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How Bangladesh Is Reducing The North-South Divide In Scholarly Publishing

Four Bangladeshi academics touch upon different aspects of academic publishing by linking them with the SDGs: accessing research; equity in co-authorship; editorial leadership; and SDG framing.

  • By Haseeb Irfanullah, Sharif Ahmed Mukul, Samiya A. Selim, Abdullah Shams Bin Tariq
  • Jul 21, 2026
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Guest Post — A Friendly Debate: Where Automation Will (And Should) Land in the Research Lifecycle

Today, we feature a friendly debate on the question: which parts of the research lifecycle should be more automated, and which require more of a human touch — and why?

  • By John Frechette, Heather Pierce-Lopez
  • May 22, 2026
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Scholarly Society Sustainability in an Unstable Publishing World: Reasons to be Cheerful, Parts 1, 2, and 3.

In this post, Robert attempts to embrace a gloomy optimism as he muses on the state of publishing at scholarly societies.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Mar 24, 2026
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post – The First Year of an Open Access Initiative in Review

Today’s guest blogger explains how Drexel University sees transformative agreements as one of the best ways to support researchers and the public dissemination of knowledge, while also benefiting the university through cost-saving measures.

  • By Hannah Purtymun
  • Oct 22, 2025
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

The Scholarly Kitchen Hires a Sous Chef

Join us in welcoming Lettie Conrad as the new Deputy Editor at The Scholarly Kitchen.

  • By David Crotty, Lettie Y. Conrad
  • May 2, 2025
  • 13 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Trump v. Research: How We Could Turn the Threats into Opportunities

Alice Meadows and guest chef Suze Kundu look at how, by acting collectively across all stakeholder groups, we could turn the Trump administration’s threats against research into opportunities

  • By Alice Meadows, Suze Kundu
  • Apr 30, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post — Horizon Shifting, Or, How to be a Human in Modern-day Scholarly Publishing

These are not normal times. This is a time where we are all navigating new ways of being, new ways of shifting our horizons on an hour-by-hour and day-to-day basis. It’s a time to give grace to one another.

  • By Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen
  • Apr 16, 2025
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

The Humanities as Canary: Understanding this Crisis Now

The Humanities have always been the canary in the coal mine of the full knowledge industry. What information can help us understand this crisis and its implications?

  • By Karin Wulf
  • Apr 2, 2025
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Five Trends In The Publishers-Sustainability Nexus

In this article, I present five specific developments which may give us an idea how the relationship between sustainability and scholarly publishers is changing over time.

  • By Haseeb Irfanullah
  • Mar 26, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post: Introducing SSP’s AI in Scholarly Publishing Community of Interest (CoIN)

Introducing the AI in Scholarly Publishing Community of Interest (CoIN), the SSP’s latest offering to all its members to explore and engage in all matters AI as they relate to scholarly publishing.

  • By Chhavi Chauhan, Chirag Jay Patel
  • Dec 15, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Embedding DEIA in Peer Review Processes: An Interview with SSP’s DEIA Outreach Subcommittee about their Upcoming Toolkit

Our week of posts celebrating Peer Review Week 2023 continues with an interview with Shaina Lange and Sue Harris of SSP’s DEIA Committee Outreach Subcommittee, about their work on a soon-to-be-published toolkit to build DEIA in peer review processes and editorial roles

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Sep 27, 2023
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Guest Post – Reducing the Burden of Diversity Tax: Recommendations for Allies

This third post in the “Reducing the Burden of Diversity tax” series makes recommendations for allies to reduce the burden of diversity tax on their colleagues.

  • By Chhavi Chauhan, Shaina Lange, Tony Chen
  • Aug 10, 2022
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Guest Post – Reducing the Burden of Diversity Tax: Recommendations for Affected Individuals

This second post in the “Reducing the Burden of Diversity tax” series makes recommendations for affected marginalized folks to minimize the negative impact of diversity tax.

  • By Chhavi Chauhan, Shaina Lange, Tony Chen
  • Aug 9, 2022
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

What Universities Have Wrought: An Interview with Davarian Baldwin

The crises that US universities are producing in cities are intensifying as fast as others they face. An interview with Davarian Baldwin, author of In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower.

  • By Karin Wulf
  • Jun 14, 2021
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 11 mins

Guest Post — APC Waiver Policies; A Job Half-done?

APC waivers aim to help ensure that researchers from low- and middle-income countries can publish their research. But the current system is hindered by lack of awareness, clarity and consistency. Andrea Powell proposes how publishers could improve the situation.

  • By Andrea Powell
  • Apr 19, 2021
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

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