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Charlesworth Partners with JOMI to Expand Access to Surgical Education in China

Charlesworth, an Enago company, a leading STM publishing solutions provider, is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Journal of Medical Insight (JOMI), a globally renowned provider of innovative video-based surgical education. The partnership will harness Charlesworth’s extensive expertise and sales network to make JOMI’s peer-reviewed surgical video journal accessible to a wider range of medical professionals across China.

This collaboration establishes a strategic alignment where Charlesworth will champion JOMI’s forward-thinking resources and connect them with key institutions, researchers, and libraries throughout China. Drawing upon considerable knowledge of the Chinese STM market and a history of success with localised sales strategies, Charlesworth is well-placed to deliver a competitive edge to JOMI in this significant market.

“JOMI is committed to advancing surgical education by providing high-quality, peer-reviewed video content that enhances learning and skill development. Our partnership with Charlesworth marks an exciting milestone, allowing us to bring this invaluable resource to medical professionals, students, and institutions across China. We look forward to supporting the next generation of surgeons with unparalleled access to expert-led surgical insights,” said Olivier Diesnis, VP of Business Development & Partnerships at JOMI

Michael Evans, CEO of Charlesworth, commented: “Partnering with JOMI allows us to deliver critical surgical knowledge to the Chinese medical community. We’re committed to connecting publishers with researchers to accelerate medical innovation globally, and we are well-positioned to support JOMI’s growth in the Chinese market.”

ResearchGate and IntechOpen announce new Journal Home partnership for their open access journal portfolio

ResearchGate, the leading professional network for researchers, and IntechOpen, a prominent open access and open science publisher, have announced a new partnership that will increase the reach and brand visibility of IntechOpen’s journals through Journal Home.

Founded by scientists, IntechOpen has long been committed to making academic publishing more accessible worldwide. This new agreement covers their open access journals in the rapidly advancing interdisciplinary fields of technology and environmental sciences. The partnership will expand discoverability and usage for these titles, providing immediate access to newly published content to ResearchGate’s active community of over 25 million+ researchers.

Journal Home will also enable IntechOpen to grow journal discoverability and awareness globally, increasing usage of their article content and growing authorship through new and existing authors. Dedicated journal profiles providing key journal information and content will allow ResearchGate members to understand how they are connected to a journal’s community. Additionally, the journals will have prominent branding on all associated article pages and other relevant touchpoints with members. Journal Home also supports author engagement throughout their researcher cycle and beyond the published article, building deeper relationships with relevant author communities, attracting new authors and increasing author loyalty.

IntechOpen journal authors will also benefit from having their articles automatically added to their ResearchGate profiles, boosting engagement with their research and making it easier for them to connect with their readers, including unique insights on who is reading and citing their work.
“IntechOpen journals are driven by the belief that science moves forward when knowledge is open, accessible, and shared without barriers. Through open science, we empower researchers to collaborate, innovate, and push the boundaries of discovery. We are dedicated to giving our authors the best possible visibility, ensuring their work reaches the right communities and makes a real impact. Our new Journal Home partnership strengthens our commitment to democratising knowledge, fostering collaboration, and creating a fair and inclusive space where every researcher has the opportunity to contribute and thrive,” said Natalia Reinić Babić, Head of Journal Publishing and Open Science at IntechOpen.

Sören Hofmayer, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of ResearchGate, commented, “IntechOpen’s journals address some of the world’s toughest challenges in engineering, computer science and robotics, and the environment. Journal Home’s unique network capabilities and enhanced discovery and access for journals will grow both these journals’ reader and author communities. We’re excited to help amplify and encourage greater international exchange on these important areas of research.”

For more information about Journal Home, please visit www.researchgate.net/journal-home

For more information about ResearchGate, please visit www.researchgate.net

For more information about IntechOpen Journals, please visit www.intechopen.com/journals

IOP Publishing celebrates outstanding peer reviewers

IOP Publishing (IOPP) is delighted to announce the recipients of its Outstanding Reviewer Awards 2024. These annual awards recognise reviewers whose peer review reports have been exceptional over the past year and acknowledge the crucial role of peer review in maintaining the quality and integrity of research. 

