Real Impact Awards which celebrate commitment to impact by the global research community.

What is impact?

Impact emerges differently across various disciplines, but ultimately it is about connecting academic research to the world around us.

Emerald Publishing awarded for its leading employee wellbeing strategy at Inside Out Mental Health Awards

The awards, hosted in association with Unmind, celebrate the creation of mentally healthy workplaces that allow all employees to prioritise their…

Emerald Publishing proudly partners with Zayed University

Emerald Publishing is delighted to announce its partnership with Zayed University to publish the latest issue of Learning and Teaching in Higher…

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Green Gown Awards announce winning projects playing leading roles in addressing climate action

Emerald Publishing is a proud sponsor and judge of these awards, celebrating the importance of sustainability commitments.

Emerald Publishing signs three-year transformative agreement with Sweden’s Bibsam Consortium

We are delighted to announce that Emerald Publishing has signed its first transformative open access agreement with the Bibsam Consortium. This...

Emerald Publishing steps up to tackle decline in research output from women in research during Covid pandemic

To mark International Women’s Day, Emerald Publishing has launched a support network through its Engage platform to help women in research overcome…

Gender equality: progress has slowed for women academics

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Jennifer Charlson, Senior Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton, calls attention to how the Covid-…

Happy International Women's Day 2021: women in supply chain management

The idea of an International Women’s day was first introduced at a meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1910. Back then, the discussion had a…

Emerald Publishing partners with ChronosHub to forge simpler routes to publishing

Emerald Publishing collaborates with ChronosHub to drive open access research through a simplified and improved experience for authors, institutions…

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Small-holding farmers and exploitative role of intermediaries

Agriculture is the world's largest industry, employing more than one billion people. It’s always been at the heart of development, human wellbeing,…

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Deadline extended for the hidden REF competition

Entrants to the hidden REF competition now have until May to enter their submissions. The extension comes in response to the ongoing UK lockdown and…

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Why digital and information literacy are so important to education?

Author: Erica Sunarjo, a professional writer, translator, and editor with a Master's degree in Marketing and Social Media. It’s commonly believed…

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A new dawn for research evaluation?

Academic culture and practices around research evaluation have taken a hit in recent years, with stakeholders across the ecosystem pushing for change…

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A new competition celebrates the forgotten contributors to research

It’s only right to give credit where it’s due, but that isn’t always how it works in academia. Often the contributors that underpin research are...

Emerald Publishing partners with Jisc to combine access to Emerald’s research with a sustainable approach to green open access

Emerald Publishing is delighted to announce a new three-year agreement with Jisc, the UK research and education not-for-profit . The agreement is one…

Brexit Planning - Emerald Group Holdings Limited and its UK Subsidiaries

The Emerald Group is a UK headquartered group with a global customer base. We therefore have been closely monitoring the evolving Brexit situation to…

Emerald Publishing joins the Initiative for Open Abstracts to promote the discovery of research

Emerald Publishing has joined the Initiative for Open Abstracts (I4OA), a cross-publisher initiative whereby scholarly publishers open the abstracts…

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Interdisciplinary Research Project: gender equality & democracy in Morocco

This project was the winner of the first Emerald Interdisciplinary Research Fund Award. The project, aligned specifically to the UN SDG Goal 5 on...

Emerald Publishing proudly joins the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Publishers Compact as a founding signatory

Emerald Publishing is delighted to be a founding signatory of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) Publishers Compact, which is…

Equality and people

Emerald Publishing supports researcher freedom to change their name on published articles

In a further move towards more equitable publishing practices, Emerald Publishing has launched an author name change policy that gives authors the...

Awards, Emerald

Emerald Publishing awarded Independent Publisher of the Year and Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year at the IPG Independent Publishing Awards

Emerald Publishing is delighted and humbled to have won Independent Publisher of the Year and Academic and Professional Publisher of the Year at the…

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One size does not fit all: customising the technology needs and wants of an aging society

Author: Johanna L. H. Birkland, Assistant Professor of Communication, Bridgewater College. For a truly technologically ‘inclusive’ society,…

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Emerald preparing for the future: a statement from CEO Vicky Williams

Emerald Publishing, like many other businesses, has been coming to terms with the impact of COVID-19 on our customers, our communities and our...

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Emerald Publishing proudly partners with Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing

In celebration of its 50th Anniversary the national body for marketing in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), has launched a peer…

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No democracy without civil society

Author: Richard Hornik, East-West Center in Honolulu, USA, @RHornik The death in August of former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui elicited many well...

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Race: accounting must make up the numbers

Dr Anton Lewis, Associate Professor of Accounting at Valparaiso University in Indiana, is interviewed by Emerald editor Rebecca Torr about the…

Sustainable Development Goals

Emerald Publishing and ScienceOpen work together to promote Sustainable Development Goals

Berlin, July, 2020 ScienceOpen and Emerald Group Publishing have worked together to create three new collections of Emerald publications that support…

Emerald partners with The Case Writing Centre at The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB)

Emerald has been publishing case studies since 2014 and is continuing to grow a diverse portfolio of teaching cases to support experiential learning…