The Department of Language Science and Technology (LST) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) hosted the Springer Nature Series Editors’ Forum, themed “Curating Asia’s Scholarship”, on 9 November 2026 at PolyU's Hung Hom Bay Campus. The forum brought together academics, book series editors and publishing professionals to exchange insights into emerging trends and challenges in humanities and social sciences (HSS) publishing.
The forum featured presentations by Ms Myriam Poort, Vice President of Humanities Book Publishing at Springer Nature, who offered insights into academic publishing, and Prof. Defeng Li of the University of Macau, who shared perspectives on the future of HSS scholarship.
Distinguished book series editors from universities across Hong Kong and Macau also shared their experiences and insights on building scholarly communities, the impact of artificial intelligence, open access publishing and digital humanities. Among them, Prof. Kanglong Liu, Associate Professor of LST, discussed the opportunities, risks and editorial responsibilities associated with AI in scholarly workflows.
The forum provided a valuable platform for strengthening academic networks and exchanging editorial expertise to foster successful book series that connect strong ideas, scholarly communities, and international readers. Building upon a collaboration established in May 2025—which introduced two book series on AI in the humanities edited by Prof. Dechao Li and Prof. Kanglong Liu—the event highlighted the ongoing commitment of PolyU and Springer Nature to advancing interdisciplinary research and scholarly publishing.
