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Insights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic Research

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Insights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic Research

Scholarly Publishing at Scale: Balancing Growth, Trust, and Sustainability

April 16, 2026 • Cactus Communications (CACTUS)

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In this episode of Insights XChange, Nikesh Gosalia is in conversation with David Crotty, Executive Director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. They discuss how scale, consolidation and evolving business models are reshaping scholarly publishing and why long-term sustainability will depend on balancing quality, trust and author needs.

Social media links

Nikesh Gosalia:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikeshgosalia/

https://x.com/NikeshGo

David Crotty:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-crotty-a009175/

Show notes:

Thank you for listening! Here are links to some of the things that David Crotty and Nikesh discussed in the podcast. We would love to hear from you, so feel free to drop a line at insightsxchange@cactusglobal.com.

The Scholarly Kitchen | https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press | https://www.cshlpress.com/
Elsevier | https://www.elsevier.com/en-in
Wiley | https://www.wiley.com/en-in/
Oxford University Press | https://corp.oup.com/
The Brief | https://www.ce-strategy.com/the-brief/
When Is a Feature a Product, and a Product a Business? | https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2015/01/27/when-is-a-feature-a-product-and-a-product-a-business/
STM Integrity Hub | https://stm-assoc.org/what-we-do/strategic-areas/research-integrity/integrity-hub/
What Publishing Leaders Say About AI When They’re Not on Panels: A Pulse on All Things AI | https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/11/what-publishing-leaders-say-about-ai-when-theyre-not-on-panels/
The Nelson Memo | https://cactuslifesciences.com/the-nelson-memo-igniting-a-global-open-data-revolution/

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