Does the World Need an Academic Integrity Awareness Index? An Interview with Helen Zhang
An interview with Helen Zhang on the proposal for an Academic Integrity Awareness Index.
Revisiting: A 2008 Look at Open Access
A look back at Joe Esposito’s 2008 essay on Open Access — what has come to pass and what has changed since then?
Job Hunting with an “Invisible” Disability: A Conversation
Today’s guest post — the second in a series of two — is a conversation between Katy Alexander and Sylvia Hunter about job hunting with a disability in the publishing industry.
Guest Post: Empowering Young Scientists Through Publication – 10 years of the Journal of Emerging Investigators
Today’s post looks back on the Journal of Emerging Investigators as it approaches it’s 10th anniversary of providing a forum from middle school and high school students.
Guest Post — Introducing Demographic Questions during Manuscript Submission at the American Psychological Association
Katie Einhorn, Steph Pollock, and Nick Paolini discuss APA’s efforts to collect demographic information during manuscript submission. In this interview, they share what they did, why, how, and what this means for other publishing organizations.
Recognition in Peer Review
Haseeb Irfanullah looks at recognition in peer review, what’s offered now and what’s on the horizon. How does this affect the process?
Transforming Scholarly Publishing With Blockchain Technologies and AI: An Interview with Darrell Gunter
Today we feature an interview with Darrell W. Gunter, the editor of a new book on Transforming Scholarly Publishing With Blockchain Technologies and AI.
Guest Post — Fifty Shades of Hybrid Conferences: Why Publishers Should Care (and How You Can Help)
Since in-person events are likely not going away, and neither are virtual ones, conference organizers are left with the most complex of options: hybrid. How can scholarly publishers help?
PIDs for Peer Review!
To round off Peer Review Week 2021, Phill Jones and Alice Meadows share work under way to map out a PID-optimized workflow for peer review – and invite your feedback!
Guest Post — The Evolving Role of Scientific Editing
In a collaborative open peer review process, the editor’s role changes as much as the reviewer’s role. Editors share some insights about how this works at JOSS.
Guest Post — Why the “Who” of Peer Review is Important
Continuing our series of posts for Peer Review Week 2021, guest authors Matt Giampoala, Randy Townsend, and Paige Wooden of AGU share their efforts to improve reviewer and editorial board diversity.
Open Reviewer Identities: Full Steam Ahead or Proceed with Caution?
Open peer review has been growing steadily but its implementations take many different forms. Alison Mudditt and Véronique Kiermer take a deep dive into the question of whether reviewers should be openly identified.
Identity in/and Peer Review: Kicking off Peer Review Week 2021
Identity in/ and Peer Review. Previewing some of the themes from this week’s posts for Peer Review Week.
Ask The Peer Review Week Steering Committee: What does Identity in Peer Review Mean to You?
The Steering Committee of Peer Review Week answers the question “What does identity in peer review mean to you?”
Ask The Chefs: How Does Identity Influence Peer Review?
In anticipation of #PeerReviewWeek21 we asked the Chefs about the role of identity in peer review. See what they said and share your views!