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Ask The Fellows: SSP 2019 Annual Meeting

We ask the 2019 Society for Scholarly Publishing Fellowship winners to offer their thoughts on this year’s Annual Meeting.

  • By Ann Michael
  • Jun 14, 2019
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 15 mins

Different Places, Different Voices

Highlighting a sampling of posts by authors from around the globe to help raise awareness of the communication needs and concerns of the international scholarly community.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jan 16, 2019
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

How-to: Getting to the End of Your Comfort Zone

When I was asked to join The Scholarly Kitchen, it gave me pause – what exactly was I taking on, and what would it mean to be the “education chef”?  Literally, I knew I was joining a team responsible for […]

  • By Jasmine Wallace
  • Nov 29, 2018
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

What Is the Value of a Master’s In Publishing?

[…] individuals be more successful in an industry that is rather difficult to navigate on one’s own. I challenge you to ask yourself a few questions. Is there someone on your team who could benefit from an advanced degree program? Are […]

  • By Jasmine Wallace
  • Apr 12, 2018
  • 15 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Ask The Chefs: What Did You Take Away from SSP’s 2025 Annual Meeting?

The Scholarly Kitchen Chefs reflect on what they took away from the conversations and vibes at the 2025 SSP Annual Meeting.

  • By Lettie Y. Conrad, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Charlie Rapple, Roy Kaufman, Robert Harington, Alice Meadows, Randy Townsend
  • Jun 9, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Ask The Chefs: OSTP Policy Part I

Everyone has an opinion about the OSTP Policy memo! Come over and hear what the Chefs have to say and share your opinions with us. Part 1 of a 2 part post.

  • By Ann Michael, Tim Vines, Robert Harington, David Crotty, Tao Tao, Alison Mudditt
  • Aug 30, 2022
  • 15 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

Ask The Chefs: What is The Role of Social Media in Scholarly Publishing?

The role of social media in scholarly communications is a continuous debate. Is there value? See what the Chefs have to say and then let us know what you think!

  • By Ann Michael
  • Jul 28, 2016
  • 14 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Ask The Chefs: What Is The Biggest Misconception People Have About Scholarly Publishing?

What is the biggest misconception people have about scholarly publishing? That’s what we asked the Chefs this month. Now we’re asking you. What did we miss?

  • By Ann Michael
  • Mar 23, 2016
  • 49 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Ask The Chefs: Are Publishers Customer Focused?

This month the Scholarly Kitchen Chefs consider how publishers identify and serve their customers? Are they doing it well? What do YOU think?

  • By Ann Michael
  • Sep 25, 2014
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Ask the Chefs: "What Is the Most Important Advance Publishers Have Made in the Past Decade?"

How have publishers changed over the past decade? What have been the most important advances? The Chefs tackle the question, with some surprising answers (they might have even surprised themselves).

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 11, 2012
  • 18 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Ask the Chefs: "What's the Biggest Elephant in the Room?"

What issues aren’t we talking about enough? The Chefs discuss a surprisingly wide variety of elephants — from consumerization to emerging crises to legacy problems.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 9, 2012
  • 21 Comments
  • Time To Read: 11 mins

Ask the Chefs: "Who Will Win the Future — The Small, the Mid-sized, or the Big Organization?"

Does the future belong to the small and nimble, the flexible mid-range, or the large and powerful? The Chefs reflect on this question in our second installment of this monthly feature.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Nov 7, 2011
  • 13 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Ask an Editor-in-Chief/Surgeon/Researcher/Author/Reviewer: Is Research Integrity Possible without Peer Review?

One more answer to the question, Is Research Integrity Possible without Peer Review? Today’s response is from journal Editor-in-Chief and surgeon, D. Robert Siemens.

  • By Jennifer Regala, D. Robert Siemens
  • Sep 16, 2022
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Ask The Peer Review Week Steering Committee: What does Identity in Peer Review Mean to You?

The Steering Committee of Peer Review Week answers the question “What does identity in peer review mean to you?”

  • By Danielle Padula, Jayashree Rajagopalan
  • Sep 17, 2021
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Ask the Community (and Chefs): How Can We Achieve Equitable Participation in Open Research? – Part 2

In support of Open Access Week, we asked our community how we can achieve equitable participation in Open Research. Today, part 2. Come share your views!

  • By Ann Michael, Jasmine Wallace, Judy Luther
  • Oct 22, 2020
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

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