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Researchers’ needs are changing and how our publishers are responding to these needs is changing. On the Silverchair end, we’ve built our product development philosophy around a fundamental belief: the...

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Conference presentations represent the leading edge of disciplinary knowledge: the experiments that just wrapped, the theories still being refined, the findings too preliminary for publication but too important not to share.  The urgency...

Emerald Publishing serves researchers and institutions worldwide through their comprehensive digital gateway, Emerald Insight. The platform provides access to an extensive collection of more than 400 journals, 7,000 books, 3,000 case studies, and...

With artificial intelligence reshaping companies and organizations across industries around the globe, no sector remains untouched. We’re witnessing this revolution firsthand in the scholarly publishing industry, where AI is fundamentally...

(Charlottesville, VA) December 10, 2025 – Silverchair today announced the full commercial launch of ScholarOne Gateway, a modern interface that transforms how researchers engage with publishers throughout the submission and peer review process. Following a successful pilot...

As an innovative experimentation space, the AI Lab is continuously ideating and prototyping possible solutions with our clients, giving them hands-on experience, and incorporating learnings as we go. In addition...

This guest post is authored by DataSeer, a partner in the Silverchair Universe program.  Scholarly communications is in the midst of a crisis of confidence and capacity. On one side...

When we announced Silverchair’s acquisition of ScholarOne a year ago, I wrote about our belief that innovation and technology can help fulfill the greatest promise of scholarship. That vision wasn’t...

The breakout sessions at Platform Strategies 2025 revealed a scholarly publishing community grappling with transformation on multiple fronts. Whether discussing accessibility mandates, AI integration, or evolving business models, participants demonstrated...

Since acquiring ScholarOne late last year, Silverchair has been hard at work expanding our extensive engagement approach to the S1 client community. Those efforts were showcased last month in the...

Over the past 18 months, Silverchair’s AI Lab has evolved from experimental prototypes into a collaborative innovation engine focused on delivering real value across the scholarly publishing lifecycle. What started as...

Last week, Silverchair hosted three back-to-back events: Fall Forum (for Silverchair Platform clients), Platform Strategies (our exclusive industry event), and for the first time, ScholarOne Summit (for ScholarOne Manuscripts clients)....

Earlier this week, our CTO Stuart Leitch looked at how agentic AI systems are transitioning from optional tools to essential infrastructure. Below, I dig into the practical realities of this...

Silverchair was proud to be a silver sponsor of the 10th International Congress on Peer Review, held earlier this month in Chicago. The research-focused conference highlighted several critical challenges facing...

As agentic AI systems mature, we’re approaching a critical juncture in scientific publishing. While these systems aren’t yet ready for widespread deployment in peer review and editorial decision-making, if current...

Customer Success is a team sport, and we are running a relay. In a relay race, every runner matters, but so does the handoff. It is not enough to be...

In the world of scholarly and professional publishing platforms, “community” claims have become standard marketing language. Many providers speak about feedback loops, advisory boards, and community engagement as proof of...

The Silverchair team is busy preparing for a 3-day extravaganza of events on September 24-26. Bookending our popular Platform Strategies conference are two client-exclusive events: the Silverchair Platform Fall Forum...

Transform how researchers engage with your publishing portfolio. ScholarOne Gateway brings a new user experience to the submission and review journey in a powerful, modern hub. With Gateway, your research community has...

(Charlottesville, VA) July 8, 2025 – Silverchair has launched the pilot of ScholarOne Gateway, a new centralized hub that will revolutionize the way authors interact with publishers during the submission...

Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia, has 10 different faculties spread across four campuses. UniSZA publishes the Journal of Nusantara Studies (JONUS). Nusantara is an...

In an increasingly complex digital landscape, scholarly publishers are awakening to a long-known truth: data is no longer a nice-to-have—it’s a core strategic asset. But the journey from fragmented datasets...

As I reflect on a 30 year-long career in publishing, what strikes me is that though our industry isn’t unique in that the keys to success are the relationships we...

Our first relaunched ScholarOne Manuscripts user group meeting was held earlier this month in London. We had a fun and productive half-day session with 18 delegates, followed by a drinks...

Scholarly publishing rests on three guiding principles: transparency, ethical research best practices, and rigorous peer review.  These three principles are woven throughout the editorial process, ensuring that the research content...

