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Despite arduous preparation by librarians, publishers, and vendors, content platform migrations are rarely seamless. At the recent Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) Annual Conference, KGL PubFactory’s Tom Beyer took part in a virtual panel discussion entitled “How We Work Together: Improving the Content Platform Migration Process”, alongside some of our friends and colleagues in the NISO Content Platform Migration Working Group to minimize disruption and standardize best practices.

Read the takeaways from the session on the KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. blog: Content Platform Migrations: 5 Important Lessons.

Boston, MA—March 17, 2021—Bristol University Press, and its imprint Policy Press, have chosen KGL PubFactory, a division of KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL), to build its first unified hosting platform. The prestigious UK academic publisher is seeking to aggregate delivery of its book and journal programs as it embarks on a period of significant business growth and expanded international reach.

Founded in 1996 at the University of Bristol as Policy Press, Bristol University Press is a leading social sciences publisher, with roots in social policy and social justice, and is committed to progressive social change. The not-for-profit publisher is in the process of doubling its annual books output by 2023 in addition to increasing its journal portfolio to include dedicated Open Access (OA) titles featuring world-class academic and professional scholarship. 

The new KGL PubFactory portal for Bristol University Press will launch with a large selection of its research content including over 6,500 articles from 16 journals along with 1,500 book titles. Searchable across content types and supporting flexible business models, the site will also integrate blogs, multimedia, and supplementary materials. The Press will be able to manage and create subject gateways, accommodate new OA publications, and seamlessly grow its books program. The new platform will utilize best practices for optimizing discovery, be fully accessible via WCAG2 compliance, offer detailed business analytics, and maintain unique branding for the Policy Press imprint via PubFactory’s SiteGen module.

Andy Williams, Operations Director at Bristol University Press commented: “We are extremely excited to work with KGL PubFactory to finally bring all of our published content across multiple imprints into a single, multi-format digital platform. Dealing with disparate external hosting providers did not allow us to create searchable collections across books and journals, pragmatically adapt more flexible business models like OA, or meet current author and user expectations. As we launch a more international focus and grow our list significantly, this new unified platform will enable Bristol University Press and Policy Press to better fulfill our mission to address global social challenges.”

José Fossi, VP of Client Services for KGL PubFactory stated: “As a mixed-content hosting platform with deep roots in the university press business and social science publishing, KGL PubFactory is uniquely suited to help Bristol University Press maximize its body of literature and position it for steady growth. In addition to advanced search and browse across formats to better surface relevant content, the platform’s multi-brand support, access control adaptability, and robust reporting features will enable the Press and its imprints to compete with top-tier international university presses.”

KGL’s end-to-end proposition for scholarly publishers includes project management, AI-powered language analysis and copyediting, XML composition and proofing, digital and print production, and online hosting. The PubFactory platform hosts over 2,300 journals and 400,000 books, numerous databases, and reference works.

About Bristol University Press

Bristol University Press, and its imprint Policy Press, are committed to publishing the highest-quality scholarship in the social sciences and aligned disciplines. Bristol University Press strives to publish world-class scholarship that advances theory, knowledge and learning, within and beyond academia. Since its launch in 1996, Policy Press has provided an important route for journalists, politicians and professionals in the UK to make their work visible to the scholarly community and accessible to wider society. For more information, please visit bristoluniversitypress.co.uk.

About KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.

KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) is the premier industry provider of editorial, production, online hosting, and transformative solutions for every stage of the content lifecycle. KGL serves the journal, educational publishing, and eLearning markets from content creation through distribution of print and digital products. A division of CJK Group, Inc., KGL unites the content and technology expertise of Cenveo Publisher Services and Cenveo Learning with Sheridan Journal Services and Sheridan PubFactory. The combined company brings over 200 years of experience serving the publishing market and is powered by state-of-the-art, intelligent automated solutions and delivery platforms including Smart Suite and PubFactory. For more information, please visit www.kwglobal.com and www.pubfactory.com.

Media Contact: Mike Groth, Director of Marketing, KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd., mike.groth@kwglobal.com

A review of the last year of exciting developments here at KGL PubFactory demonstrates how publishers of academic books and journals can evolve and even thrive with the right technology support—better serving their authors, users, and society at large even during challenging times.

Read more on the KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. blog: Innovations in Content Hosting.

