What’s Hot and Cooking In Scholarly Publishing
Editors commonly fear that data policies will hurt submissions, but data from 12 evolution and ecology journals say otherwise.
Emma Wilson from the Royal Society of Chemistry discusses their Read and Publish strategies for a transition to open access.
The Scholarly Kitchen is hitting the road. Information on our upcoming meeting panels and webinar is provided.
Plan S proposes to take a hammer to how we fund peer review and publication. The focus is currently on APCs, but submission fees are overall cheaper for authors, particularly at highly selective journals, and thus warrant serious consideration.
Chris Smith discusses recent research on academic writing strategies. Is “Write Daily” the only way to succeed?
They’re phishing, hacking, and password-cracking to steal personal and research data from the world’s academic institutions. Andrew Pitts takes a hard look at Sci-Hub as, “Corrupt cybercriminals, not Robin Hood.”
Thus the defining property of traditional publishing is editorial selection. That is what publishing is about.
A Baker’s Dozen TSK posts that address issues central to diversity, the theme of Peer Review Week 2018. We hope these will get your reading, thinking and commenting!
We continue our Peer Review Week celebrations with a roundup of articles about bias, diversity, and inclusion in peer review, by Alice Meadows, including eight lessons we can all learn from them
The Publons Global State of Peer Review Report reveals significant patterns in reviews and reviewing, with implications for global science.
We continue our Peer Review Week celebrations with a guest post by Donald Samulack (Editage) and Jason Roberts (Origin Editorial), who call for a collective approach to developing definitive guidance on transparency in peer review for journals, authors, and reviewers.
To kick off Peer Review Week 2018, Alice Meadows and Karin Wulf — guest editors for this week — share their vision of the environmental requirements for a diverse and inclusive peer review ecosystem.
In advance of Peer Review week, what are your ideas for ensuring diversity in peer review? Come see what the Chefs had to say and add your ideas to the conversation!
Adam Hyde from the Coko Foundation answers some commonly asked questions about open source software and its potential for use in scholarly communications.
Can you prioritize privacy in user research? Simply put – yes.
Will Read and Publish models transform the scholarly journal publishing business? And if they do, will it be good for the academy?