Back-to-Back Awards for Burleigh Dodds!

Burleigh Dodds Science (BDS) Publishing were recently crowned winners of the PLS AI Award for the second year in a row at the Independent Publishing Awards in London.

Hosted by The Independent Publishers Guild, the award ceremony is recognised as the UK’s biggest annual celebration of the remarkable achievements of the independent publishing sector in the UK and Ireland.

BDS won the award for the first time at last year’s awards ceremony for the development of AgNetZero – a generative AI-based knowledge platform which utilises the publisher’s internationally-trusted content to provide users with science-based evidence to make an impact on achieving agriculture’s net zero ambitions.

“Since our win last year, we’ve worked alongside our technology partners at Librios to enhance user experience and improve the capabilities of AgNetZero,” says Rob Burleigh, Managing Director at Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing.

“And we can already see the benefits of this continued innovation as our customer base continues to increase and diversify, with governing bodies and agricultural corporations now subscribing to AgNetZero,” he adds.

Notable improvements to the platform include enhanced document categorisation, allowing users to now filter search results by geographical location and climatic regions, as well as the ability to extend their research further by connecting to other trusted resources.

Speaking of their win, members of the judging panel state:

“Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing are showing the benefits of early AI adoption. It’s an excellent example of how AI can be used to make content more usable.”

In addition to their recent back-to-back PLS AI Award wins in 2025 and 2026, BDS were also recipients of the Nick Robinson Newcomer Award at the 2018 Independent Publishing Awards for their innovative commissioning model.

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