This month, Integra has been active across the publishing community, from the London Book Fair to SXSW EDU, engaging in conversations around the changes shaping scholarly and educational publishing.
In this issue, we share highlights from these events, a spotlight on research integrity, a preview of our new Upstream podcast, and recent perspectives from the Integra team. As always, Integra continues to support global publishers with editorial, production, and content engineering services across a wide range of publishing workflows.
Events & Industry Engagement
At Our Booth
This month, Integra exhibited at the London Book Fair 2026, meeting with publishers, partners, and industry peers at our booth and joining conversations across scholarly and education publishing.
Panel Spotlight
We also hosted “2026 and Beyond: Human + AI in Scholarly Editorial Workflows,” a panel featuring editorial leaders from Taylor & Francis, PLOS, and Frontiers, moderated by Bart Loevens, with Suresh Kumar N P representing Integra and sharing perspectives on how AI can support editorial work without replacing human expertise.
This month, Integra was at SXSW EDU 2026, where Greg Simmons, VP of Business Development, met with educators, publishers, and EdTech leaders focused on what comes next for learning. Conversations centered on the need for more adaptable content, accessible digital experiences, and practical ways to bring AI into education workflows responsibly.
Life @ Integra
Integra marked International Women’s Day 2026 by recognizing the women across our teams who help shape our culture and progress. Today, women represent 54% of Integra’s workforce, reflecting our continued focus on building diverse and inclusive teams that support our global publishing partners.
The celebrations were led by WInGSMEN, Integra’s allyship initiative within the WInGS program, and brought colleagues together across locations, including remote teams, with pre-events across offices and a main gathering at our Puducherry campus.
Watch the Women at Integra series trailer →
Service Spotlight
As journals face growing pressure to protect quality and trust, research integrity is becoming an increasingly important part of the editorial workflow. Integra helps publishers strengthen manuscript screening through specialist review and technology-enabled checks that identify concerns such as plagiarism, image manipulation, and other integrity risks earlier in the submission process, helping editorial teams detect issues before they progress through peer review or reach publication.
Explore how Integra supports research integrity →
Thought Leadership
This April, we will launch Upstream by Integra, a new podcast hosted by Ashutosh Ghildiyal, VP – Growth & Strategy. The series will feature candid conversations with senior leaders across scholarly and educational publishing. As the industry navigates structural shifts driven by AI, rising research integrity pressures, and evolving editorial models, the podcast will explore how publishing leaders are thinking about what must change, and what must remain constant.
More details, including our first guests, will be announced soon.
In Episode 9 of our comic strip series, Meera discovers that even a seemingly flawless manuscript can carry subtle signals of risk. The story highlights how modern editorial workflows are evolving to detect integrity concerns that traditional peer review may miss.
Insights from Integra
In this guest article for The Scholarly Kitchen, Ashutosh Ghildiyal reflects on the widening conversation around value in scholarly publishing. The piece considers how publishers, researchers, institutions, and funders are increasingly viewing value through different lenses, and why bridging that gap matters for the future of research communication.
In this International Women’s Day special, Kavitha Jayashankar, VP – Human Resources at Integra, reflects on how inclusion has become a defining part of the Integra’s culture, from leadership development programs like WInGS to broader efforts that support growth, mentorship, and allyship across the organization.
As AI expands digital possibilities, educators are also rediscovering the enduring role of print in supporting deeper learning. The piece explores how publishers must now balance print pedagogy, digital systems, and AI-driven tools as they design the next generation of educational content.
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