Why Do We Allow Poor Science to Guide Policy?
…is supposed to work. In their opinion piece appearing in the July issue of Learned Publishing (“The Access Question“), Alice Meadows, Bob Cambell, and Keith Webster argue that when it…
Scholarly Kitchen Podcast: Scholarly Societies and the Search for Relevance
In this episode, Scholarly Kitchen chef Alice Meadows, head of society relations at John Wiley, talks with podcast host Stewart Wills about the challenges and opportunities for scholarly and professional…
UPDATED — 82 Things Publishers Do (2014 Edition)
…fundamental. Since the publication of the original list, comments on that post, Alice Meadows’ wise and insightful expansion of the list, and a “Stick to Your Ribs” recapitulation of the…
"Research Mechanics", OA, Ethics, and More: Three Chefs Musings on APE 2016
…out a practical pathway. There was a lot of talk about both collaboration and infrastructure at APE this year. Alice Meadows chaired a session on publisher efforts in this area….
Seven Things Every Researcher Should Know About Scholarly Publishing
Image via Gamerscore Blog. Editor’s Note: This is a collaborative post, authored by Alice Meadows and Karin Wulf. Almost all researchers have at least two regular, direct relationships with scholarly…
What I Learned on the Way to the Kitchen
…to have a sense of the broad outline of how the industry works. Three weeks ago Alice Meadows and I co-authored a piece on “Seven Things Every Researcher Should Know…
Peer Review in a World of “Alternative Facts”
This post, which was co-authored by Alice Meadows and Karin Wulf, is the first in a series to celebrate this year’s Peer Review Week, which they have also co-edited The…
Collaboration to Improve Scholarship
The last morning of this year’s Fiesole Library Collection Retreat focused on the important topic of collaboration to improve scholarship. Read more in today’s post from Alice Meadows….
The Scholarly Kitchen’s Readership Survey: Demographic Analysis
Earlier this year, for The Scholarly Kitchen’s 10th Anniversary, my fellow chef Alice Meadows led a survey under the auspices of the Scholarly Kitchen Cabinet (the Society for Scholarly Publishing’s…
Revisiting — On Being Excluded: Testimonies by People of Color in Scholarly Publishing
…Please contact our host, Alice Meadows, for more information on how to connect with us. Testimonies Years ago, during my then press’s annual Thanksgiving celebration, one entirely white department came…
Equity in Scholarly Publishing: An Interview with the Workplace Equity Project
…panelists, alongside Susan King, Wendy Newsham, and Bamini Jayabalasingham. In parallel, Susan had begun to write the survey, collaborating with Alice Meadows, Sara Pinto, and myself. We were taking cues…
Ask the Chefs: How Do You Feel About In-person Conferences — Including SSP?
…I have friends who are vulnerable when exposed. However, today from my desk in my home office, I find myself feeling excited about seeing everyone again. Alice Meadows Like many…
Ask the Chefs: Is Research Integrity Possible without Peer Review?
…measures would help as well. Alice Meadows: Like some of the other respondents to this question — in both this and yesterday’s Ask the Community post — my answer is…
Unnecessary Research Bureaucracy is Killing Academic Productivity, But it IS Fixable
…justifying the course fees) without holding staff accountable through oversight? Working towards a solution As Alice Meadows and I wrote in a previous post after the release of the UK…
Embedding DEIA in Peer Review Processes: An Interview with SSP’s DEIA Outreach Subcommittee about their Upcoming Toolkit
…Co-Chair) Allison Leung (DEIA Committee Co-Chair) Chenyue Jiao Megan McCarty Lillian Wang Selonick With valuable contributions from: Robin Baldwin Todd Baldwin Patty Baskin Chhavi Chauhan Alice Meadows Damita Snow …