OUR SERVICES & SCOPE OF WORK

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INSPIRING STEM works with a wide range of international publishing clients, both commercial and not for profit, to advise on the business and strategic development of existing and new journal portfolios. 

Scope of work includes: 

• identifying opportunities for new journal launches

• journal development plans

• writing market research reports

• designing open science strategy

• advising on appropriate and responsible use of generative AI

• negotiating society journal contracts

INSPIRING STEM is active in designing, presenting and moderating workshops, discussion panels and keynote talks to support clients' thought leadership, outreach and engagement with customers and stakeholders.  

Click on the following for examples:

• Nova Medical School Lisbon: Advanced Training Medical Writing for Healthcare Professionals:  Medical communication – Artificial intelligence

• Association of Learned & Professional Publishers (ALPSP): Breaking the Silence: Confronting Research Publishing Misconduct in Academia

• Research to Reader Conference: AI in Scholarly Publishing

• Amnet Contentsource: Best Practices in Journal Publishing

• World Scientific Publishing: Open Access in Asia

• Cactus Communications: How to get a head start on becoming a scientific or medical writer?

• World Scientific Publishing: Peer Review Week 2024

• Amnet Contentsource: Guardians of Science: Publisher-Tech Partnerships Against Research Fraud

• Amnet Contentsource: Best Practices in Journal Publishing: Technology-Enabled not Technology-Led

• Amnet Contentsource: A Practical Guide to Successful OA Publishing

INSPIRING STEM's Martin Delahunty is a regular invited conference and webinar speaker and workshop moderator covering scientific and medical publishing innovations, best practices and future trends. 

Click on the following for examples: 

• Asian Council Science Editors: Safeguarding Research Integrity: Addressing Ethical Issues in Scholarly Publishing

• Society for Scholarly Publishing: Crowdsourcing a GenAI Prompt on the Future of Scholarly Publishing

• International Society for Medical Publication Professionals: Making an Impact: What Does Success Look Like in Publications?

• Charleston In Between Conference: Publishing (Research) Integrity: The Human Factor

• Korean Council of Science Editors:  Impact of AI on Journal Publications and Research Ethics

• Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd):  AI and related technology in scholarly publishing – a double-edged sword? 

INSPIRING STEM produces custom podcasts for clients in both audio and video formats. We are fully client-directed so can work with you to design, edit and deliver high quality podcasts that will support your business.

We recently produced this custom podcast for Cambridge University Press.

INSPIRING STEM is a highly experienced and successful publishing contract negotiator with over 25 years experience working with a diverse range of over 50 international learned and professional societies. 

With this experience we can provide unique insights into optimal contractual business and financial terms. 

INSPIRING STEM provides  high-quality editorial and academic publishing services to authors, publishers and learned societies. 

Work includes: 

• support for pre-submission enquiries
• copyediting and proofreading
• English language editing
• journal issue management.