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Guest Post — The Guild and the Gap: What One Rejection Revealed About the Cost of Credentialism

Today’s guest post asks: Do trust markers and other systematic fraud-prevention practices exclude unaffiliated authors from contributing to the scholarly record?

  • By Julia Romano
  • Aug 14, 2026
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

The Published Voice: Whose Voice Are We Really Reading?

What happens then to “author voice,” which has always been an important consideration to authors and reviewers alike, if AI is helping researchers with their writing?

  • By Roohi Ghosh
  • Aug 5, 2026
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Ask the Community: What’s Next for the OMB Rule Change?

Today, we asked the community: What key message(s) do you want policymakers to take from the responses submitted to the OMB?

  • By Lisa Schiff, Anna Culbertson, Eric J. Rubin, Yael Fitzpatrick
  • Aug 3, 2026
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post — Why Research Expectations Have Outpaced the Systems That Enabled Them (Part 1)

Today’s guest blogger questions the operating model around scholarly research and asks why these capabilities are so difficult to sustain at scale.

  • By Lisa Colledge
  • Jul 20, 2026
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post — Beyond the Prestige: Why Scientific Impact is More Than a Numbers Game

Today’s guest post introduces the YCR-index as an alternative to measuring value with raw citation counts.

  • By Yehonatan Banino
  • Jul 1, 2026
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post — Fixing the Leaky Metadata Pipeline: A Conversation with the Creator of Research Nexus Score

Today, guest blogger Rob Johnson speaks with the creator of Research Nexus Score, and observes that metadata quality has gone from a niche concern to a sector-wide anxiety.

  • By Rob Johnson
  • Jun 11, 2026
  • 11 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

The Rise of China’s Scholarly Publishing System Part 1: China’s Journal Ecosystem Is Accelerating

China is no longer simply a major contributor to global research output; it is increasingly becoming a key force shaping the future of scholarly publishing. Understanding what is actually happening, and why, is the necessary first step before considering how publishers should respond.

  • By Ashutosh Ghildiyal, Ning Zhang, Gareth Dyke, Yanli Wang
  • Jun 3, 2026
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Beyond the Article, Beyond the APC: What We Learned from 18 Months of R&D

Today’s post shares the results of an initiative designed to answer the question: what would it actually take to build a publishing model fit for the research ecosystem we have now, rather than the one we inherited?

  • By Alison Mudditt
  • May 28, 2026
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post — Is Growth Always Good News? 2026 Article Submission Surges

ScholarOne saw a submission surge in the first quarter of 2026 — evidence that AI is increasing the strain on peer review’s social contract with researchers.

  • By Josh Dahl
  • May 13, 2026
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Academic Publishing in the Age of AI: From Content to Trust

AI in science should not be viewed merely as a productivity tool layered onto existing workflows. It represents a structural shift in how knowledge moves through society, and therefore in how scientific authority is established and maintained.

  • By Ashutosh Ghildiyal, Maria Machado, Gareth Dyke
  • Apr 22, 2026
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Can Peer Review Keep Up? Announcing the Theme for Peer Review Week 2026

Today, we share the results of a global community poll that produced the theme for Peer Review Week 2026 (14–18 September): “Peer Review Capacity: Volume, Speed and Quality.”

  • By Maryam Sayab, Roohi Ghosh, Maria Machado, Gareth Dyke, Mingfang Lu
  • Apr 20, 2026
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post — The Value Challenge in Scholarly Publishing

Today’s guest blogger identifies signals of how fractured the scholarly research ecosystem has become, and how the value publishers provide is increasingly questioned, dismissed, or overlooked by key stakeholders.

  • By Ashutosh Ghildiyal
  • Mar 3, 2026
  • 14 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Guest Post — Re-imagining Scholarly Integrity: The “Continuum of Consensus” Quality Control System

Today’s guest blogger proposes the “Continuum of Consensus” as a solution to shore up research integrity, peer review, and the public trust in scholarly research.

  • By Ch. Mahmood Anwar
  • Feb 19, 2026
  • 18 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Guest Post: The Human Heart of Science — Navigating AI Anxiety in the Academic World

Today’s guest blogger calls for “rehumanizing” our view on AI innovations and their impacts on our mental health and our communities.

  • By Krishna Kumar Venkitachalam
  • Feb 13, 2026
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Guest Post — What is The ‘Right’ Way to Make Tea? Why International Marketing Needs a Local Touch

Today’s guest bloggers advocate for marketing strategy using localization, which brings cultural fluency, awareness, and authenticity to our communication with partners around the world.

  • By Lou Peck, Andrew Smith
  • Jan 12, 2026
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

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