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Researcher to Reader (R2R) Debate: Is Sci-Hub Good or Bad for Scholarly Communication?

Transcript of a debate held at the 2019 Researcher to Reader Conference, on the resolution “Sci-Hub Does More Good Than Harm to Scholarly Communication.”

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Apr 16, 2019
  • 28 Comments

Focusing on Value — 102 Things Journal Publishers Do (2018 Update)

In this update, the focus shifts to the value journal publishers offer, and who benefits.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Feb 6, 2018
  • 14 Comments

It Takes a Village: One Year of Journals Requiring ORCID iDs

Getting researcher buy-in to new tools and systems can be challenging – even when those tools are intended to help free them of administrative burden. A community approach, such as the publisher-led initiative to require ORCID iDs for authors, can be very effective.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Apr 20, 2017
  • 12 Comments

Caught in the Middle — Can Publishers Resolve Contradictory Expectations?

A session at ALPSP shines a light on why publishers are caught in an impossible situation — satisfying customers who demand different things at different times, and who are not aligned around the ultimate benefit they all seek to deliver.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Sep 29, 2016
  • 13 Comments

Scholarly-Communication Reform: Why Is it So Hard to Talk About, and Where are the Authors?

Why is it so frustrating and difficult to talk about scholarly-communication reform, and why do those conversations seem to involve virtually all members of the scholcomm ecosystem except for authors?

  • By Rick Anderson
  • May 16, 2016
  • 45 Comments

Guest Post: Kent Anderson UPDATED — 96 Things Publishers Do (2016 Edition)

Kent Anderson returns to update his essential list of just what it is that publishers do.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Feb 1, 2016
  • 19 Comments

Think. Check. Submit. (How to Have Trust in Your Publisher.)

Charlie Rapple reports on “Think. Check. Submit.”, a campaign to help researchers learn who they can trust when they are seeking to publish their work.

  • By Charlie Rapple
  • Oct 1, 2015
  • 16 Comments

Exaggerated Claims — Has "Publish or Perish" Become "Publicize or Perish"?

A recent study finds that academic press offices exaggerate claims in their press releases about published research. Worse, the vast majority of these find their way into subsequent reporting.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 15, 2014
  • 6 Comments

UPDATED — 82 Things Publishers Do (2014 Edition)

The annual update to the list adds some important items overlooked on prior versions, including design, enforcement of editorial policies, and Board interactions.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Oct 21, 2014
  • 7 Comments

PubReader — Obscuring Journal Branding for the Sake of Repository Branding

A new way to view journal content in PubMed Central casts journal branding aside for a uniform PMC approach.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jan 22, 2013
  • 29 Comments

Stick to Your Ribs: Governance and the Not-for-Profit Publisher

In this “Stick to Your Ribs,” we revisit a post by Joe Esposito about how not-for-profit governance may be a root cause of middling results and blunted strategies.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Aug 8, 2012
  • 5 Comments

Letting The Inmates Run the Asylum: Are Blogging Networks Compatible with Publishing Business Plans?

Open blogging networks may be impossible to commercialize, for a host of reasons.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 9, 2010
  • 10 Comments

Blogging Software as a Disruptive Publishing Tool — Is There Anything It Can’t Do?

Blogging platforms have morphed into web site and social media platforms. But now they’re moving into areas even farther afield, like books.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 26, 2010
  • 12 Comments

Creating an Incentive: Can Social Media Offer Enough Carrots to Entice Scientists?

Scientists seem uninterested in participating in social media offerings, as the rewards offered are generally of insufficient value to warrant the effort required. Instead of just hoping that scientists will suddenly see the value in your product, why not offer incentives for participation?

  • By David Crotty
  • May 12, 2010
  • 15 Comments

The Future of Publishing: Do We Have It All Backwards?

Clever, clever, and oh so worth watching through to the end:

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 16, 2010
  • 10 Comments
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