SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast: Episode 3
This third episode of the SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast covers the topic of ‘living under lockdown’ during the current global coronavirus pandemic.
Guest Post — Books for the 2020s: The Role of Book Content in the STM Researcher Ecosystem
What is the role of book content in the Science, Technical and Medical (STM) researcher ecosystem?
A Tough Upcoming Week Without the SSP Annual Meeting
A year without an annual meeting is tough to take. Here’s hoping for better times ahead.
Guest Post — Author-Friendly Journal Websites
Making journal data on decision times and acceptance rates public would be tremendously helpful for authors in their decision-making process.
Chinese Publishers React to New Policies on Research Evaluation
Thoughts on the new Chinese policy on research evaluation from three Chinese publishers.
Guest Post – The Megajournal Lifecycle
Christos Petrou looks at megajournal performance and the resulting business implications.
Building a Sustainable Research Infrastructure
What does a strong and sustainable research infrastructure look like? How close are we to building one? What improvements are needed? This summary of a recent SSP webinar addresses these questions and more.
Scientific and Scholarly Meetings in the Time of Pandemic
As professional and academic societies scramble to cancel meetings or move them to online formats in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Michael Clarke discusses considerations for both maintaining revenues and engagement.
Woking, the Doorway Effect, and Who Knew You’d Miss Your Commute So Much?
Working from home? Moving from room to room could help you cope with the endless video calls more effectively.
What’s in a Name? The Stories Behind Some Scholarly Publishing Brand Names
Find out how Ripeta, ResearchFish, Publons, Morressier, Quartzy, Zanran, Quertle, Citavi, Writefull, Gigantum and Kudos got their names.
Does Research Have Any Value in a Refugee Crisis?
How does research translate into societal impact, particularly in light of a refugee crisis?
Guest Post: 5 Things Learned from The SSP DC Career Development Lab
Susan Chavez and Chloe Fells detail the career advice learned from a recent SSP event.
Making a Plan When Planning Is Impossible
Travel bans, office closures, and conference cancellations have publishers and societies thinking about how best to ensure that scholarly content continues to be reviewed and distributed. This post by Angela Cochran looks at some of the impacts and questions whether this is the new normal.
Guest Post — How China’s New Policy May Change Researchers’ Publishing Behavior
Dr. Jie Xu from the Wuhan University of China offers a view of how Chinese researchers are reacting and are likely to alter their behavior in response to new policies governing research evaluation.
New Chinese Policy Could Reshape Global STM Publishing
A new set of policies mark an effort to largely reform the research and higher education evaluation systems in China. The potential impact on the STM publishing sector is examined.