The Dea(r)th of Social Media? Assessing “Twexit”
The brave new world post-Twitter, or post-the Old Twitter, or has anything really changed? Chefs ponder the new social media.
SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast Episode 12: Interview with SSP President Miranda Walker
In this episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast, Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) speaks to SSP President Miranda Walker (Associate Director, Medical Journals, Wolters Kluwer).
Return of the Big Deal: Developments in Texas and India
New arrangements planned in Texas and India move us away from a universal transition to OA, and back towards the Big Deal.
Some Observations from Charleston (Open Access Edition):
Thoughts on open access (OA) from the perspectives of both the publisher and library communities at the Charleston Meeting.
A Failure to Communicate: Indicators of Open Access in the User Interface
Though open access indicators within a given publishing platform are relatively consistent, significant inconsistency across platforms likely creates user confusion.
Smorgasbord: Twitter v. Mastodon; Incentivizing Open Science; DEI v. Involution
Another “mixed bag” post from us — Is it time to leave Twitter? How can we incentivize journals and authors to take up open science practices? What is “involution” and is DEIA the solution?
Speculation on the Most Likely OSTP Nelson Memo Implementation Scenario and the Resulting Publisher Strategies
What is the most likely scenario for implementation of the OSTP’s Nelson Memo? And what strategies will that offer for publishers?
Smorgasbord: A Better Metaphor for Publishing, Twitter/Musk, Equitable Access, and Those Vexing OACA Experimental Controls
A new type of post from us today, offering a smorgasbord of opinions on topics including the ongoing Twitter/Elon Musk saga, just what “equitable access” to the literature means, the ongoing lack of experimental controls in one area of bibliometric analysis, and whether journals are more like a gate or a sewer.
Revisiting — Compliance: The Coming Storm
A look back at a 2015 post about approaches to improve funder policy compliance. Many of the same problems exist now as did then — are the same collaborative solutions likely to happen?
Guest Post — Missing Revenue in the Global Flip: Getting the Open Access Math Right
A flip to open access requires a holistic view of a journal’s incoming revenue. Are there important contributions to revenue that disappear with open access, and how can those funds be replaced?
How Will Academia Handle the Zero Embargo?
The OSTP Nelson Memo has caused quite a stir in scholarly communication circles. Today, Roger Schonfeld asks, how will academia handle the zero embargo?
Guest Post — Three Challenges (and Solutions) to Expand Digital Humanities
Chris Houghton discusses how digital archives and new tools are changing approaches for Digital Humanities researchers.
SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast Episode 11: Industry Primer– Marketing in the Scholarly Publishing Landscape
This episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast serves as a primer on the marketing role within scholarly publishing- what marketing professionals do, how they amplify the customer voice through products and services, and the various contexts and conversations this work can happen within.
Ask The Chefs: OSTP Policy Part II
Day 2 of Chef reactions to the OSTP Policy memo. What are your thoughts? Share your views with the Scholarly Kitchen community.
Guest Post — Why Transformative Agreements Should Offer Unlimited Open Access Publishing
Julian Wilson from IOPP explains the benefits offered by unlimited transformative agreements.