Kent Anderson

I am the CEO/Publisher of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Inc. Prior to this, I was an executive at the New England Journal of Medicine. I also was Director of Medical Journals at the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Kent Anderson has written 1034 posts for The Scholarly Kitchen

Talking Sense — The Myth of “Job Creators,” and Why Taxing the Rich Helps Everyone, Including the Rich

The limits of tax breaks for the rich and the myth of “job creators” are examined in this excellent TED Talk. Continue reading »

Are We In a Rut? Explaining the Increasing Homogenization of Scholarly and Scientific Publishing

The Internet promised a revolution, but we may have only deepened our rut as a number of factors have combined to constrain innovation and change our customer focus. Continue reading »

Announcing the Scholarly Kitchen Podcast

The Scholarly Kitchen proudly announces its podcast. Happy listening! Continue reading »

Turbulence at PLoS — Two Key Executives Leave in Apparent Haste, Chairman of eLife Named New CEO

More on the shake-up at PLoS — how rare these types of departures are, why a board might make such a move, and how unsatisfactory every scenario but the most obvious becomes once you begin to run scenarios. Continue reading »

Redundant and Expensive – How F1000 Research’s Model Reveals the Root Problems of PubMed Central

More internal PubMed Central emails show quite clearly that PMC is wasting taxpayers’ money solving problems publishers have already solved. Continue reading »

Book Review: “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business”

A few months ago, I assigned a book to my senior managers — Charles Duhigg’s “The Power of Habit.” They smiled wanly as they accepted the books, prepared to slog through a business book with little bearing on their real lives. We were all pleasantly surprised — the book turned out to be more interesting … Continue reading »

It’s Not 1995 Again — Why the Threats from the New Big Players May Be Much More Significant This Time

Eighteen years ago, Mosaic ushered in the potential for a sea-change in publishing based on technological prowess and scale. Today, the “open” label covers a set of disparate incentives under a single blanket, one that funders, government, and technology companies are all under, each for its own reason. Continue reading »

Don’t Miss Another Hour with the Chefs, and Other Highlights — The SSP Annual Meeting in San Francisco

The Chefs are headed to San Francisco for another lively session closing out the SSP Annual Meeting. A range of topics and opinions will serve as dessert for a terrific meeting. Continue reading »

Leo and Moshimo in Love? A Mother Describes The Matrix

When a mother watches a famous mind-bending sci-fi movie and then has to retell it, the results are lovable and hilarious. Continue reading »

Daniel Day-Lewis in Spielberg’s New Biopic, Obama

When a versatile actor who really “becomes” his characters tackles a new biopic, he really transforms himself. Continue reading »

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