Haseeb Irfanullah, Author at The Scholarly Kitchen

Haseeb Irfanullah is a biologist-turned-development facilitator, who often introduces himself as a research enthusiast. Over the last 26 years, Haseeb has worked for different international development organizations, academic institutions, donors, and the Government of Bangladesh in different capacities. Currently, he is an independent consultant on environment, climate change, and research system. He is also involved with the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh as a visiting research fellow of its Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) in Dhaka. Currently, a Council Member of European Association of Science Editors (EASE), associate editor of Learned Publishing, and associate of INASP, Haseeb advocates for sustainability, climate action, and resilience of scholarly publishing ecosystem. Haseeb has a PhD in aquatic ecology from the University of Liverpool, UK.

Articles by Haseeb Irfanullah

Ask the Chefs: What’s Your Favorite AI Hack?

We talk a lot about AI in scholarly communications and publishing, but today, we ask the Chefs: What’s your favorite AI hack?

Ask the Chefs: Who Owns Our Knowledge?

In honor of International OA Week, The Scholarly Kitchen Chefs ponder the theme: Who owns our knowledge?

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?

Debate: Journal Editors Do Not Need To Worry About Preventing Misinformation From Being Spread

A summary of the European Association of Science Editors (EASE) debate session, where Haseeb Irfanullah argued in favor of a motion declaring that journal editors do not need to worry about preventing the spread of misinformation, while Are Brean argued against it.

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).

Is The Climate Change-Academia Relationship Changing Too Fast?

While our understanding of climate change is shaped by academia, the climate crisis also shapes academia’s research and teaching in numerous ways. In this article, I explore the current climate change-academia relationship and touch upon some envisaged changes.

Ask The Chefs — The NIH Steps on the Open Access Accelerator

The NIH has answered the lingering questions about the future of the Nelson Memo. Not only is it still in effect, it’s being accelerated by six months. We asked the Chefs for their thoughts.

Peer Review Has Lost Its Human Face. So, What’s Next?

I think human-dependent peer review has lost its human element, thus its relevance, so what we can do to install a new system by abandoning the present one?

Five Trends In The Publishers-Sustainability Nexus

In this article, I present five specific developments which may give us an idea how the relationship between sustainability and scholarly publishers is changing over time.

Why Should Publishers Conserve Nature?

What role does/could scholarly publishing play in nature conservation?

Ask the Chefs: Making Sense of Changing US Policies

We asked the Chefs to weigh in on the policy chaos emerging from Washington over the last ten days.

Ethics In Scholarly Publishing Is More Than Following Guidelines

Without understanding the dimensions of ethics in scholarly communications, our attempts at improving the system through tools and training may not be effective and sustainable.

Scholarly Publishing: The Elephant (And Other Wildlife) In The Room

Journal-based scholarly communication needs a structural change

Sustainability: When Being Small Is Big Enough To Create A Legacy

How can smaller publishers support the Sustainable Development Goals?

Peer Review Week 2024: Ask the Chefs

Leading into Peer Review Week 2024, we ask the Chefs: What is, or would be, the most valuable innovation in peer review for your community?

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