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Guest Post – Reducing the Burden of Diversity Tax: Recommendations for Affected Individuals

This second post in the “Reducing the Burden of Diversity tax” series makes recommendations for affected marginalized folks to minimize the negative impact of diversity tax.

Guest Post – Reducing the Burden of Diversity Tax: The Tax No One Talks About

In the first of a four-post series, we explore a side of DEIA efforts not often talked about: the phenomenon of diversity tax and its impact on marginalized individuals.

The Latest in Spider Necrobiotics

The latest in soft robotics research finds materials from an unexpected source.

Scientific Journeys: A Physicist Explores the Culture, History and Personalities of Science – A Book Review

Robert Harington reviews Fred Dylla’s book, Scientific Journeys: A Physicist Explores the Culture, History and Personalities of Science, a collection of prose pieces that portray the author’s approach to a world of science and the science of the world.

Guest Post — Why Transformative Agreements Should Offer Unlimited Open Access Publishing

Julian Wilson from IOPP explains the benefits offered by unlimited transformative agreements.

Tribalism, Fraud, and the Loss of Perspective in Alzheimer’s Disease Research

A recent data falsification scandal in Alzheimer’s research raises new questions about perverse incentives in the culture and practice of science.

An Action Plan for Accessible Images: Practical Solutions for Publishers, Platforms, and Providers

Accessible images deliver an inclusive reading experience and unlock the numerous benefits of data-rich accessible images. This post summarizes a 2022 SSP panel offering practical solutions for ensuring scholarly image collections and in-line graphics are fully accessible to all readers.

A Time Travel Guide to Ancient Rome

The Scholarly Kitchen has, over the years, offered significant resources for the potential time traveler. Here, a guide to visiting Ancient Rome.

SDG Publishers Compact: Where Do We Stand Now?

Haseeb Irfanullah reviews progress that publishers have made towards supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

#ProTip for Authors: There’s More to Writing Your Manuscript Than Just the Text

Authors need to understand more about producing web documents, particularly accessibility, if they want to forgo traditional publishing.

The End of Journal Impact Factor Purgatory (and Numbers to the Thousandths)

Clarivate Analytics announced today that all journals in the Web of Science Core Collection will get Impact Factors raising questions about the Emerging Sources Citation Index. Further, Clarivate will only report Impact Factors to the first decimal devaluing journal rank in subject categories.

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Guest Post – Reducing the Burden of Diversity Tax: Recommendations for Affected Individuals

Guest Post – Reducing the Burden of Diversity Tax: The Tax No One Talks About

The Latest in Spider Necrobiotics

Scientific Journeys: A Physicist Explores the Culture, History and Personalities of Science – A Book Review

Guest Post — Why Transformative Agreements Should Offer Unlimited Open Access Publishing

An Action Plan for Accessible Images: Practical Solutions for Publishers, Platforms, and Providers

A Time Travel Guide to Ancient Rome

#ProTip for Authors: There’s More to Writing Your Manuscript Than Just the Text

The End of Journal Impact Factor Purgatory (and Numbers to the Thousandths)

Guest Post — UK Law and Artificial Intelligence: UK IPO Issues Problematic Report

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Revisiting — Building Pipes and Fixing Leaks: Demystifying and Decoding Scholarly Information Discovery & Interchange

SSP Announces Release of Individual Results for the Insights Benchmarking Compensation & Benefits Study

SSP Virtual 5K Run, Walk, and Roll Returns for Fourth-Year