Mark Garlinghouse, director of Information Solutions Media and former vice-president of the Information Sciences Institute, introduces the basics of design thinking, the roles of STM (Scientific, Technical and Medical) publishing in scholarly communication, and the increasing internationalization of STM publishing in China. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Some of the world's biggest names in academic publishing called for deeper global ties at the 5th Forum of International Cooperation on Scholarly Publishing on April 25.

The forum, which was held in Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, saw China's publishing industry is ready to continue with its global strategy.

The forum was set to discuss the "International Communications and Management of Scholarly Publishing", as well as the export of China's academics.

About 300 guests from over 70 publishing houses, government departments, and renowned universities attended the event, with some having traveled from overseas.

International communication and management

John Richard Schrock, professor at Emporia State University, Kansas, shared his ideas on recent progress and trends in scientific research. His report sheds light on the impact of digital publishing and some unique problems faced by Chinese authors and publishers.

Andrew Stammer, director of CSIRO Publishing, a science publisher with editorial independence within the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), introduced the present and future of CSIRO and its 44 years of collaboration with China.