Ask the Chefs: How Are You Responding to the OMB Proposed Rule Changes for US Research Funding?
Today, we ask the Chefs how they (or their organizations) are responding to the proposed changes to how US federal research grant funds can be used.
The Emotional Rollercoaster of Scholarly Publishing
Today, we take an emotional journey through scholarly publishing and aim to understand how emotions impact authors’, reviewers’, and editors’ experiences in the scholarly communications lifecycle.
Social Media in Scholarly Communications — SSP Pulse Check Report
SSP’s latest Pulse Check survey offers a community-wide snapshot of social media in scholarly publishing as it stands today.
Guest Post — Beyond the Prestige: Why Scientific Impact is More Than a Numbers Game
Today’s guest post introduces the YCR-index as an alternative to measuring value with raw citation counts.
Guest Post — Now is the Time for AI in Peer Review, and Publishing Policies Need to Recognize This
Today’s post asks us to acknowledge the role of AI in peer review and ensure practical guidance and policies that help scholars respond with consistency and confidence.
Before the Guardrails: Why AI Governance in Research Must Start with Purpose
The future of scholarly communication will not be determined by how powerful AI becomes, but by whether the research community remains clear about the purpose those capabilities are meant to serve and whether it can govern them together.
Guest Post — Milestones that Matter: Celebrating a Wartime SSP Presidential Term
Today, we reprise the talk by outgoing SSP President Rebecca McLeod at last month’s SSP Annual Meeting.
Making AI Use of Scholarly Content Traceable, Measurable, and Trustworthy: A Meeting Report from Cambridge Scholarly AI Workshop
A Cambridge workshop proposes new standard work to support provenance, attribution and metrics in scholarly communications AI tools.
Frenemies: A Tale of Scholarly Publishing Marketing
Today’s post reflects on how scholarly publishing professionals balance camaraderie with market competition, and how 3 “frenemies” navigate complex industry dynamics.
Guest Post — Legitimate but Not Loved: What Academic Librarians Think About AI
While it’s true that AI may be viewed as “legitimate,” it’s far from universally loved. Understanding that distinction tells us something important about how the technology may ultimately be adopted — and governed — within academia.
A Platform Comes Apart: Part 1
Today’s post explores what happens to the scholarly content platform when AI agents become the users.
Ask the Fellows: SSP’s 2026 Annual Meeting
Today, we offer reflections on the SSP Annual Meeting from our 2026 Fellowship cohort.
Attribution, Provenance, Reference, Citation, and AI for Research Applications – Understanding the Differences
Building robust citation and attribution into generative AI systems are foundational to usage, credit and trust. We need to expect more from AI.
Academic Freedom for the Win; Open Access Mandate in Germany Declared Unconstitutional
A German court ruled against a mandatory article deposit requirement under Germany’s “secondary publication right” (SPR). Whatever the intentions, SPR is mainly going to contribute to the degradation of the record of science.
Guest Post — The US Government’s New Guidance for Federal Grants and The Case for Scholarly Societies
Today’s guest post is an urgent call for the SSP community to push back on the US government (OMB), which is poised to overhaul the concept of federal research grants.