September 18, 2025
AI in Peer Review: A Helping Hand, Not a Replacement
Imagine spending months crafting a research paper, only to receive vague feedback that leaves you more confused than enlightened. Human…
September 16, 2025
In Pursuit of the ‘Click’: Accessibility in Medical Publishing
If asked to imagine healthcare, you might envision a doctor and patient in a sterile room filled with medical equipment…
September 11, 2025
Feed to Facts: Facing up to Cortisol
Stressed? Feeling a bit ‘puffy’? Bombarded with posts about cortisol? Read on… Type the word ‘cortisol’ into the search function…
September 4, 2025
Food and Mood: How Nutrition Shapes Our Mental Health
Event summary generated with the support of AI: Explore the transformative power of food on mental health: Dr. Ally Jaffee…
August 28, 2025
From Gatekeepers to Gateways of Knowledge: Library 2.0
Libraries are evolving into dynamic digital ecosystems that champion openness, equity, and collaboration. As integral players in the scholarly landscape,…
July 24, 2025
Meet the co–Editor-in-Chief of Skin Pharmacology and Physiology Journal: Dr. Joachim Fluhr
Dr. Joachim Fluhr, a leading allergologist and dermatologist at Charité Universitätsmedizin in Berlin and co-Editor-in-Chief of Skin Pharmacology and Physiology,…
July 21, 2025
Just Going With the Flow? How Habit Science is Shaping Healthcare Outcomes
Our habits are a river cutting through soft earth, determining when and where we curve into a new direction (if…
December 10, 2024
A Spark of Insight with Librarian Qiu Xiaochun
Mr. Qiu Xiaochun, Director of Library of School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University (Please find the Chinese version below) How…
December 2, 2024
22nd Steven Karger Prize Awarded to University of Basel Researcher for Work on Age Differences in Decision-Making
On November 29, Loreen Tisdall, a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Cognitive and Decision Sciences at the University of…
November 5, 2024
Meet the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Neuroepidemiology: Prof. Dr. Valery Feigin
The next interview in the “Meet the Editors-in-Chief” series is with Prof. Dr. Valery Feigin, the editor of the journal…
October 24, 2024
Expanding Access to Research: How Subscribe to Open is Evolving at Karger
Embracing new Open Access models that could make publishing simpler for authors, with no costs for them, Karger introduced Subscribe…
October 21, 2024
Open Access Week 2024
International Open Access Week (Oct. 21-27, 2024) is an opportunity to reflect on Open Access (OA), how far we have…
October 7, 2024
Meet the Editor-in-Chief of the Pathobiology Journal: Prof. Dr. Fernando Schmitt
Introducing Prof. Dr. Fernando Schmitt Editor-in-Chief of the journal Pathobiology, Director of RISE (Health Research Network) and Professor of Pathology…
September 3, 2024
Meet the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Vascular Research: Prof. Dr. Brant Isakson
The following interview in the “Meet the Editors-in-Chief” series is with Prof. Dr. Brant Isakson, the editor of the Journal…
August 5, 2024
Meet the Editor-in-Chief of the Gerontology Journal: Prof. Dr. Tamas Fülöp
The next interview in the “Meet the Editors-in-Chief” series is with Prof. Dr. Tamas Fülöp, the editor of the journal…
July 1, 2024
Meet the Editor-in-Chief of the Neonatology Journal: Prof. Dr. Ola Didrik Saugstad
Our next interview in the “Meet the Editors-in-Chief” series is with Prof. Dr. Ola Didrik Saugstad, the editor of the…
June 25, 2024
How to Expand the Reach of Research
From a funders perspective on Open Access to the potential of AI in science communication – Dr. Beth Montague-Hellen, Head…
June 21, 2024
A Prescription for Innovation: AR in Medical Research and Publishing
Interview between Christna Chap, Karger’s Head of Editorial Development, and Eirik Wahlstrøm, CEO of Ludenso Augmented Reality (AR) is a…
June 5, 2024
Meet the Editor-in-Chief of the Acta Cytologica Journal: Prof. Dr. Kari J. Syrjänen
The next interview in the “Meet the Editors-in-Chief” series is with Prof. Dr. Kari J. Syrjänen, the editor of the…
May 22, 2024
Supporting Early Career Researchers with the Cells Tissues Organs Young Investigators Award
Established in 2021, the Young Investigators Award (YIA) is supported by the journal Cells Tissues Organs. Once again, the Karger…
May 21, 2024
Mental Health Awareness Month: An Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Anita Riecher-Rössler
Introducing Prof. Dr. med. Anita Riecher-Rössler I am a psychiatrist and psychotherapist and was the director of the Psychiatric University…
April 30, 2024
Meet the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Chemotherapy: Prof. Dr. Giorgio Minotti
The next installation of the “Meet the Editors-in-Chief” series is with Prof. Dr. Giorgio Minotti, the editor of the journal…
April 25, 2024
Meet the Editor-in-Chief of the Kidney and Blood Pressure Research Journal: Prof. Dr. Giovambattista Capasso
Our next interview in the “Meet the Editors-in-Chief” series is with Prof. Dr. Giovambattista Capasso, the editor of the journal…
April 1, 2024
Introducing the Newest Human Organ…the Aorta!
