The George Washington Student Journal Symposium demonstrates how student-led journals inspire young people and nurture best practices in scholarly communications.
Christos Petrou examines the rapid growth in publication volume coming from China, and how that is impacting the publishing industry.
AI-enabled discovery and summarization tools seem like magic to end users, but for publishers it looks like disintermediation.
This post explores why many Middle East- and North Africa-based journals remain underrepresented in global indexing databases, how this affects both local and international knowledge flows, and what alternative pathways can bring the region into fuller view.
A report from this year’s Fiesole Retreat: Learning from the Past, Informing the Future.
Grieving my father’s death feels inextricably tangled with grieving the catastrophe overtaking the whole of our research infrastructure.
A summary of the European Association of Science Editors (EASE) debate session, where Haseeb Irfanullah argued in favor of a motion declaring that journal editors do not need to worry about preventing the spread of misinformation, while Are Brean argued against it.
AI Bots are overwhelming server capacity and impeding access to collections. How big is the problem and what solutions exist?
Roger Schonfeld reflects on lessons from more than 20 years conducting research and supporting the work of libraries, publishers, and the research enterprise.
In today’s post, three Scholarly Kitchen Chefs — Haseeb Irfanullah, Phill Jones, and Alice Meadows — report on the recent European Association of Science Editors (EASE) Conference (Oslo, May 14-16).
As US federal policy on indirect costs remains uncertain, the Joint Associations Group seeks input on two proposed models. Learn about the models and implications for library funding and publishers.
NISO issues a report on workshops looking to improve the efficiency of working with AI systems in scholarly publishing
The deadline for the European Accessibility Act compliance is rapidly approaching. Here we discuss the challenges scholarly organizations face in achieving EAA compliance — and the strategies they’re implementing to address them.
How does the Directory of Open Access Books navigate challenges to instill trust and transparency. Part 2 of 2.
Heather Staines Presidential Address from the SSP 2025 Annual Meeting.