Key insights on research communications, with Rob Johnson

Anthony Haynes writes: It was a treat for this episode to be able to interview Rob Johnson, founder and Managing Director of Research Consulting Ltd. RC is a long-established organisation dedicated to improving the effectiveness and impact of research and scholarly communication.

Rob and his colleagues have worked on a vast range of projects with a variety of stakeholders, including funding agencies, universities, learned societies, and, increasingly, publishers. This wide-ranging interview provides a multitude of insights into all things grey - including the changing landscape (including open access), genres ((including reports and alternatives to them), and the process of co-creation.

In particular, Rob provides guidance on such topics as metadata and infrastructure, sustainability of publications, the marketing and promotion of research comms, and the crucial role in communication behaviours of incentives.

Link

Research Consulting's website is here: https://www.research-consulting.com/

Frontinus's white paper, Research Communication and Grey Literature, is available here: https://writeyourresearch.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/03-nov-20-white-on-grey.pdf.

Further listening

We hope you've found this episode a rewarding listen. If so, you might enjoy the following episodes:

• David Baxter on effective grey literature: the case of reports on gambling
• Innovation in research dissemination: Cora Cole on GreyLit