Guest Post — The STM Mentorship Program
Mark Robertson and Rachel Moriarty discuss the STM Association’s Mentorship Program.
Guest Post – Publishing Fast and Slow: A Review of Publishing Speed in the Last Decade
Christos Petrou analyzes changes in the speed of publication of research articles over the last ten years.
Climate Action: Are We Committed Enough?
On the occasion of the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Haseeb Md. Irfanullah explores scholarly publishers’ role in tackling climate crisis.
Does Scholarly Publishing Have an Innovation Problem?
Is there an entrenched stasis in scholarly communication in which the core elements of the system have not been much moved by the revolutions happening around us?
Guest Post – Wikipedia’s Citations Are Influencing Scholars and Publishers
Rachel Helps, the Wikipedian-in-residence at the BYU libraries discusses the intersection of scholarly journals and Wikipedia.
SSP 2023 Annual Meeting Submission Deadline is Approaching — Don’t Miss Out!
Submissions for the SSP’s 2023 Annual Meeting are now open. The deadline is November 11, so don’t miss out!
Adieu to Educopia: An Interview with Katherine Skinner
Read about the history of Educopia and look ahead to its future in today’s interview with co-founder Katherine Skinner, who recently stepped down as their Executive Director
It Isn’t Fake Science, Because It Isn’t Science at All. It’s Dupery.
What if even by saying “fake science” you inadvertently participate in a scam? What if this phrase legitimizes fraud, lies, and deceit? Let’s call it what it is – dupery.
FORCE11 and COPE Release Recommendations on Data Publishing Ethics for Publishers and Repositories: A Discussion with the Working Group Leadership
FORCE11 and COPE release recommendations on data publishing ethics for researchers, publishers, and editors.
Expanding Scholarly Kitchen Translation Collections: German Language Articles
Today we announce another round of article translations, this time into German.
Publishing Ethics Week – The Many Paths of Mentorship: Redefining Ethical Relationships
To mark the first unofficial Publishing Ethics Week, Allegra Martschenko and Rachael Levay discuss the importance of responsible, ethical mentorship.
New Light on the New OSTP Memo: An Interview with Dr. Alondra Nelson
Karin Wulf and Rick Anderson interview Dr. Alondra Nelson, acting director of the White House Office on Science & Technology Policy when the new OSTP memo was published.
Revisiting — Indigenous Knowledge and Research Infrastructure: An Interview with Katharina Ruckstuhl
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day we revisit an interview with Dr. Katharina Ruckstuhl, on how we can ensure that our research infrastructure supports and respects Indigenous knowledge and knowledge management.
Expanding Scholarly Kitchen Translations Collections
Today we announce another round of article translations, this time into Korean, Chinese, and Japanese.
Equity, Inclusiveness, and Zero Embargo Public Access
Robert Harington considers whether open and public access models, as they have emerged so far, are delivering us to a more inequitable publishing future as we rush towards openness.