It was an Oscar award-winning moment for the aorta recently as it was finally officially recognized by the medical community…
March 19, 2024
Meet the Editors-in-Chief of the Glomerular Diseases Journal: Prof. Dr. Adler and Prof. Dr. Nast
In this special edition of the “Meet the Editors-in-Chief” series, we interviewed two co-editors of the journal Glomerular Diseases, Prof. Dr….
March 4, 2024
Meet the Editor-in-Chief of the Human Development Journal: Prof. Dr. David Witherington
Our next interview on the “Meet the Editors-in-Chief” series highlights Prof. Dr. David Witherington, the editor of our journal Human…
February 29, 2024
Rare Disease Day: A Unique Perspective
Rare Disease Day, an annual event held on the last day of February (the rarest day of the year, which…
February 2, 2024
Meet the Editor-in-Chief of the Hormone Research in Paediatrics Journal: Prof. Dr. Stefano Cianfarani
Next on our “Meet the Editors-in-Chief” interview series, we interview Prof. Dr. Stefano Cianfarani, the editor of our journal Hormone…
December 14, 2023
AI and ChatGPT in Research: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Guest Post by Martijn Roelandse, Park 56 In 2017, I had the pleasure of attending the STM Tech Trends workshop….
November 28, 2023
21st Steven Karger Prize Awarded for Cyberspace Social Exclusion Work
On November 24 , Christiane Büttner, a psychology PhD candidate at the University of Basel, received the 21st Steven Karger…
November 20, 2023
The Road(s) to OA: Where Are Transformative Agreements Leading?
In our last post, we considered the winding roads to Open Access (OA), summarizing the Karger in Conversation panel discussion,…
November 15, 2023
The Long and Winding Road to Open Access
If Open Access (OA) is the destination, it appears to be in sight – much as you might look up…
October 26, 2023
Celebrating Open Access Week: Onward to Open
Open Access is on our minds every day, but Open Access Week is a great time to take stock of…
September 26, 2023
Unlocking Editorial Efficiency: Combining Machine and Human Skills in Journal Publishing
Guest post by Krishna K. Chinnaiah, Molecular Connections The publication of research is a long-established tradition. For many years, scholarly…
July 6, 2023
DORA at 10: The Gates Foundation’s Ashley Farley on Research Assessment and the Journey to Open Access and Open Science
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), we had a conversation with Ashley…
June 26, 2023
Exploring the Power of Plain Language
An insightful interview with patient advocate Trishna Bharadia on plain language summaries. Plain language summaries (PLS) are rapidly gaining recognition…
April 18, 2023
The 2022 Vesalius Innovation Award in Review: Back to the Future of Science
Surgeon Andreas Vesalius, the inspiration behind Karger’s annual innovation award, not only revolutionized anatomy when he published “De humanis corporis…
April 3, 2023
The Fascination of Communicating Science Through Film
Staying true to its goal of making science accessible to the wider public through easy-to-understand formats, Karger Publishers is exploring…
March 27, 2023
What is Important in Science Communication?
Karger Publishers is awarding a prize to students for outstanding science communication during the Science Month (Wissenschaftsmonat, WIMO) of the…
February 22, 2023
The Long Road of Research Integrity
Being trustworthy and accurate are non-negotiable values for a medical publisher. Knowing this from the early beginnings Karger has always…
February 14, 2023
The Importance of Open Data
For many people, the one artifact of the research process they see might be the polished article published in a…