New platform part of one-stop production and hosting solution

Boston, MA—February 24, 2021—The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), the largest international organization of scientists dedicated to fighting tropical infectious diseases, has launched its flagship journal on KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL)’s PubFactory platform.

Publishing over 500 articles and 1,000 pages per year, the top-ranked American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (AJTMH) delivers 12 monthly issues plus 4-5 annual supplements at the new ajtmh.org. Originally launched in 1921, AJTMH features novel research with an emphasis on population, clinical and laboratory science, and the application of technology in the field of tropical medicine. The new site supports published articles along with informational pages, news and blog content.

In addition to the online hosting platform, ASTMH continues to partner with KGL to streamline its journal production and fulfillment workflow, including copyediting, composition, author billing, printing, subscriber services, reprints, and content sales. By consolidating services and relationships, the publisher benefits from simplified vendor management, diminished supply chain delays, and cost containment with a single supplier.

Cathi Siegel, Managing Editor at AJTMH, commented: “At a time when efficiency and speed to publication have never proved more important for medical research, this combined relationship with KGL takes the uncertainty, potential gaps, and pricing differentials out of the process—which is critical for independent society publishers like ASTMH. We have worked with Sheridan for decades and are eager to optimize our workflow with KGL while providing the enhanced service to our authors and subscribers that the PubFactory platform makes possible.”

José Fossi, VP of Client Services for KGL PubFactory, reiterated: “AJTMH is a high-impact journal that deserves the latest in delivery platform standards, including advanced discoverability features, robust business analytics, and flexible content management. We have a long track record of integrating hosting with production and ecommerce processes for all types of society and association publishers, for a true one-stop content solution that will help ASTMH better fulfill its mission to its community and society at large.”

KGL’s holistic proposition for scholarly publishers includes project management, AI-powered language analysis and copyediting, XML composition and proofing, digital and print production, and online hosting. The PubFactory platform hosts over 2,300 journals and 400,000 books, numerous databases, and reference works.

About the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, founded in 1903, is the largest international scientific organization of experts dedicated to reducing the worldwide burden of tropical infectious diseases and improving global health. The Society accomplishes this through generating and sharing scientific evidence, informing health policies and practices, fostering career development, recognizing excellence, and advocating for investment in tropical medicine/global health research. For more information, please visit www.astmh.org.

About KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.

KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) is the premier industry provider of editorial, production, online hosting, and transformative solutions for every stage of the content lifecycle. KGL serves the journal, educational publishing, and eLearning markets from content creation through distribution of print and digital products. A division of CJK Group, Inc., KGL unites the content and technology expertise of Cenveo Publisher Services and Cenveo Learning with Sheridan Journal Services and Sheridan PubFactory. The combined company brings over 200 years of experience serving the publishing market and is powered by state-of-the-art, intelligent automated solutions and delivery platforms including Smart Suite and PubFactory. For more information, please visit www.kwglobal.com and www.pubfactory.com. Contact: Mike Groth, Director of Marketing, KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd., mike.groth@kwglobal.com

Boston, MA—February 16, 2021—The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has chosen KGL PubFactory, a division of KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL), to build a new hosting platform for its two peer reviewed journals, the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) and the American Journal of Veterinary Research (AJVR).

Founded in 1863, the AVMA represents more than 97,000 veterinarians in both private and public practice. Published twice a month, JAVMA provides reports of clinical research, feature articles and regular columns of interest, while monthly publication AJVR contains reports of novel research, as well as news of interest to veterinary researchers.

When the new platform goes live later this year, the site will become the new home for current issues and content from both journals dating back as far as 2000.

Dr. Kurt Matushek, Division Director/Editor-in-Chief, Publications Division at AVMA, said: “We undertook a thorough process in search of a partner to help us keep abreast of technological advancements, innovate our digital offering and develop new features which appeal to both subscribers and non-subscribers. We found that KGL PubFactory ticked all the boxes in terms of having the right experience and being able to provide a robust solution which matches our needs and improves member experience. We look forward to working together and bringing the new website to our members.”

José Fossi, VP of Client Services for KGL PubFactory stated: “AVMA already has a long-standing relationship with KGL’s predecessor, Sheridan Journal Services, so we are delighted to be strengthening our ties and building on our rapport with such a prestigious society publisher. The flexible and integrated KGL PubFactory platform will really help these two industry-leading journals to reach their full potential, providing improved accessibility, searchability and discoverability, and we are very excited to get started.”

