Chefs’ Selections: Best Media Enjoyed in 2025 (Part 1)
In the first of our Chef’s Selections series for 2025, we pause to look back on the best books, music, shows, and other cultural expressions we encountered in 2025.
What Publishing Leaders Say About AI When They’re Not on Panels: A Pulse on All Things AI
[…] of the industry, and at some point, one of us said to the other: we should just call people and ask. The range of what we heard was striking. At one end, a senior executive at a large commercial publisher […]
Reflections on Peer Review and the Humane Future of Publishing
In today’s post Alice Meadows, Jasmine Wallace, and Karin Wulf kick off a week of posts to celebrate Peer Review Week 2023 with their thoughts on peer review and the future of publishing.
The Scholarly Kitchen at Ten: Results of our First Readership Survey
Earlier this year we carried out our first readership survey and today we are happy to share the preliminary results in this post by Alice Meadows, one of the group responsible for the survey.
Ask the Chefs: SSP 2026 Annual Meeting
The Chefs offer their reflections on last week’s SSP Annual Meeting.
Ask The Chefs: What Did You Learn in 2014?
Find out what the Chefs learned in 2014 and share your most important lessons!
Ask The Chefs: "When Do We Stop Printing?"
We ask our authors to gaze into their crystal balls regarding the future of print.
Second Course: Liveblogging the 2012 SSP Closing Session
[…] p.m.: David C. notes that publishers are in an interesting quandary — they’re castigated for making a profit, yet they’re asked to make huge ongoing investments to make information more findable and usable. Publishers need to bring out the message […]
Ask The Chefs: 2023 SSP Annual Meeting
The 2023 SSP Annual Meeting wrapped up last week. We asked the Chefs for their impressions of the event.
Ask the Chefs: Which Organizations Do You Volunteer For And Why?
Earlier this month we asked the community which organizations they volunteer for and why. Today it’s the Chefs‘ turn!
Ask The Chefs: Beyond the APC
It’s Open Access week so this month we asked the chefs: What’s next for OA? What lies beyond the APC as a funding model? Let us know your thoughts!
Ask The Chefs: How Do You Stay Informed About Scholarly Publishing?
[…] books remain as relevant as ever Email – If I really want to know something, I often just email and ask Phone calls and face-to-face meetings – I spend a good portion of most days on the phone or in […]
AI Rollout Is a People Problem: A Pulse on All Things AI, Part 2
Faced with technological shifts not seen since the advent of the internet, Todd Toler and Angela Cochran posit that the biggest challenges for organizations building an AI strategy are human, not technology.
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.
Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2024, Part 2
The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 2 today.