Ask The Chefs: Permanent Change?
So much change has happened in the last few months. What changes do you think will “stick” in scholarly publishing?
Publishers Invest in Preprints
Major scholarly publishers have made substantial investments in preprints in recent years, integrating preprint deposit into manuscript submission workflows.
Guest Post — Books for the 2020s: The Role of Book Content in the STM Researcher Ecosystem
What is the role of book content in the Science, Technical and Medical (STM) researcher ecosystem?
A Tough Upcoming Week Without the SSP Annual Meeting
A year without an annual meeting is tough to take. Here’s hoping for better times ahead.
Utility, Morality, Strategy, and Scholarly Communication
Should the library focus first on serving its local constituency, or on changing the scholarly communication ecosystem? No matter how we answer this question, the implications will be complex.
Guest Post — Author-Friendly Journal Websites
Making journal data on decision times and acceptance rates public would be tremendously helpful for authors in their decision-making process.
Taking a Big Bite Out of the Big Deal
Unsub is the game-changing data analysis service that is helping librarians forecast, explore, and optimize their alternatives to the Big Deal. Librarians breaking away from the Big Deal often credit Unsub as a critical component of their strategy.
What We’re Missing From Being in Person, or, What Will a Born Digital Conference Look Like?
In this era of COVID-19, what is the new normal for conferences in our community. Moving forward, what might a born digital conference entail?
Performance Review via Zoom Conference (Canine Variety)
Employee evaluation is much more difficult from afar, particularly when your employees are dogs.
Talking About – and Maybe Even Selling – Books in a Pandemic
With their audiences in COVID-19 lockdown, publishers are testing out new marketing strategies while some authors are taking matters into their own hands.
Guest Post — Pandemic Reveals Broader Audiences for Science and Carves Out New All-digital Publishing Opportunities
Sabine Louët and Karla Fallon discuss how to realize the opportunities for better communicating research results to a broader audience.
The Scholarly Kitchen Mid-Year (in a very strange year)
In lieu of the SSP Annual Meeeting this month, a mid-year readership report for a very strange year.
Chinese Publishers React to New Policies on Research Evaluation
Thoughts on the new Chinese policy on research evaluation from three Chinese publishers.
A Font for these Uncertain Times
Uncertain times call for distressed typography.
Guest Post – The Megajournal Lifecycle
Christos Petrou looks at megajournal performance and the resulting business implications.