It’s hard to believe that 2011 is already drawing to a close, but it’s been an exciting and busy year at Elsevier. Most of all, it’s been a year marked by innovation and those developments have been evident the length and breadth of the company.

In this issue of Editors’ Update, we touch on some of them and explore what they could mean for you as editors, your journals, and the publishing landscape as a whole.

In Putting UK Research Under the Microscope, we focus on the recent release of the International Comparative Performance of the UK Research Base – 2011 report, a score card on the UK’s competitive performance. The study, which was undertaken by our custom analytics team, contains some surprising – and encouraging – findings.

New Measures Aim to Ease Editor Workloads outlines some of the internal projects Elsevier has been working on to support you in your bid to improve publication times; a number of which promise to streamline workflows too.

Freelancers and bloggers are taking over the role once held by traditional reporters, and in Watching Retraction Watch we discover what this new breed of journalist could mean for transparency and public trust in research.

The fascinating world of technology is discussed in Building a Blueprint for a New Publishing Future. Learn more about Elsevier’s involvement in the global transformation of scholarly communications.

Closer to home, Article of the Future Project Enters New Phase looks at the upcoming rollout on SciVerse ScienceDirect and what it means for you.

And don’t miss your opportunity to meet Richard Primark, Editor-in-Chief of Biological Conservation, in our regular Editor in the Spotlight feature.

We hope 2011 has proved just as packed with innovation for you and we wish you every success in 2012.

We always welcome your views and would be happy to receive your feedback at editorsupdate2@elsevier.com

Linda Willems
Editor-in-Chief
Elsevier

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