[…] all, thank you for inviting me to contribute to The Scholarly Kitchen. It’s an enormous pleasure and privilege to be asked to do this interview – posts and discussions on The Scholarly Kitchen have shaped my thinking about scholarly publishing […]
[…] trustless network. When you think about the potential for blockchain to be used in a scholarly publishing or communication process, ask yourself these questions: Who is going to participate in this network? Why would they want to (What’s in it […]
The Publons Global State of Peer Review Report reveals significant patterns in reviews and reviewing, with implications for global science.
Chris Smith discusses recent research on academic writing strategies. Is “Write Daily” the only way to succeed?
Peer Review Week 2018 takes place September 10-15. Find out more about the theme, how you can get involved, and what we will be doing to celebrate here on The Scholarly Kitchen in this post by Alice Meadows
The European academic sector has taken a stronger consortial negotiating posture, resulting in Big Deal cancellations. Today, equity investors and analysts want to know: Will this contagion spread from Europe to North America, resulting in global pandemic?
In honour of International Women’s Day, Time’s Up, #MeToo, and a range of recent initiatives trying to tackle equality in the workplace, Charlie Rapple provides thoughts on how to avoid inappropriate comments and behaviors that unintentionally give offense.
We’re getting ready to paint the town red in celebration of SSP’s 40th anniversary this year! Find out more about our plans and how you can get involved.
RA21 aims to replace IP address authentication (and proxy servers) with federated identity authentication – but have we thought through the implications?
As Sci-Hub has grown up at the expense of publishers, it’s worth considering what its next steps might be in order to understand what new challenges it will pose.
With recent political upheaval sparking activism among scientists, librarians, and educators, where do publishers fit? What are they doing? What should they do?
A pilot between Elsevier and the University of Florida suggests solutions for long-running failings of institutional repositories.
University presses are enjoying something of a renaissance in the UK, as was evident at the recent University Press Redux conference in Liverpool. Why is this, and how are presses trying to reconcile mission, innovation and sustainability in the digital […]
An interview with librarian and open access skeptic Jeffrey Beall. He discusses his work, the criteria for declaring an organization a “predatory publisher,” and how he would fix the scholarly communications system.
[…] publish a work and remain viable to publish the next one. To update this list, the Scholarly Kitchen Chefs were asked for ideas and advice (they came through in spades, by the way, so this is a special thanks to […]