Intended Audience and Actual Distribution: A Growing Mismatch?
Researchers write articles for a primary audience of peers. Open access has expanded the actual distribution. What to do about the growing mismatch?
A Serious Game for Scholarly Publishers: The STM Trends 2027 Helps Publishers Level Up
@TAC_NISO describes STM Association 2027 Trends report released Thursday. It helps people grasp the direction and impact of technology changes in our community so they can “level up”
How Related are Journal Impact and Research Impact?
Journal-level impact feeds academic impact, which in turn feeds broader impacts potential
Guest Post — Addressing Paper Mills and a Way Forward for Journal Security
Wiley’s Jay Flynn discusses the impact that paper mills had on Hindawi’s publishing program and how all stakeholders must collaborate to address behaviors that undermine research integrity.
Chefs de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table — Antonia Seymour
Robert Harington talks to Antonia Seymour, CEO of IOP Publishing, in this new series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and profit sectors of our industry.
Will Humanities and Social Sciences Publishing Consolidate?
Much of the scholarly publishing sector has already experienced a flight to scale. Today, Roger Schonfeld asks: Is a major consolidation among humanities and social sciences publishers coming next?
Chefs de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table — Steven Inchcoombe
Robert Harington talks to Steven Inchcoombe, Chief Publishing Officer for Springer Nature in this new series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and profit sectors of our industry.
Trust and the Personal Library
Who holds the particular book needed by a reader? What is the balance between the personal library and the institutional collection?
Guest Post — The Time Has Come to Start Swimming Upstream: How Meaningful Engagement with Authors Early in the Research Process Can Yield Significant Benefits to Publishers
Avi Staiman discusses how meaningful engagement with authors early in the research process can yield significant benefits to publishers and journals.
Unnecessary Research Bureaucracy is Killing Academic Productivity, But it IS Fixable
Research bureaucracy and administrative burden has become so overpowering that many researchers are reporting that they don’t have time to do any research anymore. Phill Jones argues that technology in the form of PIDs will go a long way to fixing this.
Off for the Thanksgiving Holiday — Some Nostalgia to Tide You Over
We’re off for the US Thanksgiving holiday. In the meantime, here’s an askance view of the good old days.
Does Scholarly Publishing Have an Innovation Problem?
Is there an entrenched stasis in scholarly communication in which the core elements of the system have not been much moved by the revolutions happening around us?
SSP 2023 Annual Meeting Submission Deadline is Approaching — Don’t Miss Out!
Submissions for the SSP’s 2023 Annual Meeting are now open. The deadline is November 11, so don’t miss out!
Adieu to Educopia: An Interview with Katherine Skinner
Read about the history of Educopia and look ahead to its future in today’s interview with co-founder Katherine Skinner, who recently stepped down as their Executive Director
It Isn’t Fake Science, Because It Isn’t Science at All. It’s Dupery.
What if even by saying “fake science” you inadvertently participate in a scam? What if this phrase legitimizes fraud, lies, and deceit? Let’s call it what it is – dupery.