AI and Content — The 2024 Trend that Wasn’t and the Related Opportunity that Exists
As a result of EU law and other factors, rights holders are reserving their AI rights. This material is available for AI training/licensing.
Research Integrity was the Leading Topic of Conversation at the STM Innovation Day
At the start of every December, STM hosts their innovation and integrity days in London. This year, research integrity was the focus of both days, reflecting growing interest and concern in the publishing industry.
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.
Wiley Leans into AI. The Community Should Lean with Them.
An interview with Wiley SVP Josh Jarrett about their work improving publishing processes with AI and licensing content for AI applications.
Leveraging Transformative Agreements for Research Integrity
Publishers need institutions as partners in addressing research integrity issues. Transformative agreements provide an ideal framework for fostering these partnerships.
Revisiting: Libraries and the Contested Terrain of “Neutrality”
Revisiting Rick Anderson’s 2022 post which asks, are libraries “neutral”? That question is way too simplistic to serve as anything other than a political football.
Guest Post — New Directions Seminar: Reverse Roundtables Kept the Post-Lunch Conversations Going!
What are the new directions in scholarly publishing? Check out the unique “reverse roundtable” discussions at SSP’s New Directions seminar!
Woefully Insufficient Publisher Policies on Author AI Use Put Research Integrity at Risk
Do publishers really understand what tools researchers are using and how they are using them? Can we do more to create better policies based on real use cases and not hypothetical conjecture about what AI might do in the future?
What To Do Once the Paper is Retracted: NISO Issues Recommended Practice on the Communication of Retractions, Removals, and Expressions of Concern
New NISO guidance on clear consistent display of retraction information will reduce inadvertent reuse of erroneous research.
Guest Post — The Case For Not Citing Chatbots As Information Sources (Part II)
Citing chatbots as information sources offer little in terms of promoting smart use of generative AI and could also be damaging.
Oxford Administrators Want OA Policy Removed from REF 2029. I Have an Even Better Idea.
Three Oxford administrators want to lower the cost of mandatory open access by shifting the responsibility for enforcement to funding agencies. But that doesn’t lower costs at all; it only shifts them. To truly lower costs, stop trying to make open access mandatory.
Guest Post — DOAJ’s Role in Supporting Trust in Scholarly Journals: Current Challenges and Future Solutions
In this post we reflect on the current threats to trust in scholarly journal publishing, and the implications for organizations like Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) that seek to uphold that trust.
The American Sunlight Project Wants to Make It More Costly for Bad Actors to Spread Disinformation: How Will They Do That?
How will the American Sunlight Project make it more costly for bad actors to spread disinformation — and what does this mean for scholarly publishing?
Guest Post: The STM Integrity Hub — Connecting the Dots in a Dynamic Landscape
An update on progress from the STM Research Integrity Hub.
Guest Post: The Future of Image Integrity in Scientific Research
As high profile cases about image integrity problems in scientific papers become more frequent, the community must consider how to overcome the issues with the manual image review process and the benefits of AI in rapidly detecting, and potentially preventing, these issues.