The outstanding reviewers were chosen from over 35,000 who had submitted peer review reports for IOPP journals in 2024. The selection was made by IOPP’s journal editors based on the number, timeliness, and quality of the reports. 

Miriam Maus, Chief Publishing officer at IOP Publishing said: “Peer review is a critical component of scholarly communication, safeguarding the quality, validity and rigour of academic work. Thank you to all the dedicated and competent reviewers providing this valuable service, and congratulations to this year’s award winners.” 

The awards are part of IOPP’s commitment to recognising and rewarding peer reviewers for the work that they do. Over 5,000 reviewers have now boosted their peer review competency through IOPP’s Peer Review Excellencecertification program, the world’s first free peer review training and certification initiative dedicated to the physical sciences. The program offers a blend of digital and in-person learning with the opportunity to review a manuscript in real time, under the tutelage of experienced editors and reviewers of IOPP journals. More than 16,000 reviewers have earned ‘IOP Trusted Reviewer’ status, a distinction reserved for the top 15% of reviewers who demonstrate exceptional diligence and excellence in their work. 

Take a look at 2024’s IOPP Outstanding Reviewers 

Elsevier launches ScienceDirect AI to transform research with rapid mission-critical insights from trusted content

New generative AI tool on ScienceDirect, the world’s largest platform for peer-reviewed research used by millions of researchers each day, saves half of literature research time, supports better outcomes

Elsevier, a global leader in advanced information and decision support, today launches ScienceDirect, a cutting-edge generative AI tool for researchers. It is designed to transform the way researchers work by enabling them to instantly extract, summarize and compare trusted insights from millions of full-text articles and book chapters on ScienceDirect, the world’s largest platform for trusted, peer-reviewed research.

Researchers grapple with an ever-growing and overwhelming volume of information and need to quickly get accurate insights they can rely on. Studies show that they spend 25%-35% of their time sifting through literature. ScienceDirect AI helps address this challenge by drawing on the broadest and deepest content set of millions of peer-reviewed full-text research articles and book chapters to generate instant accurate summaries and highlight key findings, while providing references to support reproducibility and integrity of research.

Broadest and deepest verified content set with power of generative AI: ScienceDirect AI surfaces insights from the world’s largest corpus of peer-reviewed full-text articles and book chapters.

Traceable claims, rooted in the scientific record, shown in context: Traceability and reproducibility of information are vital for research integrity. To ensure reliable insights that can be replicated, ScienceDirect AI provides clear links to sources of information and claims, including exact passages within research articles, offering the option to explore further.

Responsible AI: ScienceDirect AI is purposefully built to ensure accuracy and reduce the risk of hallucinations and biases. Users can transparently see how the tool reaches answers.

Developed with and for researchers: Over 30,000 researchers and librarians from 70 universities and R&D intensive corporations globally helped test and develop ScienceDirect AI. Building on the feedback received, the tool can save 50% of time spent on literature research and help to enhance their research.

ScienceDirect AI includes the following features:

Users can search and get answers from within the full-text of 14 million articles and book chapters, using their own words to describe what they need and why. ScienceDirect AI will search across the millions of documents in its index to provide a Summary Response with references, Source Snippets for each reference and short Related Insights summaries, while linking back to the original document.

This conversational feature answers questions about the content of a specific full-text article or book chapter and allows researchers to ask further questions of the document. Users can click on references within the summaries to jump to locations in the article where the answer comes from, it also suggests research questions.

Comparing and synthesizing literature can be very time consuming. ScienceDirect AI’s unique Compare Experiments tool takes a set of articles and creates a table breaking down each experiment within them, drawing out the key aspects of each including goals, methods, results.

