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Guest Post — Building Resilient Learned Societies in an Age of Pandemic and Fear

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, learned societies are facing some challenges that call for adaptive-transformative resilience. Guest author Trevor Perry-Giles discusses steps societies must take in crafting a “new normalcy” for sustainability.

  • By Trevor Parry-Giles
  • Jun 2, 2020
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

It’s What You Know AND Who You Know: AGU Co-Authorship Demographics — An Interview with Brooks Hanson, Jory Lerback, and Paige Wooden 

The AGU recently published new research on diversity and inclusion in co-authorship of journal articles and conference abstracts. Learn more in this interview with Brooks Hanson, Jory Lerback, and Paige Wooden.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Jun 1, 2020
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast: Episode 3

This third episode of the SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast covers the topic of ‘living under lockdown’ during the current global coronavirus pandemic.

  • By Meredith Adinolfi, Sara Grimme
  • May 29, 2020
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Ask The Chefs: Permanent Change?

So much change has happened in the last few months. What changes do you think will “stick” in scholarly publishing?

  • By Ann Michael, Rick Anderson, Alice Meadows, Karin Wulf, David Smith, Tim Vines, Alison Mudditt, Judy Luther
  • May 28, 2020
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 11 mins

Publishers Invest in Preprints

Major scholarly publishers have made substantial investments in preprints in recent years, integrating preprint deposit into manuscript submission workflows.

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld, Oya Y. Rieger
  • May 27, 2020
  • 25 Comments
  • Time To Read: 11 mins

Guest Post — Books for the 2020s: The Role of Book Content in the STM Researcher Ecosystem

What is the role of book content in the Science, Technical and Medical (STM) researcher ecosystem?

  • By Simon Holt
  • May 26, 2020
  • 18 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

A Tough Upcoming Week Without the SSP Annual Meeting

A year without an annual meeting is tough to take. Here’s hoping for better times ahead.

  • By David Crotty
  • May 22, 2020
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Guest Post — Author-Friendly Journal Websites

Making journal data on decision times and acceptance rates public would be tremendously helpful for authors in their decision-making process.

  • By Jerry A. Jacobs
  • May 20, 2020
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Taking a Big Bite Out of the Big Deal

Unsub is the game-changing data analysis service that is helping librarians forecast, explore, and optimize their alternatives to the Big Deal. Librarians breaking away from the Big Deal often credit Unsub as a critical component of their strategy.

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
  • May 19, 2020
  • 50 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

What We’re Missing From Being in Person, or, What Will a Born Digital Conference Look Like?

In this era of COVID-19, what is the new normal for conferences in our community. Moving forward, what might a born digital conference entail?

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • May 18, 2020
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Talking About – and Maybe Even Selling – Books in a Pandemic

With their audiences in COVID-19 lockdown, publishers are testing out new marketing strategies while some authors are taking matters into their own hands.

  • By Karin Wulf, Lindsay M. Chervinsky
  • May 14, 2020
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post — Pandemic Reveals Broader Audiences for Science and Carves Out New All-digital Publishing Opportunities

Sabine Louët and Karla Fallon discuss how to realize the opportunities for better communicating research results to a broader audience.

  • By Sabine Louët, Karla Fallon
  • May 13, 2020
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

The Scholarly Kitchen Mid-Year (in a very strange year)

In lieu of the SSP Annual Meeeting this month, a mid-year readership report for a very strange year.

  • By David Crotty
  • May 12, 2020
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

A Font for these Uncertain Times

Uncertain times call for distressed typography.

  • By David Crotty
  • May 8, 2020
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Driving Responsibly with Identity Management (Part 1)

Few scholarly publishers make effective use of identity management, but we should — and now is a good time to consider a comprehensive identity strategy.

  • By Lettie Y. Conrad, Tim Lloyd
  • May 6, 2020
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

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