Ask The Chefs: Improving Trust In Peer Review
In support of #PeerRevWk20 theme #TrustInPeerReview, we asked the Chefs how trust in peer review could be improved. See what the said and add your thoughts!
Gaps in Academic Communication
Tao Tao looks at some surprising communication gaps in scholarly communication that hamper progress but also provide market opportunities.
C4DISC Is Officially Launched!
Today sees the official launch of C4DISC, the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications. Learn more about the organization and how you can get involved in this post by Alice Meadows.
Professor, can you take us through your theory in layman’s terms? … No.
Armstrong & Miller on the challenges of getting academics to communicate work in simple terms. Or perhaps the challenges of people expecting you to be able to communicate something complicated in simple terms.
IOP Moves to Universal Double-blind Peer Review: An Interview with Kim Eggleton
Rick Anderson interviews Kim Eggleton of IOP about the publisher’s recently announced move to 100% double-blind peer review.
Coping with Working Part-time and Being a Better Colleague to Those Who Do
Now back at work full time, Charlie Rapple reflects on what she has learned during 6 months of working part time, and shares top tips for making the transition to part-time work, and for being more considerate towards part-time colleagues.
Articles Are the Fundamental Unit of Data Sharing
The FAIR principles answer the ‘How’ question for sharing research data, but we also need consensus on the ‘What’ question.
Changing Jobs During a Pandemic
Changing jobs can be stressful in normal times, but during a global pandemic and with everyone working from home, special considerations must be made. In this post, Angela Cochran and Jennifer Regala share their recent experiences.
Guest Post — An Antiracist Framework for Scholarly Publishing
Introducing The Antiracism Toolkit for Allies, an antiracism resource for the scholarly publishing community.
Ask The Chefs: Do’s And Don’ts Of Data
Is the value of data in decision making all hype? How can we leverage data to server our mission, customers, and our own operational effectiveness?
Tweeting-Citations Authors Speak, Finally
We stand by our data. We just won’t share it or believe that you replicated our study.
Guest Post — Disclosing Disability in the Workplace
Disclosing a disability in the workplace is fraught with difficulty. In today’s guest post, Bruce Rosenblum of Inera shares his experience.
Reanalysis of Tweeting Study Yields No Citation Benefit
Scientific authorship comes with benefits, but also responsibilities. If authors are unwilling to explain their work, editors must step up to defend their journal.
Guest Post — The Covid Infodemic and the Future of the Communication of Science
ResearchGate’s Joseph DeBruin looks at the balance between speed and uncertainty in scholarly communication, and how technology can facilitate better information travel.
Guest Post — Pivoting your Conference: Pandemic as the Mother of Invention
Simon Inger rethinks the online conference through the lens of product development.