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Guest Post — Responsible Reporting of Suicide During COVID-19: The Role of Academic Publishing

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health are widely discussed in the media, but responsible discussion is vital, and academic publishers have an important role to play. Please be aware that this article talks about suicide.

  • By Duleeka Knipe, Keith Hawton, Mark Sinyor, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler
  • Mar 10, 2021
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Open Access, Conspiracy Theories and the Democratization of Knowledge

Robert Harington asks if we need more than Open Access (OA) to truly democratize science? 

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • 14 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post — Towards Accessible Conferences: A Conversation

Following our conversation about Neurodiversity in December, Publishing Enabled return with a discussion about how to make academic conferences more accessible to people with disabilities.

  • By Ruth Wells, Simon Holt, Katy Alexander, Mark Carden, Violaine Iglesias, Erin Osborne-Martin
  • Feb 22, 2021
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Plan S Rights Retention Strategy, Copyright and the Academic Community – Part Two

Robert Harington talks to a range of expert stakeholders with differing views about the Plan S Rights Retention Strategy and Creative Commons Licensing. Part 2. of 2 interview posts.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 19, 2021
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 11 mins

Sci-Hub Citation Study Confuses Causes With Effects

Do Sci-Hub downloads cause more citations, or are high impact papers simply downloaded more often?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Feb 8, 2021
  • 19 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Guest Post — Unethical Practices in Research and Publishing: Evidence from Russia

Anna Abalkina discusses evidence of widespread academic misconduct in Russia.

  • By Anna Abalkina
  • Feb 4, 2021
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

The Cell Press Inclusion and Diversity Statement — An Interview with Deborah Sweet

Deborah Sweet of Cell Press discusses their recently introduced Inclusion and Diversity Statement in this interview with Alice Meadows

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Feb 3, 2021
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Changing Journal Impact Factor Rules Creates Unfair Playing Field For Some

Some journals are expected to benefit immensely under Clarivate’s new counting model.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Feb 1, 2021
  • 14 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Truth and Lies

How to address lies in the political life of a democracy? Education, information literacy, gatekeeping, and dialogue are not enough. Lisa Hinchliffe and Roger Schonfeld examine the issue.

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
  • Jan 19, 2021
  • 18 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Can Publishers Maintain Control of the Scholarly Record?

The journal brand has proven to be the great intangible asset of the scholarly publisher. Can publishers extend the reach and value of journal brands by supporting research materials beyond the version of record?

  • By Danielle Cooper, Oya Y. Rieger, Roger C. Schonfeld
  • Jan 6, 2021
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Journalism, Preprint Servers, and the Truth: Allocating Accountability

Journalists are increasingly flagging unsupported claims and blatant falsehoods–it’s time for preprint platforms to do the same.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Dec 14, 2020
  • 18 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Changes to Journal Impact Factor Announced for 2021

Starting 2021, Journal Impact Factors will be calcuated using online publication dates, not print ones. But phased roll-out may lead to bias for some journals.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Dec 7, 2020
  • 13 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post — A Conversation about the Reality of Neurodiversity

Katy Alexander and Ruth Wells talk about their experience of neurodiversity as part of the Publishing Inclusion Enabled group mission

  • By Katy Alexander, Ruth Wells
  • Dec 3, 2020
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Guest Post — In Pursuit of Scholarly Publishing Relevance

Jennifer Regala discusses the pursuit of the “R” word — how to drive your career in scholarly publishing by remaining relevant.

  • By Jennifer Regala
  • Dec 2, 2020
  • 11 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Don’t Miss Your Chance to Participate in the SSP 2021 Annual Meeting!

Send in your proposals for sessions at the 2021 SSP Annual Meeting.

  • By Yael Fitzpatrick, Cason Lynley
  • Nov 30, 2020
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

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