It’s not just a cliché: we really are stronger together. We knew when we welcomed ScholarOne publishers into our community that we had a wealth of opportunities to grow and...

Silverchair’s free spring webinar series is entering its sixth year, attracting hundreds of attendees interested in exploring the technologies and strategies that support professional and scholarly knowledge. This year, inspired...

Silverchair’s culture remains its most distinctive competitive differentiator. I have been asserting that for years – and it remains true now, more than ever, in the wake of our acquisition...

In the category of bandwagons, tides, and tipping points, Silverchair is shuttering our organizational accounts on X and Facebook, focusing on engaging our communities via channels that better align with...

2024 was a big year for Silverchair, with the launches of the AI Lab and Sensus Impact, as well as the acquisition of ScholarOne. Our community grew, our platform &...

In recent years, accessibility has become a critical aspect of digital product design and development, becoming a mandate in our industry and beyond. For us at the ScholarOne Product team,...

At Silverchair, we believe that innovation and technology can help fulfill the greatest promise of scholarship. This is our vision, and everything we do is in service of the scholarly...

In September, Silverchair hosted Platform Strategies 2024 in Washington, DC, which attracted 150+ thought leaders and decision-makers from across our industry for an engaging day of discussions and networking. The...

Silverchair’s AI Lab is our home for experimentation and education in partnership with our community. It not only offers a flexible space where we can bring prototypes to our clients...

On November 12, 2024, Silverchair closed our acquisition of ScholarOne Manuscripts and ScholarOne Conferences (read the announcement here). This new combined offering sets Silverchair apart in the industry as an...

The Combined Entity Will Offer Unparalleled Services & Independent Partnership to the Publishing Community  (Charlottesville, VA) October 28, 2024 – Silverchair, the leading independent hosting platform partner for scholarly and...

Looking back at my first year at Silverchair, I can’t help but be impressed by my colleagues and by the organization’s true culture of dedication to our clients. Silverchair’s commitment...

By June 2025, the European Accessibility Act (EAA) will be implemented, impacting member states and companies interacting with EU citizens by mandating adherence to specific accessibility standards. This act is aimed at...

At the start of this year, Silverchair launched the AI Lab as a home for experimentation in partnership with our client community. As our CTO Stuart Leitch said at the...

It’s been over four months since the launch of our newest product, Sensus Impact. When I think about the effort evolved in conceiving and developing Sensus, and the care and...

(Charlottesville, VA) May 7, 2024 – Silverchair announced the release of a new AI Playground, the latest from the Silverchair AI Lab, which launched earlier this year with three active...

As we shared earlier this year, Silverchair recently added a fifth core value: “Innovate with Purpose and Adaptability.” This value recognizes the accelerated pace of change that our industry and...

Since 2020, time has become a truly incomprehensible thing. Suddenly, we find ourselves in the second quarter of 2024, and while on one hand it seems to have gone by...

The last decade has seen a proliferation of research delivery channels and a diffusion of content via increasingly diverse means. The rise of aggregators, video abstracts, lay summaries, and now...

Sensus Impact launched on Wednesday, February 14 (a little Valentine’s treat for the scholarly publishing community). This launch was exciting not only because of the clear need it filled in...

It’s impossible to write a report on trends in any industry and not mention AI. The recent acceleration of both its availability and its capabilities means it has potential applications...

(Charlottesville, VA – January 29, 2024) Silverchair announces the launch of the new AI Lab with several AI-powered features: a content discovery and recommendation tool that creates new ways for...

As we usher in 2024, we want to take a moment to reflect on the progress and insights garnered from our 2023 Publisher Working Groups and share our plans for...

This blog is based on an excerpt from the 2023 Platform Strategies opening keynote, which may be viewed in full here.   It’s no secret that there are numerous areas where...

As the world experiments, innovates, and legislates around AI, we have gathered a reading list from the last month, the fifth in a new monthly series. (Read the last issue...

2023 was the year of AI everything. But as we experimented, learned, and debated as a company and an industry, Silverchair was also hard at work maintaining the high levels...

As the world experiments, innovates, and legislates around AI, we have gathered a reading list from the last month, the fourth in a new monthly series. (Read the last issue...

Emilie Delquié joined Silverchair full time in September, working closely with clients through a variety of events and other engagements. Below we asked about what themes she has seen in...

Like organizations everywhere, Silverchair is feverishly processing the changes the advent of generative AI technology has brought. In recent months, we’ve created a dedicated AI development team that is rapid...

