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Standing Up, Standing Proud, Standing Together: Inside the Pathways to Inclusive Publishing Summit and the Movement for Equity in Scholarly Publishing: Part 1

Part 1 of a look at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ inaugural Pathways to Inclusive Publishing Summit, which brought together industry leaders, content creators, and allies to explore strategies for fostering inclusivity and accessibility within the publishing ecosystem

  • By Randy Townsend, Damita Snow, Maxine Aldred
  • Apr 1, 2026
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — The Courage to Be Uncertain: A New Approach to Impostor Feelings

Today’s guest bloggers reflect on the experience of “imposter syndrome” and how we might adopt a new approach to moments of uncertainty and change.

  • By Holly Koppel, Ashutosh Ghildiyal
  • Jan 26, 2026
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

2025 Readership Survey

The Scholarly Kitchen’s 2025 Readership Survey reflects feedback from our community that will shape the future direction of our blog.

  • By Alice Meadows, Dylan Burris, Simone Taylor
  • Jan 16, 2026
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Celebrating Public-Good Curators: An Interview with Tracey Brown and Camille Gamboa

Who are public-good curators and how can they help improve public trust in science? Learn more in this interview with Tracey Brown (Sense about Science) and Camille Gamboa (Sage) about their recently co-published booklet on the topic.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Dec 16, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Guest Post — The Great Pullback: Why Academic Social Media’s Fragmentation Matters

Today’s guest bloggers share insights into the fragmented, tiring, and uncertain digital landscape for academics, and evidence that a shift is underway — with implications for scholarly communication that may be far-reaching.

  • By Deirdre Watchorn, Marion Schnelle
  • Oct 29, 2025
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post — How Changes to ADA Title II Impact Libraries, and What We Can Do to Respond, Part 2

Today’s guest blogger argues librarians have been advocates for accessibility of digital content long before ADA Title II — and they have a role in responding to the latest regulatory updates.

  • By Latia Ward
  • Oct 27, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post – Beyond Open Access, Part II: Make Images Truly Accessible for All

Today’s guest authors offer practical tips for publishing high-quality image descriptions, a key step toward ensuring genuine accessibility in scholarly communications.

  • By Amanda Rogers, Lou Peck, Simon Holt, Carsten Borchert, Beth Richard
  • Aug 27, 2025
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Guest Post — How Science Is Gamed

A scholarly disinformation taxonomy could help prevent scholarly communications from being gamed by fraudulent actors.

  • By Leslie D. McIntosh, Will White
  • Aug 4, 2025
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post — Six Things Your Marketing Colleagues Wish You Knew

Industry pros offer a marketing manifesto of sorts, to help our non-marketing colleagues see behind the curtain and understand how to best leverage these critical team members.

  • By Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen
  • Jul 28, 2025
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Debate: Journal Editors Do Not Need To Worry About Preventing Misinformation From Being Spread

A summary of the European Association of Science Editors (EASE) debate session, where Haseeb Irfanullah argued in favor of a motion declaring that journal editors do not need to worry about preventing the spread of misinformation, while Are Brean argued against it.

  • By Haseeb Irfanullah, Are Brean
  • Jun 24, 2025
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Delete the Drama: Creating A Cyberbully-free Zone in Scholarly Publishing 

It’s not always easy to recognize a cyberbully, or initially realize you’re being targeted. Here, some practices to help you to grow and protect your professional networks in ways that align with your values and vision.

  • By Randy Townsend
  • May 13, 2025
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post:  Preprints Serve the Anti-science Agenda – This Is Why We Need Peer Review

Science is built on a foundation of rigor and credibility. Preprints are adding to the crumbling of that foundation, which is already under attack by anti-science political agendas.

  • By David Green
  • Apr 17, 2025
  • 36 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Ensuring the Sustainability of Print

Mindful of ecological factors, decision-making regarding print production shifts, balancing innovation with pragmatism.

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Aug 20, 2024
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Who Would Have Thought That We Needed Another Listserv?

Open Café, a new listserv dedicated to the free and open discussion of open scholarship has been met with enthusiasm by the scholarly communication community.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Feb 5, 2024
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

“Mrs. Foster Has Sworn A Rape”; or, What Do We Owe? Generosity, Attribution, and the Perilous Invisibility of Research Infrastructure

Attribution has many virtues, but among them it can make visible the vast infrastructure of research for a public largely unaware or unconcerned with how much hard-won knowledge, including creative endeavor, that research has facilitated.

  • By Karin Wulf
  • Jan 18, 2024
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

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