Dr. Zappettini is a Lecturer in the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Liverpool (where he is also the current Director of the PhD Programme). He previously held the post of Adjunct Professor of English at the Faculty of Education, University of Genoa, Italy and was a Honorary Researcher Associate at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the Book Review Editor at the Journal of Language and Politics edited by John Benjamins Publishing. … Read More
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Peer Review Management – An Interview with Dr. Franco Zappettini

Procuring Environmental and Social Governance Data from Various Public Sources
Reliable environmental and social governance (ESG) scores require a lot of data that need to be parsed, analyzed, and translated into benchmark scores. … Read More

Environmental and Social Governance and Greenwashing
In environmental and social governance (ESG) parlance, greenwashing is the deliberate practice of making a company appear more sustainable (or green) than it really is. … Read More

Closing an Acquisition during the Pandemic
For Straive, courage is not always about choosing to do things differently. Rather it is about continuing to do what was being done and believing in it even in the face of adversity. … Read More

Workflow automation for better journal publication
Workflow automation for better journal publication … Read More

Open Access or Traditional Journals? Key factors to consider while making this decision
Open access is a publishing model that makes research material freely available to readers, unlike the traditional subscription model, where readers gain access to scholarly information by paying a subscription fee. … Read More

Open Access Publishing: Deciding on the right model
Open Access Publishing – Open Access is a worldwide movement that strives to provide free online access to academic content such as publications and data. … Read More

Peer Review Management – An Interview with Dr Mario Malicki
This interview is part of a series of interviews bringing together stakeholder perspectives on what an efficient peer review process looks like … Read More

Leveraging technology to improve the peer review process
Two new forms of peer review have emerged in the last two decades – post-publication peer review, in which manuscripts are evaluated after publication; and registered reports, in which publications are examined prior to submission to the journal … Read More

AI can help address demand for high-quality, unbiased peer-review
The potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to boost productivity and reduce reviewer burden has attracted much interest. AI is increasingly being used to assist in the evaluation of papers as well as to support the peer-review process. … Read More

Why ESG data is more accessible and vital than ever
ESG Solutions – Straive’s integrated data platform is customized to be an end-to-end ESG data engine, collecting data from news, annual reports, sustainability (CSR) reports, non-governmental organization (NGO) reports, and other unstructured sources … Read More

Intelligent Document Processing – Industry-Wide Document Processing Solution
ntelligent document processing, as an Intelligent Automation (IA), has proved to be an integral part of the digital transformation by introducing technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Natural Language Processing (NLP), and/or Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) into the document processing system that accelerates the entire process along with minimizing errors and human intervention. … Read More

Customer Support in Challenging Times
AI-based customer services automation offers many benefits. With self-service tools, customers can avail answers at any time. AI can help by instantly deflecting simple tickets and solving straightforward queries, speeding up the resolution process. … Read More

Driving Better Engagement with Automated & Advanced Customer Support
Through Intelligent Automation – We at Straive, offer seamless customer journey and experience with advanced and blended customer support solutions. … Read More

Plan S: An open-access initiative that is transforming the face of global research
In September 2018, a prominent group of research funders made a bold commitment, requiring scientists they fund to publish their peer-reviewed papers outside of journal paywalls. Following this, a global discussion erupted, with stakeholders debating on who has the right to access publicly financed research? Would it ever be possible to bring change to a multibillion-dollar market, dominated by few players? … Read More