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April 2024
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 2024
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 2024
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…
January 2024
January 8, 2024
2023 Year in Review: Karger Highlights
To ring in the New Year, it’s rewarding to look back with gratitude on the positive influence of our publications…
December 2023
December 19, 2023
Exploring the AI Frontier: Insights from the Latest Karger in Conversation Panel
In the rapidly evolving landscape of scholarly publishing, the advent of AI and new technologies has sparked considerable discourse. While…
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 2023
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 23, 2023
Meet the Editor-in-Chief of the Cardiology Journal: Prof. Dr. Dan Atar
Welcome to our “Meet the Editors-in-Chief” interview series, where we interview the editors of our journals about their scientific work…
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…
November 2, 2023
Understanding Sleep Disorders: Call for Papers on Cutting-Edge Neuroepidemiology Research
We interviewed the Publication Manager and Karger’s Liaison for Researcher Engagement and Recognition, Teresa Mathews, PhD to provide an overview…
October 2023
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 2023
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 2023
July 6, 2023
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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 2023
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 2023
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 2023
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 2023
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…
January 2023
January 9, 2023
2022 Year In Review: Karger Highlights
At Karger Publishers, we have wrapped quite a year. Aside from publishing more than 5500 articles in 2022, a lot…
December 2022
December 13, 2022
A Day in the Life of a Manager of Healthcare Publications
Find out what Susanne Meister does in the position as a “Manager Healthcare Publications” and how she structures her workday…
December 1, 2022
Medical Societies Accelerate the Transfer of Knowledge
Medical societies aim to advance knowledge within their area of expertise and play an integral role in transforming medical and…
November 2022
November 28, 2022
Awarding the Steven Karger Prize for the 20th Time
On Friday, November 25 , the 20th Steven Karger Prize was awarded by the Faculty of Psychology of the University…
November 24, 2022
Sparking Researcher Community Involvement: Karger’s New Ambassadors Program
It’s not easy being a researcher – no elaborate studies are needed to prove that! Besides the actual pursuit of…
November 18, 2022
Luckily, the Composer Schumann Knew Nothing About Bionic Gloves
After twenty years, the famous Maestro João Carlos Martins is finally able to play piano again, thanks to modern technology….
October 2022
October 27, 2022
Driving the Change with Subscribe to Open
At Karger, it is no news that we are Open for Open. And we have just added yet another layer…
October 17, 2022
A Day in the Life of an Apprentice
Kimi Weibel is doing his apprenticeship at Karger as a commercial specialist. To learn about different units, he changes departments…
October 11, 2022
Frankfurt Book Fair – The Microcosm of Our Industry
The Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) has been a fixed star in Karger’s calendar for a long time. Indeed, this year…
September 2022
September 21, 2022
Engage with Us and Get Recognized
Writing and publishing a scientific paper is essential for a researcher but can be a lengthy and complex process. It’s…
August 2022
August 29, 2022
Third VIA Edition: Exclusive Interview with Juror Stephanie Dawson
The Vesalius Innovation Award (VIA) is one way we at Karger spark innovation in health sciences. We see it as a…
August 25, 2022
A Day in the Life of the Strategic Competence Specialist Education & Learning
Setting daily goals, working in a startup-like atmosphere, and combining three lively kids and a job: Meet Sonja Mysicka and…
August 2, 2022
A Day in the Life of the Head of Regional Office, Distributor & Agent Management
How is it possible to manage people from 15 different countries with multiple cultural backgrounds, time zones, languages, and working…
July 2022
July 26, 2022
Print vs. Digital, or Why Printed Products Will Live On
The moment TV was invented, everybody thought it would mean the death of radio. That didn’t happen, though; instead consumer…
July 19, 2022
Publishing with Karger: Sora’s Experience
Publishing a research paper as a young author can be a daunting experience. It is therefore very important that scientific…
July 12, 2022
Signing DORA and Overcoming the Tyranny of ‘Prestige’ in Research Assessment
Some feel that potential in research communications is stifled by the tyranny of ‘prestige’ when it’s measured solely by journal…
July 5, 2022
A Day in the Life of a Community Insight Specialist
What does a Community Insight Specialist at Karger do? Nives Vajda told us in an interview about her typical day…
July 1, 2022
The Evolution of Our Publication Production Process
The production of our scientific publications follows a proven process with some overarching workflow milestones: copyediting, author proofing, typesetting and…
June 2022
June 24, 2022
Icons in Cardiology – Remembering Creative Minds and Their Discoveries
We recently had the opportunity to interview Dr. Heinrich Taegtmeyer, Professor of Medicine at McGovern Medical School, UTHealth, Houston. He…
June 16, 2022
Knowledge TransferScientific Feature
A Peanut a Day Keeps the Nephrologist Away?
Regular nut consumption has a positive effect on chronic kidney disease and mortality in the United States, a recent study…
June 10, 2022
The Evolution of Fast Facts – Form Follows Function
Fast Facts is a series of handbooks that has been published for over 25 years covering various medical conditions. For…
June 2, 2022
5 Popular Misconceptions about Karger
There are different ideas about what we, a scientific publisher, actually do. Let us share some of the misconceptions we…
May 2022
May 25, 2022
4 Tips on how to Succeed in Academia
How can young researchers or medical doctors find their place in (medical) history? We talked with Heinrich Taegtmeyer, Professor of…
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
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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
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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: Fabia’s 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 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
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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…