Economic Outlook for Scholarly Communications in 2026 — SSP Pulse Check Report
SSP’s second Pulse Check survey results paint a picture of an industry in defensive mode — cautious, structurally stressed, but not in freefall.
Guest Post — There’s an Elephant in the Room, but Not in Your Usage Reports
Today’s guest bloggers spotlight a gap in traditional usage reporting, third-party AI usage, and recommend steps needed to recover missing usage data.
Guest Post — Why Science Communication Must be the Next Competitive Edge for Scholarly Publishers
Today’s guest bloggers assert that the future of the scholarly publishing depends on mastering science communication with the same rigor that global consumer brands apply to marketing.
Politics and Scholarly Societies: 1200 Partnerships with External Organizations Terminated at the University of Kentucky
Robert Harington attempts to shine a light on some of the political problems scholarly societies and academic institutions face in the current political climate.
Guest Post — What is The ‘Right’ Way to Make Tea? Why International Marketing Needs a Local Touch
Today’s guest bloggers advocate for marketing strategy using localization, which brings cultural fluency, awareness, and authenticity to our communication with partners around the world.
Guest Post: Academic Publishing Is Not Fit for the Future – If We Don’t Act Now, The Vital Role Research Plays in Society Is at Risk
Academic publishing ia reaching a breaking point. Unless we redesign it, we risk stalling the very progress we seek – with consequences impacting research, education and public trust in academia.
Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Balancing Work and Caregiving: Flexibility That Works for Everyone
Today, nearly one in four adults serves as a caregiver. Because of this, work-life flexibility isn’t just a nicety it’s a game-changer, for individuals and organizations alike.
In Defense of Pluralism and Diversity: A Modest Manifesto for the Future of Scholarly Communication (Part 2 of 2)
Since every possible method and model of scholarly communication is imperfect, a healthy scholarly ecosystem must be pluralistic, providing space for experimentation and for a diversity of methods, models, and philosophies to coexist.
The Global Transition Has Already Happened – It’s Just Not the One You Expected (Part 1 of 2)
The global scholarly publishing ecosystem has already transitioned — not to open access, but to a diverse hybrid system. So much the better.
Insights from the SSP Organizational Compensation and Benefits Study
Building on SSP’s spring results of the individual compensation and benefits study, Melanie Dolechek shares insights from the organizational survey — a slide of the survey data that provides useful benchmarks on policies and practices across publishing organizations.
Guest Post – The First Year of an Open Access Initiative in Review
Today’s guest blogger explains how Drexel University sees transformative agreements as one of the best ways to support researchers and the public dissemination of knowledge, while also benefiting the university through cost-saving measures.
Ask the Chefs: Who Owns Our Knowledge?
In honor of International OA Week, The Scholarly Kitchen Chefs ponder the theme: Who owns our knowledge?
Five Tips for Hosting a Sustainable Event
Event planners are faced with the delicate balance between constructing spaces for deeper connection with the impact we’re having on our planet. Here’s what I’ve learned about planning events that prioritize sustainability.
Guest Post — The Economics of AI in Academic Research
In the fast-moving world of AI research tools, there are many community-focused concerns that vendors should have strong opinions on and plans for, from privacy and security to sustainability and copyright. But the most misunderstood issue, in my view, is the one at the heart of it all — how AI will reshape the economics of academic research.
Subscribe-to-Open Is Doomed. Here’s Why.
A scholarly communication ecosystem that relies on voluntary support rather than charging for access to content becomes radically less capable of keeping money in the system.