position: EnglishChannel > Experts in China> Witness of Digital Transformation of Scientific Publishing Wiley, a global scientific research publisher, has been at the forefront of the transformation of scientific research publishing from print to digital, and Jay Flynn, as their executive vice president and general manager of Research & Learning, has been a front-row spectator and participant in that. In a recent interview with Science and Technology Daily, he shared his experience, his views on open science, and his insights into the Chinese research community. Jay Flynn. (COURTESY PHOTO) A front-row witness Flynn’s career is closely intertwined with the digital transformation of scientific research publishing. Since joining Engineering Information (later merged into Elsevier) in 1997, he has witnessed the migration of scientific research content from CD-ROMs to online platforms. This early digital experiment laid a solid foundation for his career. During his 14 years at Wiley, he transformed his experience into the driving force behind the company’s transition to open access publishing. "The transition to open access is not just a change in business model but a paradigm shift," Flynn said. Through collaborations with over 900 academic societies worldwide, Wiley publishes more than 1,900 academic journals and last year […]