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AI Rollout Is a People Problem: A Pulse on All Things AI, Part 2

Faced with technological shifts not seen since the advent of the internet, Todd Toler and Angela Cochran posit that the biggest challenges for organizations building an AI strategy are human, not technology.

  • By Todd Toler, Angela Cochran
  • Apr 8, 2026
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 13 mins

Standing Up, Standing Proud, Standing Together: Inside the Pathways to Inclusive Publishing Summit and the Movement for Equity in Scholarly Publishing: Part 2

Part 2 of a look at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ inaugural Pathways to Inclusive Publishing Summit, which brought together industry leaders, content creators, and allies to explore strategies for fostering inclusivity and accessibility within the publishing ecosystem.

  • By Randy Townsend, Damita Snow, Maxine Aldred
  • Apr 3, 2026
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

The Role of Gossip in Scholarly Publishing

Let’s say the quiet part out loud: gossip plays an important role in scholarly publishing. But is that a bad thing?

  • By Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen
  • Mar 23, 2026
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post — Could AI Help Fix Peer Review, or Will it Only Make Things Worse?

Today’s post asserts that peer review, which is still of vital importance to science, is clearly failing in the current age — could AI save the day?

  • By Michael A. Bruno
  • Mar 18, 2026
  • 14 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

What Publishing Leaders Say About AI When They’re Not on Panels: A Pulse on All Things AI

Today’s post explores issues facing scholarly publishers around AI — using it, layering it, competing against it, and licensing to it.

  • By Todd Toler, Angela Cochran
  • Mar 11, 2026
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 12 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 — Shaping a Sustainable Future for Academic Publishing: Our Journey so Far

Today’s guest post demonstrates how publishers can reduce their carbon footprint and be leaders in environmental sustainability.

  • By Liz Martin
  • Feb 27, 2026
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post — AI Readiness and the New Value Equation in Scholarly Publishing

Today’s guest bloggers explain how semantic enrichment of scholarly content allows publishers to shape the next generation of technology by making it indispensable to AI.

  • By Veronica Showers, Heather Kotula, Marjorie Hlava
  • Feb 24, 2026
  • 11 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Mental Health Awareness Monday — Sing the Songs That Bring You Joy

Today’s guest post shares personal reflections about mental health awareness, the importance of boundaries, and routines you can employ to embrace balance.

  • By Anna Jester, Sylvia Izzo Hunter
  • Feb 23, 2026
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 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

So… IS the Essence of a Journal Portable? Checking in on _NeuroImage_ and _Imaging Neuroscience_

How are two competing neuroscience journals faring since the editorial board of one departed to create the other?

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Feb 11, 2026
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post — Why Science Communication Must be the Next Competitive Edge for Scholarly Publishers

Today’s guest bloggers assert that the future of the scholarly publishing depends on mastering science communication with the same rigor that global consumer brands apply to marketing.

  • By Ashutosh Ghildiyal, Gareth Dyke, Maria Machado
  • Feb 6, 2026
  • 1 Comment
  • 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

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

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