Maverick Publishing Specialists

In a new post for Maverick’s peer review series, Maverick Affiliate Senior Associate, Maria Machado draws upon her extensive experience as a writer, peer reviewer, and auditor to highlight some of the peer review issues faced by researchers and editors along with her recommendations for solutions. Maria is co-chair of Peer Review Week 2024 with Maverick Senior Associate, Gareth Dyke. To learn more about Maverick’s research integrity services program – from manuscript submission and peer review to publication and data management – reach out to your Maverick representative or email info@maverick-os.com. #PRW2024 #peerreview #researchintegrity #researcher #publishing #scholarlypublishing https://lnkd.in/g-rE9nHy

Heading to Frankfurter Buchmesse? Maverick’s Rebecca Moakes, Jayne Marks, and George Farina will be on-site and available to meet throughout the conference. They will be sharing insights from Maverick’s ongoing trends research on topics like fiscal sustainability, strategic pivots, capacity building, community engagement, and other hot growth areas for 2025. To schedule an appointment at Frankfurter Buchmesse or STM Frankfurt, contact rebecca@maverick-os.com jayne@maverick-os.com or george@maverick-os.com. #fbm24 #conferences #FiscalSustainability #strategicpivot #AI, #businessintelligence #EAA #publishing #scholarlypublishing 

When a leading US-based non-profit organization that offers a widely used database of genetic and molecular information needed expert assistance in conducting a worldwide survey of its users, they reached out to Maverick. In a new case study, learn how Maverick’s user research provided the client with the data they needed to grow the product’s appeal. #survey #userexperience #userfeedback #research #marketresearch #publishing #scholarlypublishing https://lnkd.in/gmwmpk93

The 2024 The Association Of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) Annual Conference and Awards is right around the corner and Maverick Associates will be available to meet on all three days of the conference. We have completed a mid-year update to our Industry Trends 2024 report and are happy to share our insights on the latest developments in #ai #researchintegrity #researcher engagement #openaccess and more.    To book a meeting, contact Rebecca Moakes at rebecca@maverick-os.com or Martin Davies MIET at martinD@maverick-os.com. #alpsp2024 #conferences #publishing #scholarlypublishing   Learn more: https://lnkd.in/d44avqpv

Marketers are often faced with the choice between the easily measurable, short-term gains of performance marketing versus the nuanced benefits of long-term brand-building. Maverick has partnered with Springer Nature Group on a new blog post that explains the importance of sustained branding campaigns to long-term growth. #marketing #MarketingStrategy #branding #performancemarketing #marketingcommunications #socialmedia #publishing #scholarlypublishing https://lnkd.in/gnSTBrX7

Maverick is working with De Gruyter Brill on a series of free publishing-themed webinars to help support the global research community. In the newest installment, Maverick Senior Associate, Gareth Dyke, and Scott McCleary M.E.d Tech will share useful information, guidance, and insider tips to help you navigate the submission process and improve your chances of getting your manuscript accepted. “Understanding the journal submission and peer review process” will be held July 3, 2024, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM BST. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3xJsTKL

Maverick is working with De Gruyter Brill on a series of free publishing-themed webinars to help support the global research community. In the newest installment, Maverick Senior Associate, Gareth Dyke, and Scott McCleary M.E.d Tech will share useful information, guidance, and insider tips to help you navigate the submission process and improve your chances of getting your manuscript accepted. “Understanding the journal submission and peer review process” will be held July 3, 2024, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM BST. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3xJsTKL

Are you prepared for the European Accessibility Act (EAA) set to take effect on June 28, 2025? Enforcement is only one year away. Failure to comply poses financial and legal risks to publishers and can deprive users of access to their content. To help organizations prepare for new laws in both Europe and North America, Maverick has developed an Accessibility service that features a number of components including, audits by trusted testers, creating accessibility workflows, front and backlist conversion strategies, platform enhancements, and skilled alternate text writers specializing in image descriptions. Download the new Maverick Accessibility service sheet: https://bit.ly/4ceuGXm To learn more about the impact of the EAA and other accessibility issues, see recent posts by Maverick Affiliate Senior Associate, Will Awad. “Breaking Down Barriers: An Overview of the European Accessibility Act” https://bit.ly/3T4jDYo “Accessibility compliance in Denmark and Lithuania” https://bit.ly/3VHwfHl “Actual Intelligence vs Artificial Intelligence in alternative text writing” https://bit.ly/3UtQw2l “Accessible eBooks, intentional workflow”  https://bit.ly/3LkjIDk Don’t wait until the last minute. For a discussion about accessibility compliance support for your organization, contact your Maverick representative or email info@maverick-os.com. #EuropeanAccessibilityAct #EAA #accessibilitiy #digitalaccessibility #wcag #wcag2 #universitypress #DisabilityInclusion #AccessibilityEU #EUStandards #EULegislation #InclusiveDesign #scholarlypublishing #publishing

Maverick is excited to introduce Strategic Sales Transformation, a new offering led by Affiliate Senior Associate, Lisa McCarthy. Lisa and her team specialize in tailored solutions that transform sales teams into digitally confident, innovative, and highly effective units. The comprehensive range of services includes sales enablement and training, optimizing sales strategies, current state diagnostics with prioritized recommendations to improve the impact of your sales function, change management, digital transformation, and integration of AI into sales operations. Ultimately all their work is geared towards helping you to future-proof your organization by focusing on sustainable revenue growth. To learn more about the new Strategic Sales Transformation service, contact Maverick’s Head of EMEA Business Development, Jayne Marks. #sales #SalesTransformation #salesenablement #salestraining #salescoaching #salesmanagement https://lnkd.in/gq2TVAA5

Providing valuable content to your audience and stakeholders at all points of their journey is key to building trust and enhancing your brand reputation. By combining a motivation to support your community along with a strategic content plan and engagement tracking, this content strategy can grow a loyal audience and the effectiveness of your marketing. This poster presented by Maverick's Rebecca Rinehart at the SSP annual meeting highlights valuable content ideas for researchers at all stages of the publishing lifecycle. If you're interested in developing a content marketing strategy for your organisation, or how to make your current approach more effective, I'd love to hear from you.