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Robert Harington

Ask The Chefs: OSTP Policy Part I

Everyone has an opinion about the OSTP Policy memo! Come over and hear what the Chefs have to say and share your opinions with us. Part 1 of a 2 part post.

  • By Ann Michael, Tim Vines, Robert Harington, David Crotty, Tao Tao, Alison Mudditt
  • Aug 30, 2022
  • 15 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

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.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Aug 4, 2022
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Fraud and Peer Review: An Interview with Melinda Baldwin

Robert Harington and Melinda Baldwin discuss whether peer review has a role to play in uncovering scientific fraud.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Mar 24, 2022
  • 15 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Ask the Chefs: How Do You Feel About In-person Conferences — Including SSP?

Today we ask the Scholarly Kitchen Chefs how they’re feeling about in-person conferences in general, and the 2022 SSP Annual Meeting in particular.

  • By Alice Meadows, Tim Vines, Roger C. Schonfeld, Robert Harington, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Lettie Y. Conrad, Alison Mudditt, Judy Luther
  • Mar 23, 2022
  • 15 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

Accelerating Open Research: A Multi-stakeholder Discussion

Robert Harington reports on the recent SSP Publisher-Funder Task Force closed forum of funders, publishers, librarians and academics, who met to discuss how collaboration among stakeholder groups may accelerate a transition to open research.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Mar 7, 2022
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

The Future of Scholarly Societies: Interviews with Society Leaders (Part 2)

In this second of two posts, Robert Harington talks with several forward-thinking Society Executive Directors/CEOs, representing a range of fields, on the future of scholarly society operations and strategy.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 22, 2022
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

The Future of Scholarly Societies: Interviews with Society Leaders (Part 1)

In this first of two posts, Robert Harington talks with several forward-thinking Society Executive Directors/CEOs, representing a range of fields, on the future of scholarly society operations and strategy.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 21, 2022
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Ask The Chefs: How Does Identity Influence Peer Review?

In anticipation of #PeerReviewWeek21 we asked the Chefs about the role of identity in peer review. See what they said and share your views!

  • By Ann Michael, Charlie Rapple, Tim Vines, Haseeb Irfanullah, Alice Meadows, Jasmine Wallace, Robert Harington, Judy Luther
  • Sep 16, 2021
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

Subscribe to Open (S2O): An Interview Post in Two Parts (Part 2)

Robert Harington interviews a number of experts with a few burning questions on the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model in a two part post, part two appearing here.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jul 29, 2021
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Subscribe to Open (S2O): An Interview Post in Two Parts (Part 1)

Robert Harington interviews a number of experts with a few burning questions on the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model in a two part post, part one appearing here:

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jul 28, 2021
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

Open Access, Conspiracy Theories and the Democratization of Knowledge

Robert Harington asks if we need more than Open Access (OA) to truly democratize science? 

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • 14 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Plan S Rights Retention Strategy, Copyright and the Academic Community – Part Two

Robert Harington talks to a range of expert stakeholders with differing views about the Plan S Rights Retention Strategy and Creative Commons Licensing. Part 2. of 2 interview posts.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 19, 2021
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 11 mins

Plan S Rights Retention Strategy, Copyright and the Academic Community – Part One

Robert Harington talks to a range of expert stakeholders with differing views about the Plan S Rights Retention Strategy and Creative Commons Licensing. Part 1 of 2 interview posts.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 18, 2021
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

Transformative Agreements, Funders and the Publishing Ecosystem: a Lack of Focus on Equity

Robert Harington argues that funders, be they national, or private, should consider directly funding their field through funding societies and institutions, with a focus on equitable distribution of funds across scholarly communities.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Dec 16, 2020
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

The Global Pandemic and Scholarly Societies

Robert Harington asks how scholarly societies are coping as the global coronavirus pandemic continues to cast a shadow, certainly well into 2021 and very likely into 2022 and beyond?

  • By Robert Harington
  • Oct 6, 2020
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

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