Pluralism vs. Monoculture in Scholarly Communication, Part 2
Calls for a monoculture of scholarly communication keep multiplying. But wouldn’t a continued diversity of models be healthier?
Guest Post — Of Brown M&M’s and Publishing in Academic Journals
Why did a certain band eliminate brown M&M’s from their dressing room? And what does that have to do with the formatting requirements at some journals? Nathan Stevenson explains.
Making the Case for a PID-Optimized World
In the second of two posts on persistent identifiers in scholarly communications, Phill Jones and Alice Meadows share information about a new cost-benefit analysis showing the value of widespread PID adoption
Guest Post — Designing for Hybrid Work: The Silverchair Story
As many organizations are navigating reopening of offices and a hybrid work environment, Silverchair shares their process and learnings over recent months.
Revisiting: Turning a Critical Eye on Reference Lists
In today’s post, Angela Cochran revisits her call to provide more editorial scrutiny to journal article references. Several new automated tools now available will help editors determine whether references are appropriate for including in scholarly works.
Guest Post — The 10,000-watt Bulb: How Preprints Shine a Light on Misconduct
Michele Avissar-Whiting of Research Square discusses the value of preprints for uncovering unethical and fraudulent research behaviors early in the publication process.
Guest Post — “Leave the Party While You’re Having Fun”: An Interview with Suzanne BeDell upon her Retirement
Simon Holt interviews Suzanne BeDell, Managing Director of Elsevier’s Education and Reference content, which encompasses Elsevier’s books business, upon her retirement.
Journal Citation Indicator. Just Another Tool in Clarivate’s Metrics Toolbox?
Can Clarivate deliver on a single, normalized measurement of citation impact or did its marketing department promise too much?
Content at Scale – The Third Wave
Judy Luther looks back at the waves of change that have reshaped our industry. Looking ahead, the next big wave is to use analytics and AI as we complete the transition to open content.
Clarivate to Acquire ProQuest
Clarivate to Acquire ProQuest: analysis by Roger Schonfeld
Friday Video: A Quiet Place II… Study
The BYU Library’s latest humorous promotional video is out, and (if we do say so ourselves) it’s an instant classic.
How One Society Is Supporting Peer Review Excellence in their Community: An Interview with Laura Feetham of IOP Publishing
In today’s post, Alice Meadows talks to Laura Feetham of IOP Publishing about their work to improve peer review quality in the physical sciences through their ongoing peer review excellence program.
Experiences Behind the Data: Making Human Sense of Pandemic Usage Reports
As publishers and librarians draw conclusions from the last year of usage data, we must look to qualitative analysis to round out the picture of the human conditions behind the quantitative trends.
XKCD on the Types of Scientific Papers — What Would You Add to this List?
Randall Munroe gives us the real scoop on what scientific papers are saying. Your suggestions welcome as well.
Guest Post – An Early Look at the Impact of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Journals Warning List
At the end of 2020, the Chinese Academy of Sciences issued their first “Early Warning List of International Journals”. Christos Petrou takes a look at the early impacts this list has had on the journals and publishers named.