Judy Verses, Elsevier President of Academic and Government Markets, said: “Feedback from users worldwide suggests ScienceDirect AI could be a game changer for researchers who are grappling with information overload and want to get accurate insights they can rely on, fast. ScienceDirect is the platform of choice globally for millions of researchers, so this new generative AI tool will seamlessly integrate into their current ways of working, enabling them to dedicate more time to research and achieve results. We are committed to working with researchers to continually develop innovative solutions to help them advance science and human progress.”

Matías Montero, PhD Student in the Department of Education, University of Oxford, who has taken part in ScienceDirect AI testing, said: “I’ve been thinking about how much time ScienceDirect AI has saved me lately. I estimate with all the core features I use – search, reading assistant, and uploading and querying my own PDFs – I’m saving about an hour each day on my research workflow. It’s very valuable! It lets me dive deeper into reading relevant, important papers and dedicate more hours to writing, instead of getting lost in search or manually pulling out key takeaways.”

Professor Paulo Botelho Pires, from the Accounting and Business School at Porto Institute, who has taken part in ScienceDirect AI testing, said: “ScienceDirect’s AI tool has transformed the way I work. Amidst an ecosystem with AI tools that hallucinate or provide false information, this tool stands out for its precision. The quality of information I receive spares me hours of search. Its effectiveness has allowed me to expand the scope of my research projects, investigate more diverse lines of research and produce superior work.”

Elsevier is partnering with the research community to develop solutions that help researchers more easily discover, analyze and synthesize research using trusted content powered by responsible AI. Scopus AI, launched in January 2024, draws on Scopus’ curated collection of research data and abstracts from over 7,000 publishers globally. Like a telescope, Scopus AI provides a broad view of the full research landscape and helps to make interdisciplinary connections to support strategy and planning. ScienceDirect AI is complementary, providing a microscopic deep-dive into millions of full-text articles and book chapters, for detailed analysis. By integrating its high-quality trusted content and data with responsible AI across its platforms, Elsevier aims to help advance science, to advance human progress.

ScienceDirect AI was developed in line with Elsevier’s Responsible AI Principles and Privacy Principles to ensure the highest standards of data privacy and security. ScienceDirect AI’s use of third-party LLMs is private, no information is stored or used to train public models, and all data is stored in a protected and private environment exclusive to Elsevier. ScienceDirect is ISO27001compliant. For more than a decade, Elsevier has been using AI and machine learning technologies in its products combined with its unparalleled peer-reviewed content, extensive data sets and sophisticated analytics to help researchers, clinicians, students and educators achieve their goals.

ScienceDirect AI is available to purchase now for customers. For further information and contact details, please visit: http://elsevier.io/sciencedirect-ai

AIAA chooses Kudos profit-sharing partnership to provide new promotional support package to authors

Kudos, the platform for showcasing research, has been selected by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) to offer its authors a cutting-edge promotional package aimed at maximizing and accelerating readership and impact for research publications.

Through the new partnership, AIAA authors will be offered an innovative promotional package that leverages plain language summaries and search marketing to build audiences. As competition for funding, career advancement, and recognition intensifies, researchers have proven increasingly willing to allocate personal or grant resources to tools that accelerate publication performance. Kudos’ b2c profit-sharing model helps societies and publishers quickly scale up new skills, services and revenue streams.

As the market leader, with 12 years’ experience in summarizing and promoting research publications and over 550,000 registered users, Kudos brings unparalleled experience and resources to support AIAA authors in reaching wider audiences and boosting their professional impact. The new offering underscores AIAA’s forward-thinking approach to author support and community engagement.

“As the research landscape becomes increasingly competitive, providing our members with innovative tools to enhance their professional profiles is more important than ever,” said Michele Dominiak, Senior Vice President, Publishing and Education at AIAA. “This partnership allows us to explore a new approach to delivering valuable services that benefit both our authors and the industry.”

“We are delighted to partner with AIAA to support their authors in boosting the visibility and reach of their research,” said David Sommer, Chief Product Officer and Co-founder of Kudos. “This collaboration demonstrates how scholarly societies can embrace new business models while expanding author support and enhancing content reach and readership. By leveraging Kudos’ expertise and proven promotional strategies, AIAA authors will be better equipped to build academic influence in an increasingly competitive landscape.”

