Faced with technological shifts not seen since the advent of the internet, Todd Toler and Angela Cochran posit that the biggest challenges for organizations building an AI strategy are human, not technology.
AI-driven zero-click search is widening the gap between visibility and usage, threatening publisher revenue, research integrity, and trust. How should we respond?
Robert Harington attempts to shine a light on some of the political problems scholarly societies and academic institutions face in the current political climate.
Today’s guest blogger observes how advances in technology create unprecedented opportunities in open scholarship, and asks: Can incentive structures keep up?
Publishers have led themselves into a mess by focusing on rising submissions as a positive indicator of journal performance. The time has come to close the floodgates and require that authors demonstrate their commitment to quality science before we let them in the door.
Summer has officially become a time to catch up on writing, editing, reviewing, hiring, upskilling, compliance, and all the administrative work that you kept putting off throughout the year. Is the idea of “summer break” just a lie we tell ourselves?
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.
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.
Some thoughts midway through the SSP 2025 Annual Meeting.
At the 3rd Generative AI Summit in London, global leaders and companies shared how they’re embedding generative AI into strategies, workflows, and products for commercial success, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage. Here, we’d like to share key takeaways and insights from multiple perspectives and explore what they mean for publishers.
An interview with Aaron Wood, discussing the APA’s comprehensive approach to AI.
Will the next generation of professions be impressed with the content platforms and workflow tools we currently have? Angela Cochran imagines a world where we meet the challenge of modernized systems.
A look at how AI tools support transforming information access into information comprehension.
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Career Development Committee is pleased to announce the 4th annual Professional Skills Survey and updated Professional Skills Map.
Today’s post looks at loosely coupled software and services that together could be used to create a modular library system. What are the merits, and flaws, of such an approach and what can libraries (and technology providers) do to remedy some of the less desired effects of such strategies?