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Ask The Chefs: cOAlition S’s “Towards Responsible Publishing”

We asked the Chefs to weigh in with their thoughts on the new “Towards Responsible Publishing” manifesto from cOAlition S.

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Rick Anderson, Haseeb Irfanullah, Roy Kaufman, Angela Cochran
  • Nov 16, 2023
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Ask The Chefs: Picking A Superpower!

With the world in chaos around us, this month we’ve asked the Chefs about superpowers! What would YOU select if you could pick any superpower? Let us know.

  • By Ann Michael
  • Mar 26, 2020
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Ask The Chefs: Annual Meeting Sessions

Are you looking forward to this year’s SSP Annual Conference? We are! This month we asked the Chefs which sessions they were planning to attend and why.

  • By Ann Michael
  • May 24, 2019
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 11 mins

Ask the Community (and Chefs): How Can We Achieve Equitable Participation in Open Research?

As we think about open research and equity, we introduce a new type of post: “ Ask the Community”, where we invite others to answer the same question put to the Chefs, with a deliberate focus on some of the […]

  • By Siân Harris
  • Oct 24, 2018
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Point/Counterpoint on the Framing of DEIA Efforts: Should We Separate the Personal from the Professional?

[…] color or ethnicity. Sixth, if we want to improve the diverse representation of authors in our journals, we need to ask ourselves: are we working on core problems which may be causing low quality, weak research outputs in the first […]

  • By Haseeb Irfanullah, Lettie Y. Conrad, Dianndra Roberts
  • Jul 29, 2024
  • 12 Comments
  • Time To Read: 14 mins

Whither (or Whether) the Monograph? Karin Wulf and Rick Anderson Discuss Some Recent Research

Karin Wulf and Rick Anderson discuss some implications of a recent research report on the future of the scholarly monograph.

  • By Rick Anderson, Karin Wulf
  • Oct 17, 2019
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Tackling Diversity in Scholarly Communications – Part 2

Researchers from Africa, Asia and Latin America answer the question, “How do we increase diversity in scholarly communications?”

  • By Siân Harris
  • Dec 12, 2017
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

We’re not Drop-outs, We’re Quitters. There’s a Difference!

It was a little while back now that a controversial blogger attacked one or more of the authors of the Scholarly Kitchen for being former academics, questioning whether such people should be working in publishing. In today’s post, Phill Jones […]

  • By Phill Jones
  • Mar 9, 2016
  • 24 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Ask The Chefs: What Did You Learn At This Year’s SSP Annual Meeting?

This year’s SSP Annual Meeting was a record-breaker. Come see what the Chefs learned at the meeting and tell us what you learned, if you were there in person or virtually!

  • By Ann Michael
  • Jun 8, 2017
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Ask The Chefs: What Do You Think Will Have The Biggest Impact On Scholarly Publishing In 2015?

2015 has already started with a bang and we think there‘s more to come, as you’ll see from the Chef’s responses to the question: What do you think will have the biggest impact on scholarly publishing in 2015?

  • By Ann Michael
  • Jan 29, 2015
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Revisiting: The Problem(s) With Credit for Peer Review

Revisiting a 2015 post to ask whether we are any closer to offering researchers credit for non-research activities?

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 17, 2020
  • 28 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Ask the Chefs: How Are You Responding to the OMB Proposed Rule Changes for US Research Funding?

Today, we ask the Chefs how they (or their organizations) are responding to the proposed changes to how US federal research grant funds can be used.

  • By Lettie Y. Conrad, Robert Harington, Haseeb Irfanullah, Roy Kaufman, Alice Meadows
  • Jul 7, 2026
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Ask the Chefs: What’s Your Favorite AI Hack?

We talk a lot about AI in scholarly communications and publishing, but today, we ask the Chefs: What’s your favorite AI hack?

  • By Lettie Y. Conrad, Roohi Ghosh, Haseeb Irfanullah, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen, Dianndra Roberts, Tim Vines
  • Nov 13, 2025
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Ask The Chefs: Should Peer Review Change?

In anticipation of Peer Review Week, we’ve asked the Chefs their opinions on if and how peer review might change. Come tell us yours!

  • By Ann Michael
  • Sep 8, 2017
  • 15 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Ask The Chefs: What Is The Future Of Peer Review?

Looking forward to Peer Review Week, we asked the Chefs “What is the future of peer review?” #PeerRevWk16

  • By Ann Michael
  • Sep 15, 2016
  • 18 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

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