Collaboration and inclusivity key to shaping next-generation open access

This month marks the beginning of the negotiations, led by Jisc on behalf of the higher education sector and in collaboration with key sector bodies including Universities UK (UUK), SCONUL and Research Libraries UK, to discuss how UK universities continue to access and publish open access in the journals from the five largest publishers of academic research.

Next Generation Open Access is a new world-leading initiative led by Jisc via its strategic groups, which aims to shape the future of scholarly publishing. It has two aims; help institutions address immediate financial challenges and radically expand participation in open research. By transitioning from high growth, high cost article based agreements to those that are more inclusive, we aim to advance long term sustainability, drive innovation and partnerships.

Open access to scholarly content is foundational to accelerating societal progress through open research, advancing the latest scientific advancements, fostering innovation and promoting equity. Investment in the Next Generation agreements will benefit researchers, institutions, industry and civic collaborations by broadening participation in research.

Jisc is leading sector-owned negotiations that ensure UK universities speak with one voice to achieve collective goals. The collective approach is taken between the sector and the five largest publishers of journal research (Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, Wiley, and Sage).

Jisc’s March 2024 report A Review of Transitional Agreements in the UK highlighted that the UK is transitioning to open access faster than the global rate, but current article-based models exclude many researchers from underfunded settings and places a greater emphasis on scale of output. Pioneering open research practices such as sharing underlying data and adopting models that allow access to research and open access publication without any author or reader facing fees offer viable, inclusive alternatives that promote greater equity and sustainability. The negotiations will look to explore these alternative models, aligning outcomes more closely with institutional values.

The sector’s negotiations will continue through the summer, with the goal to launch new agreements in November. Further background, sector requirements, and key dates can be viewed on the Jisc website atNext generation open access – Jisc.    

Springer Nature achieves revenue and profit targets and projects further growth for 2025

  • Revenue grew by 5% on an underlying[1] basis to €1,847 million and adjusted operating profit rose by 7% on an underlying[1] basis to €512 million
  • Research was main growth driver, posting underlying[1] 6% revenue increase following strong performance of the Open Access (OA) Journals portfolio
  • For the first time, Springer Nature published 50% of its primary research articles OA
  • Continued focus on tech & AI applications to further improve the publishing process
  • Guidance for 2025: revenue expected in range of €1,885 million to €1,935 million[2]; adjusted operating profit margin at least at the level of 2024

Springer Nature, one of the leading publishers of research in the world, today announced its results for the financial year 2024, demonstrating continued growth and a strong operational performance. Revenue was €1,847 million, representing, on an underlying[1] basis, a 5% increase over the same period in 2023. Adjusted operating profit increased to €512 million, equating to underlying[1] growth of 7%.

Frank Vrancken Peeters, CEO of Springer Nature, said: “Our strong results demonstrate our ability to consistently deliver value for our communities while driving innovation in the academic publishing industry. We publish an ever-increasing amount of high-quality open access content and invest in technology and people to ensure we consistently outperform the market while growing responsibly and sustainably.”

The Research segment continues to be the main driver of Springer Nature’s growth. Research saw a 6% underlying[3] revenue growth to €1,414 million, primarily due to the excellent performance of the OA Journals portfolio. In 2024, Springer Nature achieved a significant milestone by publishing 50% of its primary research articles OA for the first time. This achievement underscores the company’s leadership in the transition to OA, providing greater value to the research community by enhancing the accessibility and impact of scientific research. OA articles on average receive significantly more downloads, citations, and attention compared to non-OA articles.

The Education segment supported overall growth, with revenue increasing 3% on an underlying[3] basis to €235 million. This was driven by a strong performance in India and South Africa. The Health segment’s revenue was €188 million, which was broadly stable on an underlying[3] basis compared to the previous year. A decline in advertising revenue due to cautious spending from the pharma industry and the impact of changes in German health insurance legislation was offset by strong revenue growth in Cureus.

