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Discouraged, but not Dissuaded: The 2025 SSP President’s Address

Heather Staines Presidential Address from the SSP 2025 Annual Meeting.

  • By Heather Staines
  • Jun 2, 2025
  • 20 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Greetings from SSP 2025 in Baltimore

Some thoughts midway through the SSP 2025 Annual Meeting.

  • By David Crotty
  • May 30, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Welcoming a New Chef in the Kitchen, Randy Townsend

Today, Randy Townsend officially joins us as a regular contributor in The Scholarly Kitchen.

  • By David Crotty
  • May 13, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Guest Post:  Mentorship Program is a Win-Win for SSP Members

The SSP’s Mentorship Program is valuable for professionals at all career levels and offers learning opportunities — both for the mentor and the mentee.

  • By Martha Keyes, Rachel Ginder
  • May 7, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

The Scholarly Kitchen Hires a Sous Chef

Join us in welcoming Lettie Conrad as the new Deputy Editor at The Scholarly Kitchen.

  • By David Crotty, Lettie Y. Conrad
  • May 2, 2025
  • 13 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Guest Post — Valuing Community in a Time of Uncertainty

We asked the Program Committee Chairs what they’re looking forward to at this year’s SSP Annual Meeting.

  • By Erin Foley, Greg Fagan, Jessie Slater
  • Apr 11, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

SSP’s Generations Fund Approaches the Finish Line

The Generations Fund is nearing the finish line, officially surpassing 90% of its goal, thanks to all of our generous donors.

  • By Society for Scholarly Publishing
  • Mar 28, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

SSP Compensation and Benefits Benchmarking Study Results Available

A sneak peek at the Individual results from the SSP’s Compensation and Benefits Benchmarking Study provides insight into who has participated and reveals some interesting benefits of working in scholarly communications.

  • By Melanie Dolechek
  • Mar 21, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast Episode 21: SSP President Interview with Heather Staines

This episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast welcomes current SSP President Heather Staines to chat about her career trajectory, plans and goals for her presidency, and advice for Early Career Professionals.

  • By Scholarly Kitchen, Meredith Adinolfi, Sara Grimme
  • Feb 28, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

The 2025 Scholarly Kitchen Readership Survey is Now Open

The 2025 Scholarly Kitchen readership survey is now open. We would greatly appreciate your ideas and feedback to help us remain a high-quality resource of industry news and discussion

  • By The Scholarly Kitchen Cabinet
  • Feb 21, 2025
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Upholding Our Legacy of DEIA

Reflections on the current moment from SSP’s Board of Directors.

  • By Randy Townsend, Rebecca McLeod
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Announcing the Rosenblum Award for Scholarly Publishing Impact

Five scholarly publishing associations partner to launch a new award recognizing innovation and impact in scholarly communications.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Feb 12, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

We’re Seeking A Deputy Editor for The Scholarly Kitchen

Come join us in The Scholarly Kitchen! We are seeking a Deputy Editor.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jan 8, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

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

  • By Melanie Dolechek
  • Dec 6, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

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.

  • By Randy Townsend
  • Nov 4, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

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The mission of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is to advance scholarly publishing and communication, and the professional development of its members through education, collaboration, and networking. SSP established The Scholarly Kitchen blog in February 2008 to keep SSP members and interested parties aware of new developments in publishing.

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