Alice Meadows, Author at The Scholarly Kitchen

I am a scholarly communications consultant with many years experience of both academic publishing (including at Blackwell Publishing and Wiley) and research infrastructure (at ORCID and NISO). As well as consulting independently I also act as a consultant-at-large for Open Research Ecosystem (ORE) Consulting.
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

Stronger Together: BioOne and Johns Hopkins University Press Join Forces

Today BioOne and Johns Hopkins University Press announced that they’re joining forces. Learn more in this interview with Lauren Kane, Barbara Kline Pope, and Wendy Queen

Keeping Knowledge Connected – at PIDfest 2026!

PIDfest is back and you’re invited! Find out more in today’s post by Alice Meadows about PIDfest 2026 (October 27-29, Leiden, The Netherlands).

Back to the (Article of the) Future: An interview with Sami Benchekroun and Rod Cookson

In this interview with Alice Meadows, Sami Benchekroun (Morressier/Molecular Connections) and Rod Cookson (The Royal Society) share their thoughts about how and why scholarly publishing needs to move away from being article-based.

Creating a Culture of Diversity and Inclusion Revisited: An Interview with Vicky Williams of Emerald Publishing

In this follow-up to a 2018 interview, Alice Meadows revisits the topic of DEIA with Emerald Publishing’s CEO, Vicky Williams to find out what progress has been made and where improvements are still needed — both at Emerald and within scholarly communications

2025 Readership Survey

The Scholarly Kitchen’s 2025 Readership Survey reflects feedback from our community that will shape the future direction of our blog.

Open Access Policies – The Devil’s in the Details

In today’s post Alice Meadows shares some of the feedback gathered by MoreBrains and UKRI about the technical requirements of its OA policy, including thoughts from three speakers at a UKRI webinar on the topic.

Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Tanja Niemann of Érudit / Une Entrevue avec Tanja Niemann d’Érudit

For today’s Kitchen Essentials post, Alice Meadows interviews Tanja Niemann, Executive Director of Érudit, a Quebec-based non-profit open access publishing platform.

Celebrating Public-Good Curators: An Interview with Tracey Brown and Camille Gamboa

Who are public-good curators and how can they help improve public trust in science? Learn more in this interview with Tracey Brown (Sense about Science) and Camille Gamboa (Sage) about their recently co-published booklet on the topic.

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.

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