Springer Nature continued to make significant investments in technology and AI to improve and accelerate the publishing process and ensure that the research it publishes is robust and can be trusted. In 2024, technology-related investments totalled €177 million. The company continues to adhere to clear principles when developing and using AI tools, including making sure that any decisions are always taken by a person.

Free Cash Flow for 2024 rose to €219 million, up from €165 million in the previous year. This improvement was driven by strong operating results, favourable working capital development, and reduced one-offs. Consequently, Springer Nature’s financial leverage continued to improve, with a reduction in the financial leverage ratio to 2.3x net debt/EBITDA from 2.9x at the end of 2023. The proceeds from its IPO also contributed to this decrease.

Alexandra Dambeck, CFO of Springer Nature, said: “We are pleased with our business and financial performance in 2024, which reflects our strategic focus on high-growth areas and operational efficiency. Our strong free cash flow and reduced financial leverage position us well for future growth and continued investment in innovation for our communities.”

On the basis of Springer Nature’s underlying performance in 2024 and updated foreign currency rates, revenue for 2025 is expected in the range of €1,885 million to €1,935 million[2] and the adjusted operating profit margin at least at the level of 2024. This reflects Springer Nature’s assessment of the positive dynamics in the market as well as the continuous investment in future growth. Springer Nature’s mid-term outlook remains unchanged.

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance Launches Unified Digital Library on the Silverchair Platform

Silverchair and the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) announced the launch of the new AMPP (content) Store on the Silverchair Platform. The new site serves as a repository for AMPP’s vast range of content, including primary research, use cases, industry standards, and technical and professional publications.

AMPP is the world’s leading organization dedicated to protecting assets and performance materials through member and workforce education and credentialing, company accreditation, technological innovation, and global standardization.

As part of their broader organizational transformation initiative around digital unification, AMPP sought to create a digital library that brings together their wide array of content, including over 900 standards, their flagship journal Corrosion, Materials Performance Magazine, Coatings Pro Magazine,  52 books, and more than 22,000 conference papers. The digital library leverages Silverchair’s scalable, responsive technology to provide access to a wealth of materials for AMPP’s growing, global audience of scholars, professionals, and craftsmen.

“Our partnership with AMPP has continued to symbolize the alignment of our missions and shared organizational ethos,” said Will Schweitzer, Silverchair’s CEO. “We are honored to support the AMPP team in delivering on their ambitious plans for the important resources they publish. Their new unified platform will not only help AMPP reach a broader audience, but also provide their team with the tools and services to assemble varied content sets into the next generation of knowledge products.”

“At the onset, our member leadership asked for a unified, searchable body of knowledge,” said Mandy May, Director, Content Management at AMPP. “Our content types are varied—from standards to magazine articles to even some physical products. While many efforts like this start with a lofty goal, it is not often that all content remains in scope. Silverchair worked tirelessly to host/make discoverable all content from the original scope incorporating an exhaustive AMPP-specific taxonomy—all while we simultaneously implemented a new association management system. Thank you, Silverchair team, for being the ultimate partners.”

De Gruyter Brill accelerates open access transformation, making 58 journals freely available via Subscribe to Open

De Gruyter Brill is expanding its Subscribe to Open program, DG2O, by immediately switching 37 additional journals to open access. In total, 58 journals from the De Gruyter portfolio will be published open access via DG2O in 2025, making approximately 2,300 research articles freely available to the global scholarly community. The transition is made possible through the continued commitment of libraries and institutions, whose renewed subscriptions helped meet the necessary funding threshold.

Among the renowned titles now accessible under DG2O are Historische Zeitschrift, (est 1859), Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie, (1888), Analyse und Kritik (1979), feministische studien (1982), Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials(1877), and Biological Chemistry (1878).

De Gruyter Brill plans to convert approximately 270 subscription journals from the De Gruyter portfolio to open access via DG2O by 2028, with around 70 additional titles expected to transition by 2026. Following the merger of De Gruyter and Brill, the publisher is currently developing a comprehensive joint open access transformation strategy and assessing the future role of DG2O within its joint journal portfolio.