Platform Strategies attracts over 150 thought leaders and decision-makers from across our industry for a day of engaging, inspiring discussions, with ample networking built in to the day. A third...

As the Director of Technical & Security Operations, Robb Burgess and his teams ensure that our publisher sites are secure, available, and stable. Robb recently received his CISSP (Certified Information Systems...

Recordings from the 2023 Platform Strategies event are now available in the archive. Here are the takeaways from Silverchair attendees. You may also view photos from the event here. Craig...

This summer, Silverchair convened the first meeting of the Sensus Impact Community of Practice. In the lead-up to this meeting, individuals from over 30 organizations in the scholarly publishing industry...

A wholly owned not-for-profit subsidiary of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), AIP Publishing’s mission is to advance, promote, and serve the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity by...

Fostering a people-centered agile work environment in the best of times requires patience and intentionality. In the face of intense change and crisis, organizations can be tempted to make short-term trade-offs with...

The 2023 Society for Scholarly Publishing meeting hosted a popular panel discussion with self-identified introverted leaders for a conversation about the specific challenges and benefits of being an introvert when...

This guest blog is written by Charles Thiede, CEO & Co-Founder of Zapnito, a partner in the Silverchair Universe program. Communities are in the spotlight at many organizations thanks to the...

(Charlottesville, VA and Melville, NY) April 24, 2023 – AIP Publishing (AIPP) and Silverchair announced today the launch of AIPP’s new digital publication platform, home to the most influential research,...

As covered in Part 1 of this series on the modern platform migration process, changing platforms is no longer the headache it once was. After years of experience, industry-wide collaborations,...

Return to the Forum Hub Recordings for Silverchair Forum events from 2021-2024 may be found below. 2025 Silverchair Fall Forum Keynote & Roadmap Roundup Will Schweitzer, Silverchair's CEO, speaks on...

To best serve our clients, their needs must significantly influence our platform development plan. Publisher feedback is essential to our development plan, alongside market trends, emerging research needs, competitor activity,...

In our second annual Publishing Tech Trends report, Silverchair & Hum partnered to gain insight into what industry leaders think will drive change in 2023. Below, read excerpts from the...

Last month, Silverchair convened not one but TWO major community events (oh, and sponsored / co-organized a Charlottesville community event as well!). One of those was the Inaugural Silverchair Summit,...

After three years of virtual events, last week we convened our client community in our hometown for two days of education, collaboration, and relationship-building. And it was amazing. But don’t...

Oxford University Press (OUP) is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. OUP is the...

Silverchair recently announced a new capital partnership as well as the appointment of Will Schweitzer (previously Chief Product & Customer Success Officer) as President. Learn more about these developments in...

Silverchair selects Thompson Street Capital Partners for major growth investment (Charlottesville, VA and St. Louis, MO) August 11, 2022 – Silverchair, the leading independent content management, product enablement, and digital...

The research supports what all great leaders innately understand: there is no leverage in weakness. This is why in the Fall of 2021, Silverchair adopted a strengths-based approach to performance management. ...

The following case study is based on a client demo by Gwen Travis, Manager, Digital Publications at the American Society of Hematology. The Challenge After migrating their journal content to...

Several years ago, after-work gatherings of several Silverchair women started to morph into standing get-togethers prompting insightful discussions, shared laughs, and a platform for stronger working relationships. That group has...

Silverchair welcomes applications from developers at all stages of their careers and prioritizes career growth for our team, with plenty of learning and promotion opportunities throughout your journey. All the...

The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)  is a non-profit medical association representing more than 38,000 orthopedic surgeons. AAOS provides education and practice management services to surgeons and healthcare professionals. ...

Silverchair has collaborated with the American Medical Association (AMA) via the JAMA Network since 2012, hosting JAMA®, one of the most-cited and highly regarded medical journals in the world, together...

Silverchair’s mission is to change the world for the better by empowering creators and users of scholarly and professional knowledge to maximize their positive impact on humanity. As a company that aims to innovate...

Earlier this year we published our best thinking on “How to make video meetings less terrible.” Since then, we have deepened our understanding of the work norms our people need...

This guest blog is written by Michael Upshall, Head of Sales & Business Development at UNSILO, a partner in the Silverchair Universe program. Most content-based websites contain recommendations. Whether you...

