Guest Post: Reflections on Text and Language Perception, and the Ramifications for Publishing Workflows
Donald Samulack offers thoughts on typesetting, design, font choice and how the brain processes information to create meaning.
Dropping the Hammer — Predatory Publishers Get Pounded by Regulators and the Press
Recent coordinated investigatory journalism articles, along with separate regulatory actions, are squeezing predatory publishers. But are the root causes being addressed?
The Core vs. the Crowd — Why Barriers to Entry May Help Restore Trust
A history of the rise of coercive media suggests that raising barriers to entry may be a remedy. Could a business model shift do most of the work for us?
The Scholarly Kitchen’s Greatest Hits — 10 Years of Top Posts
One last look back on our anniversary — what are the most viewed posts for the last decade?
The Supercontinent of Scholarly Publishing?
Instead of the rich and seamless digital library for scholarship that they need, researchers today encounter archipelagos of content bridged by infrastructure that is insufficient and often outdated. Researchers need a supercontinent. Will it be Elsevier, Digital Science, Clarivate, ResearchGate, or someone else? And what does this mean for other publishers?
Can You Identify a Lower Case G?
Can you spot a correctly written looptail g? Some interesting results on how writing may influence reading.
Dolly Parton: Champion of Literacy
You may know Dolly Parton as an amazing musician, but her greatest accomplishment may be the powerful literacy program she leads.
Ask The Chefs: How Do You Stay Informed About Scholarly Communications?
With so much going on around us, staying informed and sifting through information is more critical than it’s ever been. See how the Chefs stay informed about scholarly communication.
Catching the Wave — The Tide Turns Toward the Subscription Model
Silicon Valley’s advertising model has been exploited, and free information’s price is more apparent. Will we be saved by subscription model innovations?
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.
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.
Focusing on Value — 102 Things Journal Publishers Do (2018 Update)
In this update, the focus shifts to the value journal publishers offer, and who benefits.
A View from the Outside — Trends and Challenges Consultants See in Scholarly Publishing
Input from more than a dozen consultants portrays an industry struggling to adapt to a dramatically different and rapidly changing information economy.
Book Review: “The New Analog” by Damon Krukowski
Is “signal” meaningful in the absence of “noise”? Damon Krukowski asks what important things have been lost in our transition from analog to digital media in his book, “The New Analog”.
Book Review — “World Without Mind,” by Franklin Foer
Franklin Foer’s new book is a bracing account of the current information economy, the monopolies and motivations at its heart, and the weakening of democratized knowledge.