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Reflecting on HSS Publishing as Informa Plans to Separate Taylor & Francis

Big changes are afoot, particularly for the HSS parts of scholarly publishing, as Informa announces its intention to separate Taylor & Francis. Roger Schonfeld reflects on the possible mechanisms and some potential ramifications

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld
  • Oct 13, 2026
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Mental Health Mondays: What We Haven’t Talked About

Today’s post shares a personal reflection on the importance of Suicide Prevention Month and how our community can best support colleagues who may need support.

  • By Scholarly Kitchen
  • Sep 28, 2026
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Stronger Together: BioOne and Johns Hopkins University Press Join Forces

Today BioOne and Johns Hopkins University Press announced that they’re joining forces. Learn more in this interview with Lauren Kane, Barbara Kline Pope, and Wendy Queen

  • By Alice Meadows
  • May 5, 2026
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Guest Post — AI Readiness and the New Value Equation in Scholarly Publishing

Today’s guest bloggers explain how semantic enrichment of scholarly content allows publishers to shape the next generation of technology by making it indispensable to AI.

  • By Veronica Showers, Heather Kotula, Marjorie Hlava
  • Feb 24, 2026
  • 11 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Google’s Last Last Year in Search

The year in search at Google — is this the last one of these we’ll see?

  • By David Crotty
  • Dec 12, 2025
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Ask the Chefs: What’s Your Favorite AI Hack?

We talk a lot about AI in scholarly communications and publishing, but today, we ask the Chefs: What’s your favorite AI hack?

  • By Lettie Y. Conrad, Roohi Ghosh, Haseeb Irfanullah, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen, Dianndra Roberts, Tim Vines
  • Nov 13, 2025
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

New STM 2029 Trends Report Provides a Bridge to the Future

Todd Carpenter describes the new 2029 STM Trends report, which provides a vision and a bridge to the future for the community.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Apr 3, 2025
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post:  Trying to Write a Paper with LLM Assistance

I tried three different large language models (LLMs) to rewrite a potential article.

  • By Marjorie Hlava
  • Mar 11, 2025
  • 23 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Announcing the Rosenblum Award for Scholarly Publishing Impact

Five scholarly publishing associations partner to launch a new award recognizing innovation and impact in scholarly communications.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Feb 12, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

A Look Under the Hood of Scopus AI: An Interview with Maxim Khan

To learn about how Scopus AI works under the hood, we interview Elsevier Sr. VP of Analytics Products and Data Platform, Maxim Khan.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Jul 25, 2024
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Chefs de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table – Michael Levine-Clark

In today’s Chef de Cuisine article, Robert Harington talks with Michael Levine-Clark, Dean of the University of Denver Libraries. The University Libraries are currently ranked as the #3 “best college library” by Princeton Review.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jul 9, 2024
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Out of Office: Summer Vacation

We’re out of office until next week. But is anyone really out of office these days?

  • By David Crotty
  • Jul 3, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

18 Life Lessons

Charlie Rapple shares 18 hard-won nuggets of wisdom to ease your passage through your career, and through your life.

  • By Charlie Rapple
  • Jun 18, 2024
  • 33 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Guest Post: Navigating a New Virtual Experience at the 2024 SSP Annual Meeting

The SSP Annual Meeting Planning Committee has put together a unique and strong program for virtual attendees to the SSP 2024 Annual Meeting.

  • By David Turner
  • May 17, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Guest Post — Shipping up to Boston? Plan Some Workers’ Playtime during the SSP Annual Meeting

Heading to Boston for the SSP’s annual meeting? Here’s an insiders’ guide to the city.

  • By Anne Stone, Erin Foley
  • May 17, 2024
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

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The mission of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is to advance scholarly publishing and communication, and the professional development of its members through education, collaboration, and networking. SSP established The Scholarly Kitchen blog in February 2008 to keep SSP members and interested parties aware of new developments in publishing.

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