DG2O offers a sustainable and equitable route for transitioning subscription journals to open access, one year at a time. Leveraging existing library relationships and subscriptions instead of relying on author publication fees (APCs), the model ensures fair and inclusive access for researchers—particularly those in disciplines, regions, or institutions where APC funding is less established. This approach is especially beneficial for journals in the humanities and social sciences, where traditional open access funding mechanisms are less prevalent.

„We are thrilled to reach this milestone and deeply grateful for the trust placed in our Subscribe to Open program by the library community. Through continued collaboration with our institutional partners, we aim to transition even more journals to open access, ensuring broader accessibility for scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and beyond,” said Ben Ashcroft, Chief Commercial Officer, De Gruyter Brill.

Wiley Releases AI Guidelines for Authors

Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, released a set of guidelines on the responsible and effective use of artificial intelligence (AI) in authorship this week at the London Book Fair. In the new guidelines and accompanying FAQs, Wiley provides suggestions to authors on how to utilize AI tools in their manuscript preparation while preserving the author’s authentic voice and expertise, maintaining reliable, trusted, and accurate content, safeguarding intellectual property and privacy, and meeting ethics and integrity best practices.  

The guidelines respond directly to broad demand for publisher guidance in utilizing AI, requested by around 70% of researchers in Wiley’s recent ExplanAItions study, and were informed by extensive interviews with authors, editorial staff and AI experts. 

“Writers and researchers are already using AI tools, whether publishers like it or not,” said Jay Flynn, Wiley EVP & General Manager, Research & Learning. “At Wiley, we’d rather embrace this shift than fight it. Our recent study shows these technologies will be everywhere within two years, and we want our authors to use them confidently while adhering to the strictest standards of quality and ethics. That’s why we’ve created straightforward guidelines that cut through the hype and help people do their best work while using these new tools.” 

Wiley’s AI guidelines provide insights for authorship based on needs identified through interviews with nonfiction, academic and business book authors. They are accompanied by FAQs that address the following: 

  • Where to start for those new to AI, including development of effective prompts; 
  • How to compare and analyze different AI tools, including for accuracy, privacy, and intellectual property; and 
  • How to track and disclose AI usage in published works. 

Wiley will follow up with an additional set of FAQs specific to researchers’ needs in the coming months. 

Wiley has taken a proactive approach to the development and integration of AI into research and publishing. Earlier this week, the publisher announced a new partnership that will provide access to a curated collection of earth science research materials to help enhance the training and capabilities of the European Space Agency’s Earth Virtual Expert (EVE).  

Wiley is committed to the responsible use of AI and has officially established core principles—focusing on the importance of human oversight, transparency, fairness, and appropriate governance—upon which its journey is grounded. Wiley is actively pursuing AI opportunities but also thoughtfully managing the risks.   

The new AI guidelines for authors can be found on the Wiley website. 

Springer Nature to Expand Access for 2,000 Canadian Researchers at Simon Fraser University’s Community Scholars Program

Springer Nature announced its increasing support for the Community Scholars Program (CSP) at Simon Fraser University (SFU). The CSP supports Canadians to engage in research for the purpose of bettering society and advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Springer Nature has participated in the CSP since its creation in 2017. With the aim of providing librarian support and collaboration with Community Scholars in their local areas, SFU is developing partnerships with other university libraries across Canada. As SFU expands the CSP to additional provinces, Springer Nature likewise commits to expanding access to its journals and ebooks for CSP’s under-resourced researchers. The publisher will provide 500 additional seats for researchers each year, to a total of 2,000 seats gratis.

The CSP provides access to over 20,000 titles at no cost to not-for-profit researchers and communities working in fields related to the SDGs on issues such as poverty alleviation, food security, ecosystem conservation, and sustainable community development. Participating scholars are also able to consult with librarians and receive customized services. Springer Nature will continue to support CSP researchers, providing access to its content at no charge, including Springer journals and ebooks in 23 subject collections.

