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Preliminary Evidence Linking Open Science to Research Integrity

Is open scholarship an honest signal of researcher integrity? We present preliminary evidence that data and code sharing, preprinting, and other open behaviors are indeed less common in papermill articles.

  • By Tim Vines, Ben Kaube, Adam Day, Kristen Ratan
  • Jan 28, 2026
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Why Authors Aren’t Disclosing AI Use and What Publishers Should (Not) Do About It

Only a negligible percentage of authors seem to actually be disclosing their AI use. Here’s why I think that’s the case.

  • By Avi Staiman
  • Jan 27, 2026
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post – The Next Era of Reference Management: An Interview with William Gunn

Today’s guest post features an interview with William Gunn discussing how AI will (or won’t!) change the future of reference management tools.

  • By John Frechette
  • Jan 23, 2026
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Creating a Culture of Diversity and Inclusion Revisited: An Interview with Vicky Williams of Emerald Publishing 

In this follow-up to a 2018 interview, Alice Meadows revisits the topic of DEIA with Emerald Publishing’s CEO, Vicky Williams to find out what progress has been made and where improvements are still needed — both at Emerald and within scholarly communications

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Jan 20, 2026
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Guest Post — Open Scholarship is Poised to Create More Value than Ever, but Are We Ready?

Today’s guest blogger observes how advances in technology create unprecedented opportunities in open scholarship, and asks: Can incentive structures keep up?

  • By Ginny Herbert
  • Jan 15, 2026
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Open Access Policies – The Devil’s in the Details

In today’s post Alice Meadows shares some of the feedback gathered by MoreBrains and UKRI about the technical requirements of its OA policy, including thoughts from three speakers at a UKRI webinar on the topic.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 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

AI in Scholarly Publishing — SSP Pulse Check Report

The first of SSP’s new polling initiative, Pulse Check, explores AI in scholarly publishing and set out to understand how our communities are navigating this monumental shift. 

  • By Melanie Dolechek
  • Jan 9, 2026
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Ask The Chefs: What Would You Ask of Academic Publishing Santa

To close out 2025, we asked the Chefs: What would you ask for from Academic Publishing Santa?

  • By Scholarly Kitchen, Roohi Ghosh, Roy Kaufman, Randy Townsend, Tim Vines, Hong Zhou
  • Dec 23, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post — DEI Under Threat: Collaborative Strategies to #DefendResearch

Today’s guest post reflects on the recent panel discussion, “Collaborative strategies to #DefendResearch and ensure academic freedom,” by speakers and organizers of the event.

  • By Terri Teleen, Sarah McKenna, George Cooper, Sara Rouhi, Josh Sendall, Mustafa B. Ozturk
  • Dec 22, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Guest Post — How AI is Transforming Platform Strategy: Beyond the Hype

Today’s guest blogger challenges us to look beyond the hype of AI, and embrace AI agents handling platform grunt work, validation, and parallel processing that expands what we can accomplish with immediate and substantial productivity gains.

  • By Stuart Leitch
  • Dec 19, 2025
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Celebrating Public-Good Curators: An Interview with Tracey Brown and Camille Gamboa

Who are public-good curators and how can they help improve public trust in science? Learn more in this interview with Tracey Brown (Sense about Science) and Camille Gamboa (Sage) about their recently co-published booklet on the topic.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Dec 16, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Guest Post:  Academic Publishing Is  Not Fit for the Future – If We Don’t Act Now, The Vital Role Research Plays in Society Is at Risk

Academic publishing ia reaching a breaking point. Unless we redesign it, we risk stalling the very progress we seek – with consequences impacting research, education and public trust in academia.

  • By Mandy Hill
  • Dec 11, 2025
  • 16 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post — What Do College Students Lose When Libraries Are Ignored?

Today’s guest post argues that academic libraries are an investment in the very foundation of quality scholarship and responsible publishing.

  • By Jane Jiang
  • Dec 2, 2025
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post — From Cloud to Carbon: Exploring the Digital Carbon Footprint of Knowledge

Today’s guest post summarizes the discussion in the recent EASE / STM / webinar, exploring the digital carbon footprint of scholarly publishing.

  • By Rachel Martin
  • Dec 1, 2025
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

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