Chatting at the Kitchen Table about India’s ONOS Deal
India’s recently announced One Nation, One Subscription plan is in some ways an audacious step into the future and, in other ways, an embrace of the past. What are its implications?
It’s a New World? Revisiting What Universities — and Researchers, Libraries, and Publishers — Owe Democracy
In light of recent events, we revisit Karin Wulf’s 2022 post which declared that universities need democracy, and vice versa, and discussed an important book which shows the 20th century history of that relationship in the United States, and offers a prescription for what we do as both are imperiled.
The Top Ten Challenges, Needs, and Goals of Publishers – and How AI Can Help in Digital Transformation and the Open Science Movement
As artificial intelligence begins to play an ever-bigger role in the scholarly publishing landscape, how might it help solve some of the biggest challenges facing publishers?
Guest Post — How Generative AI Could Transform Scholarly Publishing: Themes and Reflections from Interviews with Industry Leaders
A new study from Ithaka S+R explores: How will generative AI transform scholarly communication and where will change be most rapid and revolutionary?
The 2025 Annual SSP Meeting: What We’re Looking Forward To and Why to Submit Before it’s Too Late!
As the deadline for submitting proposals for the 2025 SSP Annual Meeting rapidly approaches, the Annual Meeting Program Committee Co-Chairs ask members of our community what they’re excited about and why you should submit your proposal before it’s too late.
Scholarly Publishing: The Elephant (And Other Wildlife) In The Room
Journal-based scholarly communication needs a structural change
Guest Post: Exploring the “Hopes and Fears” About Generative Artificial Intelligence in Web Scale Discovery
A new survey seeks to better understand the risks and benefits of GenAI in the discovery ecosystem.
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.
Guest Post — From Bottleneck to Breakthrough: AI’s Role in the Future of Peer Review
Peer review needs reform. AI systems can act as assistants, providing valuable feedback for both reviewers and editors.
Peer Review Week 2024: Ask the Chefs
Leading into Peer Review Week 2024, we ask the Chefs: What is, or would be, the most valuable innovation in peer review for your community?
A Musical Tour of the History of Scholarly Communications
Congratulations to Heather Staines and her cast for converting ALPSP delegates to the grand tradition of the conference skit.
Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Hylke Koers of STM Solutions
In today’s Kitchen Essentials post, Alice Meadows interviews Hylke Koers, Chief Information Officer for STM Solutions about his organization and his career in scholarly infrastructure
Forget about AI, Here Comes PowerPoint
Did you know that PowerPoint is the only computing application you need to do, well, anything?
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?