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  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Research, Statistics, Tool
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

Aligning Education Research with SDGs in the Journal of Research in Educational Sciences

The Journal of Research in Educational Sciences is an editorial project by ASERS Publishing, established in 2010, which highlights the results and impact of using technology and innovation in education research. This initiative maps the alignment of the Journal with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3, 4, and 5, showcasing the journal’s contribution to research addressing key global challenges. The exercise was a collaborative effort between our researchers and the publishing team.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality Education

  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Research, Statistics
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism – ASERS Publishing and its commitment with SDGs for a sustainable development through the times of climate changes

The Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, a collaborative editorial project of ASERS Publishing, aims to publish scientific articles of high academic quality that contribute to understanding sustainability and assessing broader societal impact through the lens of the SDGs for readers, collaborators, and editors alike. It is designed to share research findings and to stimulate new ideas and valuable insights regarding current best practices and future directions of SDGs 11 and 13.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 11 – Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Research, Statistics
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

Research that innovatively link ideas from various branches of Economics to foster SGD’s – Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Fields

Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Fields, an initiative of ASERS Publishing, aims to challenge economists to address issues relevant to the current global situation and to publish articles that innovatively connect ideas from various branches of Economics. It serves as a forum for the dissemination of a variety of international issues, scientific research, and other matters of interest to academics from diverse fields related to economic sciences, and to promote SDG’s 8 and 9.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 8 – Decent work and Economic GrowthIPA SDG – Goal No 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Education, Trade

Chapitres Responsables Program

The new program has three parts. The first will be a carbon footprint calendar to be created in the form of a digital platform, allowing publishers to measure the carbon emissions of each work published. A life-cycle analysis is next, monitoring “the individual trajectory of two printed works and their digital environment, in an attempt to support decision-making and modes by which environmental performance can be improved. Finally training will be the third and final element.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and productionIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Report, Research
  • SECTOR: Academic

Springer Nature’s SDG programme page

We host multidisciplinary, multimedia SDG related content on our SDG Programme page. This includes 17 SDG ‘hubs’, one for each goal, as well as highlights of SDG related events hosted by Springer Nature, blogposts and campaigns. We also feature the Nature Portfolio multi-journal SDG collection to make it easy for researchers and others to find and use the SDG research and information they need.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals

  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Academic

Citation diversity statement

Nature Reviews Bioengineering was the first journal in the Nature Portfolio to encourage authors to increase citation diversification and include a citation diversity statement to address citation bias in publishing.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 5 – Gender Equality
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Other

PULP Sustainability Newsletter

As part of the Princeton University Press’ commitment to environmental sustainability, the Press launched its first issue of the PULP sustainability newsletter, aimed at educating and informing its staff of environmental issues within the publishing industry, as well as the sustainability initiatives being undertaken by PUP, under the guidance of its Sustainability Working Group. The newsletter is an educational tool to bring more awareness to sustainability to the Press’ employees.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and productionIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Other

Global Equity Grant

In 2020, Princeton University Press (PUP) launched the Global Equity Grants initiative. The grants support self-identified underrepresented authors during the publication process. Nearly 100 grants have been offered since the launch of the program, subsidizing the costs of childcare, permissions and illustration preparation, media coaching, additional marketing, and research and engagement related travel.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 5 – Gender EqualityIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Other

Commitment to use of sustainable materials in published books

Beginning in 2022, Princeton University Press (PUP) has committed to using only book papers rated three stars or higher by the Book Chain Project, as determined by a tool called Forest Risk Assessment, which assigns a grade to each paper brand and type. PUP has also increased its use of paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and continues to prioritize the use of FSC-certified paper whenever possible.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and productionIPA SDG – Goal No 15 – Life on land
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Training
  • SECTOR: Education, Other

Princeton University Publishing Fellowship

In 2020, Princeton University Press announced the PUP Publishing Fellowship, an initiative aimed at addressing a lack of diverse representation across the publishing industry. The Fellowship is also part of the Press-wide “Equity, Inclusion & Belonging” strategic initiative launched in 2018. It is designed for individuals with no prior publishing experience, who are from communities historically underrepresented within US publishing.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 5 – Gender EqualityIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Education, Other

Charitable Giving 2024

Princeton University Press (PUP) gives annually to organizations whose missions and values align with its own. Some of the organizations PUP has donated to financially this calendar year are BookTrust UK, Universal Reading Foundation, Princeton Public Library, HomeFront NJ, Trenton Area Soup Kitchen and the CCNY Publishing Certificate Program. PUP has also donated books to Northwest Prison Education Program, Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County and the TREC College in Prison Program.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education, Other, Trade

Adding Thema subject codes to identify books on any SDG Goal

The global book trade needs to be able to identify books that are about or advance all or specific SDG Goals and it is important that these can be discovered by potential readers.. EDItEUR has now added specific qualifier codes for each of the SDG Goals to the global book subject classification Thema and these can be used by publishers to increase the visibility of titles around the globe, in any language and for any audience.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Research
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education, Trade

Top Tips for Co-creating Research with Practitioners

These Top Action Tips are designed to empower academic authors to jointly generate knowledge with practitioners by involving them throughout the research process to ensure real-world needs and challenges are met.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 9 – Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Tool
  • SECTOR: Academic

Top Tips for Academic Authors

These Top Action Tips are designed to empower academic authors to support and promote sustainable development. The tips provide actionable and easy-to-use ideas and best practices for integrating sustainability into research and publishing processes and outreach to practitioners and policy makers.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Tool
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

Top Tips for Promoting Equity in Research and Publishing

These Top Action Tips are designed to empower stakeholders in the scholarly community to support and promote equity, diversity and inclusion in research and publishing.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Event, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Academic

Writing for non-academic audiences – SDG Fellows Interactive workshop

This practical, hands-on workshop convened by the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative SDG Publishers Compact Fellows, the Open Climate Campaign, and OpenPharma explored how to make research more accessible to non-academic audiences. It included practical advice and a worked example for researchers of how to write for non-expert readers, sharing the practical implications of their work in plain language.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Training
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

SDG Fellows OpenPharma Summit talk on Plain Language Summaries for Supporting the SDGs

The HESI SDG Publishers Compact Fellows were invited to take part in the OpenPharma Summit: A new vision for pharma communications. In this recorded short presentation, we explore how plain language summaries (PLS) of research help practitioners, policymakers and the public find answers to today’s challenges and what publishers, authors and other stakeholders can do to make progress.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Academic

Wiley’s Net Zero Target validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)

The climate target set by Wiley to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040 has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Wiley’s commitment to these science-based targets signifies the company’s dedication to act on the urgent need to address climate change.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate actionIPA SDG – Goal No 15 – Life on land
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