Survey: The Meaningful Work of Publishing
/by KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.
Often in life and work, we focus on the roadblocks in front of us and how to get over or around those and we forget to take the time to celebrate our wins, even small ones.
In a 2011 piece in The Harvard Business Review, the authors highlight the “progress principle” and note that “of all the things that can boost emotions, motivation, and perceptions during a workday, the single most important is making progress in meaningful work.” Noting the progress one has made, however small, is significant to helping workers feel motivated, creative, and productive. In a year and a half when many of us are struggling to adjust to an ever-changing crisis mode, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate the progress we have made as an industry.
While the last 18 months have posed a series of extreme challenges, scholarly publishers have seen great success in many areas:
As the pandemic raged, journals published timely, groundbreaking scientific research
As critical scholarly materials became harder to access during lockdown, publishers opened more content than ever before
When online learning became the norm, publishers developed new types of content to engage readers, researchers, and students
As we look toward the autumn of 2021, we want to hear from the scholarly publishing community about your own successes, big and small, during these unusual times. What were you proud of this year? Please click below to complete our survey and we may feature some of the positive things you or your team have accomplished in an upcoming article.
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