KGL’s end-to-end proposition for scholarly publishers includes project management, AI-powered language analysis and copyediting, XML composition and proofing, digital and print production, and online hosting. The PubFactory platform hosts over 2,300 journals and 400,000 books, numerous databases, and reference works.

About AVMA

The American Veterinary Medical Association is the nation’s leading advocate for the veterinary profession. Representing more than 97,000 veterinarians, the Association protects, promotes and advances the needs of all veterinarians and those they serve. A venerable publisher, AVMA founded the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association in 1915, and was joined by the American Journal of Veterinary Research in 1940, becoming the primary forum for veterinarians to publish basic and clinical research studies. For more information, please visit www.avma.org/journals.

About KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.

KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) is the premier industry provider of editorial, production, online hosting, and transformative solutions for every stage of the content lifecycle. KGL serves the journal, educational publishing, and eLearning markets from content creation through distribution of print and digital products. A division of CJK Group, Inc., KGL unites the content and technology expertise of Cenveo Publisher Services and Cenveo Learning with Sheridan Journal Services and Sheridan PubFactory. The combined company brings over 200 years of experience serving the publishing market and is powered by state-of-the-art, intelligent automated solutions and delivery platforms including Smart Suite and PubFactory. For more information, please visit www.kwglobal.com and www.pubfactory.com.

Contact: Mike Groth, Director of Marketing, KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd., mike.groth@kwglobal.com

Amidst rising pandemic and national push for COVID-19 vaccination, pharmacist association offers enhanced pharmacy practice resource

Boston, MA—February 2, 2021—ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) has recently launched its new publications platform (publications.ashp.org), built by KGL PubFactory, a division of KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL). The new site hosts all of ASHP’s available ebooks, offering pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians the full range of ASHP’s authoritative clinical, educational, and drug information resources as well as pharmacy practice and professional development titles on a state-of-the-art platform.

ASHP is the collective voice of pharmacists who serve as patient care providers in hospitals, health systems, ambulatory clinics, and other healthcare settings spanning the full spectrum of medication use. Publishing about 15 books a year in addition to its backlist, ASHP now has the ability to mine its archive to develop new products for its individual and institutional customers. ASHP also takes advantage of KGL’s composition, editorial, and print services for its books, consolidating production and delivery of the complete program with a single, end-to-end provider.

Daniel J. Cobaugh, Pharm.D., DABAT, FAACT, Vice President of Publishing at ASHP and Editor-in-Chief of AJHP, said, “In fulfilling our mission to improve patient outcomes by advancing the pharmacy practice, we are excited to streamline our publications with KGL to provide a robust and user-friendly interface for our clinical and professional ebooks. We are optimizing the efficiency of delivering critical information to our members and other valued customers to support their efforts to provide the best possible care to their patients.”

José Fossi, VP of Client Services for KGL PubFactory, added, “A longtime customer of KGL through its predecessor Sheridan Journal Services, ASHP now benefits from a true one-stop, full-service publishing model. PubFactory has a proud history of hosting mixed content, and we are excited to offer these core pharmacy resources via our flexible and integrated platform.”

KGL’s end-to-end proposition for scholarly publishers includes project management, AI-powered language analysis and copyediting, XML composition and proofing, digital and print production, and online hosting. The PubFactory platform hosts over 2,300 journals and 400,000 books, numerous databases, and reference works.

About ASHP

ASHP represents pharmacists who serve as patient care providers in acute and ambulatory settings. The organization’s nearly 58,000 members include pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians. For 79 years, ASHP has been at the forefront of efforts to improve medication use and enhance patient safety. For more information about the wide array of ASHP activities and the many ways in which pharmacists advance healthcare, visit ASHP’s website, ashp.org, or its consumer website, SafeMedication.com.

About KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.

KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) is the premier industry provider of editorial, production, online hosting, and transformation solutions for every stage of the content lifecycle. KGL serves the journal, educational publishing, and eLearning markets from content creation through distribution of print and digital products. A division of CJK Group, Inc., KGL unites the content and technology expertise of Cenveo Publisher Services and Cenveo Learning with Sheridan Journal Services and Sheridan PubFactory. The combined company brings over 200 years of experience serving the publishing market and is powered by state-of-the-art, intelligent automated solutions and delivery platforms including Smart Suite and PubFactory. For more information, please visit www.kwglobal.com and www.pubfactory.com. Contact: Mike Groth, Director of Marketing, KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd., mike.groth@kwglobal.com