The October issue of Learned Publishing has now been published online.

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The October issue has now been published with content to suit different publishing interests and specialities. 

For anyone interested in authors and authorship we have articles on the adoption of ORCID within France, on attitudes and abilities to pay APCs, and how authors choose the 'right' journal for their work.

We have several articles covering ethics and predatory journals. These include articles on perceptions about predation and predatory journals and conferences, on who is publishing repeatedly in these journals, on publishing in journals that have been de-listed from Scopus for suspicious behaviour, and on language differences between accredited and other journals. We also have an article which looks at the Chinese WatchList of journals and how it was developed, 

For those interested in editors and editing we have articles considering editorial bias, and whether medical decision tools have a role to help in editorial decision-making.

For those looking at business and purchase strategies we have a fascinating article discussing journal substitution by libraries, and one considering the implications of the Springer Nature IPOs. There is also an article looking at the current status of overlay journals - perhaps the model of the future?

For those interested in web and book design we have an article on how Chinese scholars access and use e-books and what this tells us about developing useful functionality.

Given the current war in Ukraine, you may be interested to read the experiences of an editor of a Russian journal (A parallel Universe) considering the impact of the war on the region, and an article from a Ukrainian researcher on the effects to academia and research.

And finally - but certainly not least - you should read this issue's editorial, 'The past, present and future of publishing: Observations to celebrate ALPSP's 50th year' in which we interviewed several influential publishers for their opinions on the current publishing landscape (including opinions on whether publishing is too resistant to change, and if society journals are now anachronism?), whether we are in a good place (is there too much consolidation?) and where the future lies. Free to read, please take a look and share with your colleagues.

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