Maria Lopes, Vice President of Institutional Sales at Springer Nature, said: “Springer Nature is fully committed to driving scientific discovery especially in the areas of the UN SDGs. We are proud to support the work of the CSP at SFU by ensuring greater access to key scholarly materials for researchers working to advance knowledge and improve society.”

Heather De Forest, Community Scholars Librarian at Simon Fraser University, said: “Access to research publications is so valuable for participants working in community organizations who excel at mobilizing research, transforming scholarly knowledge into actionable insights in their programs and with their peers. Participants have told us that accessing scholarly publications supports their policy and advocacy efforts, program innovation and evaluation, staff learning and development, and their ability to seek funding. 

“Springer Nature was a foundational supporter of the Community Scholars Program and we’ve been grateful for — and bolstered by — the continued partnership as the program has developed and expanded.”

Integra Launches Accessibility Microsite to Help Publishers Meet Global Accessibility Standards

Integra, a global leader in content transformation solutions and a Benetech-certified accessibility solutions vendor, has launched a dedicated Accessibility Microsite to help publishers, educational institutions, and businesses create accessible digital content for all users, including those with disabilities.

Meeting Evolving Accessibility Requirements

With global accessibility mandates including the European Accessibility Act (EAA), WCAG 2.2, Section 508, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) becoming increasingly stringent, publishers face mounting pressure to ensure compliance. The European Accessibility Act, which takes effect in June 2025, requires digital products and services—including eBooks and online platforms—to be fully accessible to users with disabilities. Non-compliance risks substantial legal and financial penalties, making proactive accessibility measures essential for publishers worldwide.

Industry-Recognized Expertise

Integra’s Benetech certification demonstrates the company’s adherence to the highest industry standards for accessible content production. Benetech, a nonprofit that develops software for social good, awards this prestigious certification only to vendors who consistently meet rigorous accessibility requirements and demonstrate exceptional expertise in creating born-accessible content. This certification positions Integra as a trusted partner for organizations seeking to fulfill both legal obligations and ethical commitments to accessibility.

Sriram Subramanya, Founder, MD, and CEO of Integra, stated:

“The launch of our Accessibility Microsite underscores Integra’s commitment to helping organizations navigate the evolving landscape of digital accessibility. Our Benetech certification validates our expertise and dedication to accessibility excellence. By providing expert guidance and tailored solutions, we empower our clients to create truly accessible digital experiences across eBooks, PDFs, websites, and interactive content.”

Lakshmanan Thirumoorthy, Deputy General Manager – Production at Integra, added:

“Digital accessibility transcends mere compliance—it’s about ensuring equitable access to information for everyone. As a Benetech-certified vendor, we bring proven methodologies and best practices to every project. Our microsite equips organizations with the expertise and tools needed to implement accessibility at scale while significantly enhancing the user experience.”

Comprehensive Accessibility Solutions

As a Benetech-certified vendor, Integra meets the highest standards in accessible content production. The microsite showcases Integra’s full suite of specialized accessibility services:

  • Accessibility Audits – Expert evaluation against WCAG and other global standards with detailed remediation roadmaps
  • Format-Specific Remediation – Tailored solutions for eBooks, PDFs, websites, interactive learning modules, and multimedia content
  • Accessible Content Development – Built-in accessibility frameworks for new content creation
  • Compliance Documentation – Supporting materials to meet legal and regulatory requirements
  • AI-Enhanced Implementation – Advanced tools that streamline accessibility integration without compromising content integrity

Integra has established itself at the forefront of accessibility through strategic partnerships with global publishers and EdTech providers. Its innovative solutions help organizations not only achieve compliance but also significantly improve the experience for users with disabilities.

30 Years of Industry Leadership

With over 30 years of experience working with leading publishers and educational institutions, Integra brings deep industry expertise and a proven track record of delivering high-quality content solutions at scale. This extensive experience enables Integra to anticipate evolving market needs and deliver innovative, future-ready accessibility solutions tailored to the publishing industry.

Explore Integra’s comprehensive accessibility solutions and resources at Integra’s Accessibility Microsite.

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