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May 2022
May 20, 2022
A Day in the Life of the Head of Digital Landscape
Get to know a typical work day of our Head of Digital Landscape: Adrian Harper. Learn about his “Getting Things…
May 9, 2022
A Book Is a Book Is a Book – or Is It?
Karger Publishers’ first publication appeared in book form, the “Geburtshülfliche Vademecum” (a handbook for obstetricians) from the beginning of the…
May 6, 2022
A Day in the Life of an Executive Assistant/Rights & Permission Manager
What is it like to work in two roles at the same time? Samuel Lei, Executive Assistant of CPM and…
April 2022
April 14, 2022
Come in, Take a Seat, and Browse
Knowledge defeats fear, googling your symptoms doesn’t. Therefore, we decided to break down complicated diagnoses, explain conditions, and illustrate comorbidities…
April 6, 2022
A Day in the Life of an SIV Specialist
What does someone in the Strategy, Innovation & Venture (SIV) Department of our company actually do from day to day,…
April 4, 2022
Support in Every Step of the Research Cycle
How can you write a compelling paper? Or avoid having your paper rejected? Have you covered every step in your…
March 2022
March 28, 2022
Supporting Young Researchers Learning How to Communicate Science
Last Friday, 25 March 2022, the annual Science Month (Wissenschaftsmonat or WIMO) was rounded off with the presentations of the…
March 21, 2022
Open Science: Fighting Faster, Smarter and More Equitably against Covid-19
There have been heated debates about how exactly to deal with the recent Covid-19 pandemic. But one thing most people…
March 10, 2022
Knowledge TransferTransformation
Leveling Out Information Asymmetries Between Research, Practice and Patients
Research findings in the health sciences are at the core of improving health globally. Preparing these scientific findings for use…
March 2, 2022
A Day in the Life of a Human Resource Manager
We asked ourselves: What does Daniela Zimmermann do in her position as an “HR Manager”. We know that she interviews…
February 2022
February 23, 2022
Constantly Evolving to Successfully Navigate a Stormy Sea
Karger Publishers has been going through substantial changes recently. There are several reasons for this transformation, and it is evident…
February 16, 2022
Innovation through Automation: Copy Editing Tools
Karger uses innovative automation tools to make the process of copy editing manuscripts more accurate, efficient, and scalable. A good…
February 11, 2022
Recognizing Women in Science and Medicine
Genetics is a young specialty and was organized when there were already growing numbers of women in science and medicine. It…
February 2, 2022
Connecting Communities and Advancing Scientific Knowledge
If your audience is a community, its perspectives are often shaped by shared knowledge within that community. But what happens…
January 2022
January 26, 2022
Knowledge TransferScientific Feature
On Dental Caries and New Year Resolutions of a Sweet Tooth
With the festive season just behind us, where many of us have indulged in sweets, sugary foods and drinks, it…
January 19, 2022
Knowledge TransferScientific Feature
From Patients for Patients: Best in Class Example of Customer Centricity
Filling educational gaps is what the Fast Facts series does best, particularly in the rare disease space. So how do…
January 13, 2022
Find, Filter, and Extract what Matters
Keith and Kevin Kallmes, brothers and founders of Nested Knowledge, gave us an exclusive interview about winning the VIA Award, their…
January 5, 2022
Transforming to Open Access with Transformative Journals
Working to advance Open Access (OA), an essential element of Open Science, can feel like solving a Rubik’s Cube: the…
December 2021
December 22, 2021
InterviewPublishingScientific Feature
Immunotherapy, Non-Cytotoxic Therapy, and the Importance of Case Reports
We spoke with Maurie Markman, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Karger’s journals Oncology and Case Reports in Oncology, about new treatments and…
December 15, 2021
Scientists as Filmmakers: 5 Experiences
Common purpose of science, publishing, and film is getting the message across to the audience. Swiss Science Film Academy believes that…
December 8, 2021
Partner Portals: A Solution to the Dilemma Early Career Researchers Face
The path to a career as a researcher can be very rewarding, but Early Career Researchers (ECRs) encounter many challenges…
November 2021
November 29, 2021
One for all. An Honorary Doctorate for Gabriella Karger – and the Karger Publishers Team
This November the University of Basel awarded Gabriella Karger, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors at Karger Publishers, an honorary…
November 26, 2021
Publishing with Karger: My Experience
Publishing your research as a first-time author can be a daunting experience. It is therefore very important that publishers support…
November 16, 2021
The Vesalius Innovation Award – What Sparks the (R)evolution?
What do early-stage startups have in common with a Renaissance surgeon? Why do we still consider Andreas Vesalius inspiring and…
November 9, 2021
From the Microscope to the Internet – Digitizing ISCN
ISCN Online is the digital companion to Karger’s Human Cytogenomic Nomenclature (ISCN 2020) book. This convenient and continuously up-to-date resource…
November 5, 2021
Hi, I Am Interested in Submitting…
We receive many inquiries every day from authors trying to find a home for their research. In the editorial office,…
October 2021
October 27, 2021
On Open Access Week: A Newly OA Journal with Vision
Flipping our journal Ophthalmic Research in 2021 has proven to be anything but shortsighted. We kicked off our own Open…
October 26, 2021
Knowledge TransferTransformation
Health Goes Digital
Medical applications, teledermatology, machine learning: There is a vast trend of digitalization in dermatology, and we are at the forefront….
October 18, 2021
Frankfurt Book Fair – We Are Here to Connect
Huge exhibition halls, countless exhibitors and visitors from all countries and cultures, exchange with our partners in medical publishing, and…
October 17, 2021
Knowledge TransferScientific Feature
Managing Patient Expectations: the Example of CAR T-cell Therapy
With recent CAR T-cell therapy approvals in leukemia and lymphoma, there has been a lot of coverage in both traditional…
October 17, 2021
Knowledge TransferTransformation
Knowledge Defeats Fear! How We Contribute to Patient-Centricity
Being informed about one’s health helps against anxieties, enables better communication between healthcare professionals and patients, and creates possibilities for…
October 17, 2021
How to Communicate Science through the Big Picture?
What do science, publishing, and filmmaking have in common? All want to get their message across to their audience. By…
October 17, 2021
InterviewPublishingScientific Feature
Women in Medicine, Taboo Diagnosis, and a Journal’s History
The history and success of Karger Publishing began with the booklet “Geburtshülfliches Vademecum” in 1890, which was the first publication…