Alice Meadows, Author at The Scholarly Kitchen

I am a Co-Founder of the MoreBrains Cooperative, a scholarly communications consultancy with a focus on open research and research infrastructure. I have many years experience of both scholarly publishing (including at Blackwell Publishing and Wiley) and research infrastructure (at ORCID and, most recently, NISO, where I was Director of Community Engagement). I’m actively involved in the information community, and served as SSP President in 2021-22. I was honored to receive the SSP Distinguished Service Award in 2018, the ALPSP Award for Contribution to Scholarly Publishing in 2016, and the ISMTE Recognition Award in 2013. I’m passionate about improving trust in scholarly communications, and about addressing inequities in our community (and beyond!).

Note: The opinions expressed here are my own

Articles by Alice Meadows

Chefs’ Selections: Best Media Enjoyed in 2025 (Part 1)

In the first of our Chef’s Selections series for 2025, we pause to look back on the best books, music, shows, and other cultural expressions we encountered in 2025.

Is Digital-first Publishing Finally a Reality? An Interview with Liz Ferguson of Wiley

We’re finally seeing a move to truly digital-first publishing systems and in today’s post Alice Meadows interviews Liz Ferguson of Wiley about this transition, including their own Research Exchange platform.

Ask the Chefs: What’s a Bold Experiment with AI in Peer Review You’d Like to See Tested?

To kick off Peer Review Week, we asked the Chefs, What’s a bold experiment with AI in peer review you’d like to see tested?

Revisited: On Being a Leader Who Happens to Be a Woman of Color

During the first Trump administration, Alice Meadows interviewed three women of color who are leaders in their fields about their experiences. In this post, they revisit the topic in the light of their new positions and today’s political environment.

Better Together: ORCID and Other Researcher Identifiers

This post is based on a recently-published white paper by Alice Meadows and Josh Brown of MoreBrains Cooperative, in which they discuss why ORCID iDs work best in combination with other researcher identifiers — it’s ORCID and, not ORCID or…

Editing in the Age of Misinformation: A Report on the 2025 EASE Conference

In today’s post, three Scholarly Kitchen Chefs — Haseeb Irfanullah, Phill Jones, and Alice Meadows — report on the recent European Association of Science Editors (EASE) Conference (Oslo, May 14-16).

Ask The Chefs: What Did You Take Away from SSP’s 2025 Annual Meeting?

The Scholarly Kitchen Chefs reflect on what they took away from the conversations and vibes at the 2025 SSP Annual Meeting.

Building a Shared Culture: A Post-acquisition Interview with Krishna K. Chinnaiah and Alice Ellingham of Molecular Connections

Today, Alice Meadows talks to Krishna K. Chinnaiah and Alice Ellingham of Molecular Connections about their experience of (respectively) acquiring and being acquired

Trump v. Research: How We Could Turn the Threats into Opportunities

Alice Meadows and guest chef Suze Kundu look at how, by acting collectively across all stakeholder groups, we could turn the Trump administration’s threats against research into opportunities

No One Size Fits All: The Case for Taking a National Approach to PID Adoption

Today, Alice Meadows shares some learnings from MoreBrains Cooperative’s recent cost-benefit analysis of persistent identifiers, conducted on behalf of the Czech National Library of Technology (NTK).

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Pre-Award Funding Processes: Actions, Not Words

In today’s post, Alice Meadows shares an update on a project to improve DEI in pre-award funding applications.

Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship

In response to US government efforts to censor research and researchers, a small group of scholarly communications professionals have launched a Declaration to defend research. Learn more in today’s post by Alice Meadows, one of the members of this group.

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Alice Meadows

Articles by Alice Meadows

Is Digital-first Publishing Finally a Reality? An Interview with Liz Ferguson of Wiley

Ask the Chefs: What’s a Bold Experiment with AI in Peer Review You’d Like to See Tested?

Revisited: On Being a Leader Who Happens to Be a Woman of Color

Better Together: ORCID and Other Researcher Identifiers

Editing in the Age of Misinformation: A Report on the 2025 EASE Conference

Ask The Chefs: What Did You Take Away from SSP’s 2025 Annual Meeting?

Building a Shared Culture: A Post-acquisition Interview with Krishna K. Chinnaiah and Alice Ellingham of Molecular Connections

No One Size Fits All: The Case for Taking a National Approach to PID Adoption

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Pre-Award Funding Processes: Actions, Not Words

Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship

DEIA and Doing the Right Thing

Ask the Chefs: Making Sense of Changing US Policies

Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Stephanie Dawson, ScienceOpen

New “Pulse Check” Program to Capture Timely Insights from the Scholarly Communications Community

Applications for our Fellowship program close December 5!