As part of Silverchair’s ongoing dedication to partnership, we convene specialized Publisher Working Groups for 4-6 month periods, centered on topics surfaced at our annual Silverchair Forum client events, shared...

Context & Process   SPDP Input Sources - What informs the plan? Silverchair designs the SPDP informed by feedback directly from clients; from Silverchair’s customer success, delivery, sales, and technology...

In April, Silverchair released our second Workplace of the Future survey to ask more of the questions we need answered in order to fine-tune our evolving hybrid work model. We compiled some insightful data...

May 18, 2021 – Silverchair, the leading independent platform partner for scholarly and professional publishers, has adopted GetFTR (Get Full Text Research) technology, supporting a more streamlined and smarter way...

Last year, as part of our commitment to partnership, Silverchair assembled specialized Publisher Working Groups. The working groups are time-bound and focus on topics surfaced at Silverchair Forum events, shared...

Last year, as part of our commitment to partnership, Silverchair assembled specialized Publisher Working Groups. The working groups are time-bound and focus on topics surfaced at Silverchair Forum events, shared...

Last year, as part of our commitment to partnership, Silverchair assembled specialized Publisher Working Groups. The working groups are time-bound and focus on topics surfaced at Silverchair Forum events, shared...

As with everything else last year, Silverchair’s 2020 Platform Strategies event was shifted to virtual, with three individual events spread across five months. While we missed the dinners and side conversations, the...

Last year, as part of our commitment to partnership, Silverchair assembled specialized Publisher Working Groups. The working groups are time-bound and focus on topics surfaced at Silverchair Forum events, shared...

My first introduction to remote work was in the early 2000s, when I started doing some HR consulting from my tiny apartment in DC. This was still during the time...

It’s the start of a new year, and for many of us, simply getting through 2020 is enough of an achievement. But if you are ready to hit the ground...

Silverchair recently announced the launch of Composer, a new authoring product that extends first-class publication treatment to content such as blogs, commercial or sponsored content, journalistic features, marketing pieces, news,...

Silverchair announces three major product developments that provide publishers with broader support for their content and deeper insights to meet business needs.

Change and adaptation have been a near constant in 2020, but which changes will we carry forward, and which are we doing only out of necessity? Hear insights from our July Platform Strategies Webinar Series event.

In early July, Society Street hosted Paul Gee, Vice President of Product Management and Development for the JAMA Network, and Julie Gill, Vice President and General Manager for AMA Ed...

This guest blog is written by Debbie Wilton, Marketing Manager for PSI, a partner in the Silverchair Universe program. To know that an article was viewed or downloaded one hundred...

Silverchair provides high-touch development and strategy services to help our publishers launch new digital products, expand existing offerings, and keep pace with evolving standards and practices. When our clients need...

This is a window into the world of those producing and consuming scholarly and professional content – academics and practitioners. Topics include: How do you keep on top of the...

The start of a new year provides a chance to reflect and to set goals, both personally and professionally. Below, Silverchair’s Chief Operating Officer offers his ruminations on the Silverchair...

Recordings and slides from Platform Strategies 2018 are now available on our website, and we’re delighted to share more reflections from our team on the incredible insights shared during the...

This guest blog is written by Heather Staines, Director of Partnerships at Hypothesis, a partner in the Silverchair Universe program. With the revelation of illegal Facebook data use by Cambridge Analytica and...

The American Board of Surgery's SCORE® Portal The American Board of Surgery is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1937 to provide board certification to individuals who have met a defined...

(Charlottesville, VA) March 21, 2018 – Silverchair Information Systems (Silverchair) announced today the release of a new Text and Data Mining Interface to the Silverchair Platform. Designed for large-scale data...

Silverchair's User Experience (UX) team touches virtually every aspect of the product development lifecycle and is with each project from inception through to launch. UX collaborates with back-end developers and...

Last month’s Silverchair Strategies was a rewarding day of interaction and feedback, stimulating discussions, and catching up with industry colleagues at the beautiful Apella Event Space in NYC. Slides and...

JAMA Network The JAMA Network publishes JAMA®, one of the most-cited and highly regarded medical journals in the world, together with JAMA Network Open™, and eleven specialty journals to offer...

(Charlottesville, VA and London, UK) June 23, 2017 – Silverchair Information Systems (Silverchair) and Zapnito announced today a new partnership to enable STM and humanities publishers, professional societies, and other...