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Guest Post: Jagged Edges of Conversational Interfaces Over Scholarly and Professional Content

The gaps in capability of AI will narrow over time, but publishers and end users need education on those gaps to make investment decisions and to confidently utilize Generative AI tools effectively.

  • By Stuart Leitch
  • May 30, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Peer Review Week 2024: “Innovation and Technology in Peer Review”

We’re delighted to reveal the eagerly awaited theme for this year’s Peer Review Week, Innovation and Technology in Peer Review.

  • By Roohi Ghosh, Maria Machado, Gareth Dyke, Maryam Sayab
  • May 29, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Better Mental Health through Embodiment

In this Mental Health Mondays post, we look at the construct of embodiment and practices within it that create a symbiotic relationship between embodied experiences and psychological flourishing.

  • By Danielle Feger, Briony Fane
  • May 28, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post – Reconnecting by Reading: A Selection of Books About Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Part 2

We learn from each other and about each other through reading. Today part 2 of 2 where we have asked members of the SSP community to recommend books about diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility matters.

  • By Damita Snow
  • May 16, 2024
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

The Interplay Between Copyright Licensing and Exclusive Rights; AI Edition

In copyright law, the existence of licensing options impacts upon a rights owners exclusive rights.

  • By Roy Kaufman
  • May 14, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Music Paralysis as We Age

When do we stop making the effort to find new music?

  • By David Crotty
  • May 3, 2024
  • 24 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Guest Post – Mental Health Awareness Mondays: Categorizing Mental Health Research

Hélène Draux presents the first of a two-part effort to chart the topography of mental health scholarship. Here, established methods, including pre-existing classifications are employed.

  • By Hélène Draux
  • Feb 26, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

AI, Translations, and the Dominance of the English Language

AI’s potential for translation makes science fiction gadgets an increasingly likely reality. But how did English become the dominant global language, and just what do we mean by “English”?

  • By David Crotty
  • Feb 23, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Guest Post — There is More to Reliable Chatbots than Providing Scientific References: The Case of ScopusAI

A data scientist reviews ScopusAI (beta) and shares her analysis of its limitations, reliability, and potential.

  • By Teresa Kubacka
  • Feb 21, 2024
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Let’s Be Cautious As We Cede Reading to Machines

AI might help with the deluge of content, but there are problems when we rely on machines to think for us.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Jan 25, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post – Mental Health Awareness:  What is Racial Battle Fatigue?

As we strive for a more equitable and inclusive future, how can we foster the well-being and potential of every individual, regardless of their ethnic or racial background?

  • By Maribel Gomez
  • Jan 22, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post — Hanging in the Balance: Generative AI Versus Scholarly Publishing

Balancing the anxiety and the excitement over the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in scholarly publishing.

  • By Gwen Weerts
  • Jan 8, 2024
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

The Peer Review Renaissance: An Urgent Call for Transformation

Are there enough reviewers though to meet demand and is the peer review process efficient enough to handle the sheer volume of papers being published? How can a combination of human expertise and AI make the peer review process more efficient?

  • By Roohi Ghosh
  • Oct 12, 2023
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 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

Ask the Chefs: What is the Single Most Pressing Issue for the Future of Peer Review?

What is the single most pressing issue for the future of peer review in scholarly publishing? In advance of Peer Review Week, we asked the Chefs.

  • By Karin Wulf, Rick Anderson, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Hong Zhou, Avi Staiman, Alice Meadows, Haseeb Irfanullah, Angela Cochran, Charlie Rapple
  • Sep 22, 2023
  • 17 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

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