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Ask the Chefs: What’s a Bold Experiment with AI in Peer Review You’d Like to See Tested?

To kick off Peer Review Week, we asked the Chefs, What’s a bold experiment with AI in peer review you’d like to see tested?

  • By Maryam Sayab, Tim Vines, Haseeb Irfanullah, Hong Zhou, Alice Meadows
  • Sep 15, 2025
  • 11 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Ask The Chefs — New Court Decisions Issued in Cases Addressing AI Training and Copyright

We asked the Chefs for their thoughts on two important court decisions on the legality of using copyrighted materials for AI training.

  • By Roy Kaufman, Rick Anderson, Todd A Carpenter
  • Jun 30, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

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: What is the Single Most Pressing Issue for the Future of Peer Review?

What is the single most pressing issue for the future of peer review in scholarly publishing? In advance of Peer Review Week, we asked the Chefs.

  • By Karin Wulf, Rick Anderson, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Hong Zhou, Avi Staiman, Alice Meadows, Haseeb Irfanullah, Angela Cochran, Charlie Rapple
  • Sep 22, 2023
  • 17 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

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.

  • By David Crotty, Alice Meadows, Robert Harington, Rick Anderson, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Todd A Carpenter
  • Jun 8, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Ask the Chefs: Is Research Integrity Possible without Peer Review?

Continuing the run-up to this year’s Peer Review Week (September 19-23) today you’ll hear the Chefs’ answers to the question: Is research integrity possible without peer review?

  • By Alice Meadows, Rick Anderson, David Smith, Haseeb Irfanullah, Tim Vines, David Crotty
  • Sep 15, 2022
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

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!

  • By Alice Meadows, Tim Vines, Angela Cochran, Lettie Y. Conrad, Rick Anderson, Todd A Carpenter, Dianndra Roberts, Haseeb Irfanullah, Judy Luther
  • May 26, 2022
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Ask The Chefs: "When Do We Stop Printing?"

We ask our authors to gaze into their crystal balls regarding the future of print.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jul 31, 2014
  • 31 Comments
  • Time To Read: 13 mins

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