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One Author’s Novel Approach to Article Self-Publishing: An Interview with Allyson Mower

An author found that the relevant journals were unwilling to publish an article of historical research that found evidence for a surprising and somewhat controversial proposition about the founding of the University of Utah. So what did she decide to do with her article? Something rather unusual, it turns out.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Jul 18, 2018
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Why Hasn’t the Academy Taken Back Control of Publishing Already?

Perhaps the academy has not taken control of scholarly publishing because it doesn’t want to.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Jul 16, 2018
  • 56 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Celebrating SSP at 40: A Conversation between Emma Brink and Sue Kesner

To celebrate SSP’s 40th anniversary celebrations this week, join Sue Kesner (Copyright Clearance Center and former SSP President) and Emma Brink, an early career professional at Wiley in conversation about what SSP means to them.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • May 30, 2018
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Ask The Presidents: What Surprised You Most About SSP During Your Presidency?

As an SSP president, you get a unique view of the organization. Come hear what surprised past SSP presidents most during their terms!

  • By Ann Michael
  • May 29, 2018
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

Ask The Chefs: What Was The Most Important Development In Scholarly Communications In The Last 40 Years?

The Society for Scholarly Publishing is celebrating its 40th anniversary, so this month we asked the Chefs, What was the most important development in scholarly communications in the last 40 years?

  • By Ann Michael
  • May 18, 2018
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Guest Post: One LGBT Perspective on Bias in Scholarly Publishing

John Linton offers his thoughts on diversity, perspective, and the need for empathy.

  • By John Linton
  • Apr 16, 2018
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

An Open Letter to the AAUP: Faculty Authors and “Full Freedom in Publication”

In 1940, the AAUP published a Statement on Academic Freedom. In 2018, it’s time for it to be updated–and some items clarified.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Mar 5, 2018
  • 48 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post: Finding Your Voice: The Scholarly Kitchen as an Educational Resource

In this guest post, Betsy Donohue (Vice President, Publisher Business Development & Strategy at Digital Science) offers some thoughts on how and why we could make The Scholarly Kitchen more valuable, in particular, for early career scholarly communications professionals.

  • By Betsy Donohue
  • Mar 1, 2018
  • 28 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Ask The Chefs: Why Do You Write For The Scholarly Kitchen?

The Scholarly Kitchen is 10 years old. A lot has changed in 10 years! Hear why the Chefs write for the blog and let us know why you read or comment.

  • By Ann Michael
  • Feb 28, 2018
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

The Scholarly Kitchen — The Last Ten Years, The Next Ten Years

Ten years of blogging — a look at how we got here and where we hope to go.

  • By David Crotty
  • Feb 27, 2018
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Celebrating a Decade — It’s Been 10 Years of the Scholarly Kitchen Today

Over the past decade, the Kitchen has flourished, with more great things to come as we celebrate this important milestone.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Feb 26, 2018
  • 12 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Celebrating SSP at 40: Let’s Paint the Town Red!

We’re getting ready to paint the town red in celebration of SSP’s 40th anniversary this year! Find out more about our plans and how you can get involved.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Feb 20, 2018
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

A Written Language Without an Alphabet

A video explaining the written system for the Inuktitut language, which uses an abugida instead of an alphabet.

  • By David Crotty
  • Feb 16, 2018
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Stage Two Disruption in Scholarly Communications

Popular opinion to the contrary, scholarly publishing has not been disrupted. But only superior management can navigate the many challenges ahead.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Feb 5, 2018
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

The 36 Letters of the English Alphabet

Learn about our alphabet, all the letters from A through Yogh.

  • By David Crotty
  • Feb 2, 2018
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

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