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Guest Post — Develop to Delegate: How Investing in Early-Career Professionals Strengthens Organizations

Today’s guest post advocates for investing in the development of early-career professionals to foster a healthy pipeline of emerging talent in scholarly publishing.

  • By Kelly Harvey
  • Apr 28, 2026
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Finding Balance While Navigating Career Uncertainty and Industry Changes

Byron Laws and Anna Jester, members of the Mental Health Awareness and Action Community of Interest (CoIN) discuss the challenges of unemployment and the impact of industry-wide uncertainty on personal and professional well-being.

  • By Anna Jester, Byron Laws
  • Apr 13, 2026
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Key Takeaways from the 2025 SSP Compensation and Benefits Study

A look at the data from the second year of the SSP Compensation and Benefits Benchmarking Study.

  • By Melanie Dolechek
  • Mar 27, 2026
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Designed for Someone Else’s Life: Balancing Academic Careers with Caregiving Responsibilities

Most people in academic careers will at some point be faced with parenting and/or caregiving responsibilities. But is academia designed to support caregivers and parents?

  • By Roohi Ghosh
  • Feb 9, 2026
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Balancing Work and Caregiving: Flexibility That Works for Everyone

Today, nearly one in four adults serves as a caregiver. Because of this, work-life flexibility isn’t just a nicety it’s a game-changer, for individuals and organizations alike.

  • By Kristal Gerdes
  • Nov 24, 2025
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post – Where Do We All Fit In? Reflections on Belonging, Purpose, and Progress in Scholarly Publishing

Today’s guest post by Deja Forte declares: Publishing isn’t just about systems and standards; it’s about people. Each of us has the power to build bridges between knowledge and the lives it’s meant to benefit.

  • By Deja Forte
  • Sep 10, 2025
  • 11 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Chefs de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table — Carsten Buhr

Robert Harington talks to Carsten Buhr, CEO of De Gruyter Brill, in this series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and for-profit sectors of our industry.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jul 25, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Chefs de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table — Melissa Junior

Robert Harington talks to Melissa Junior, Executive Publisher at The American Society for Microbiology, in this series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and for-profit sectors of our industry.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jul 18, 2025
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Chefs de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table — Matthew Kissner

Robert Harington talks to Matt Kissner, CEO of Wiley, in this series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and for-profit sectors of our industry.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jul 2, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Guest Post — Fostering AI Adoption and Literacy Within Your Organization 

How can organizations facilitate safe and comprehensive engagement with AI? And how can individuals within those organizations engage and advocate for their own AI literacy? 

  • By Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen
  • May 14, 2025
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

The Hidden Leadership Trap: Overcoming Reverse Delegation in Academia

Reverse delegation, a cycle where tasks flow back to the leader of an organization or team, can be difficult to overcome, particularly in academia.

  • By Roohi Ghosh
  • Apr 23, 2025
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Leading with Heart: The Transformative Power of Empathetic Leadership

Research suggests that empathy is a skill that can be honed and is beneficial to all. Empathetic leadership is an art form to convey to your team that you value them as individuals, all while maintaining a keen focus on the organization’s success.

  • By Damita Snow, Rebecca McLeod, Dana Compton, Jeff Mahony, Gladys Alejandra López Morales
  • Mar 24, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

SSP Compensation and Benefits Benchmarking Study Results Available

A sneak peek at the Individual results from the SSP’s Compensation and Benefits Benchmarking Study provides insight into who has participated and reveals some interesting benefits of working in scholarly communications.

  • By Melanie Dolechek
  • Mar 21, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast Episode 21: SSP President Interview with Heather Staines

This episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast welcomes current SSP President Heather Staines to chat about her career trajectory, plans and goals for her presidency, and advice for Early Career Professionals.

  • By Scholarly Kitchen, Meredith Adinolfi, Sara Grimme
  • Feb 28, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Mental Health Mondays: Occupational Burnout Prevention and Recovery

What is burnout, and how can individuals, as well as companies combat this systemic workplace problem?

  • By Kali Jaye
  • Jan 27, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

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