Revisiting Mental Health Mondays
A look back, highlighting posts with helpful information on supporting workplace mental wellbeing
DEIA and Doing the Right Thing
Now is a time when we must continue to stand against censorship and to support the scholarly community in both our words and our actions, according to our ethics and beliefs.
Mental Health Mondays: Occupational Burnout Prevention and Recovery
What is burnout, and how can individuals, as well as companies combat this systemic workplace problem?
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., and Sage Forge a New Relationship
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., an independent publisher focused on cutting edge biotechnology research, has been acquired by Sage. In this interview, the company’s namesake shares her future vision of the company under Sage ownership as well as her reflections on over 40 years of STM publishing.
Guest Post — College Mergers and the Implications for Libraries and Vendors
While mergers can save struggling institutions and foster stronger student experiences in the long run, they are complex and their implications for scholarly content and services must be considered thoughtfully.
Mental Health Awareness Mondays — An Introduction to Psychological Safety
Before we are scholarly publishers — or employees, or managers, or colleagues — we are humans. Fostering psychological safety in the workplace respects this basic truth and paves the way for business success.
Guest Post: The Perennial Question of Librarian Credentialing
A new survey looks at the philosophies and practices around librarian credentialing in the United States.
Growth Without Burnout: Managing Polarities Consciously for Sustainable Success in Publishing
A relentless push for growth can lead to burnout among authors, editors, and reviewers, while also placing undue pressure on organizations to maintain high levels of output. How can we better provide the infrastructure and support systems needed to sustain that growth over the long term.
Filling the Gap: SSP Launches a Global Compensation Benchmarking Study for Scholarly Communications Professionals and Organizations
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is launching a new global Compensation and Benefits Benchmarking Study to fill a long-standing gap in the industry
Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Supporting our people at IOP Publishing: A Strategic Imperative in a Changing Publishing Landscape
Dr. Mikka Lene Pers discusses how a company can prioritize the health and happiness of its employees to not only enhance individual wellbeing but also contribute to the overall success and resilience of the organization.
Mental Health Awareness Mondays – SSP Launches the Mental Health Awareness and Action Community of Interest Group
The Society for Scholarly Publishing is launching the Mental Health Awareness and Action Community of Interest (CoIN) Group.
Sustainability: When Being Small Is Big Enough To Create A Legacy
How can smaller publishers support the Sustainable Development Goals?
PLOS’s Next Big Thing
In this post, Alice Meadows shares some thoughts about PLOS’s recently announced R&D project to help overcome the lack of recognition for Open Science contributions, and the lack of affordability for researchers.
Mental Health Awareness Mondays: The Mental Health Effects of Bullies in the Scholarly Publishing Workplace
We often think of bullying as a childhood issue, but people can take that behavior to the workplace. The scourge of workplace bullying, and its harmful effects on mental health, needs to be recognized and addressed.
Embracing Innovation: Insights from Peer Review Leaders on Managing Technological Change
The real challenge in implementing new peer review technologies lies in managing the human and organizational changes required to make these innovations stick. Three experts share their insights into how they are leading their teams through these transformative processes.