Guest Post — Moving from Identifier to Identity for Researchers
Today’s post calls for collective action to address the researcher identity verification gap in scholarly communications and champions STM’s Researcher identity group.
Can Peer Review Keep Up? Announcing the Theme for Peer Review Week 2026
Today, we share the results of a global community poll that produced the theme for Peer Review Week 2026 (14–18 September): “Peer Review Capacity: Volume, Speed and Quality.”
Guest Post — Call to Action: Shaping Our Collective Voice Through Advocacy
SSP’s Advocacy Task Force Co-chairs encourage members to participate in this month’s Pulse Check Survey on our collective advocacy activities.
Welcoming a New Chef in the Kitchen, Ashutosh Ghildiyal
Today we welcome a new Chef in the Kitchen, Ashutosh Ghildiyal.
Guest Post — The SSP Annual Meeting: Keeping the Faith in Unsettled Times
Today, co-chairs for SSP’s 48th Annual Meeting Planning Committee discuss what they’re most excited to deliver in this year’s program.
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.
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?
Guest Post: The Human Heart of Science — Navigating AI Anxiety in the Academic World
Today’s guest blogger calls for “rehumanizing” our view on AI innovations and their impacts on our mental health and our communities.
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?
Guest Post — Putting the “U” in FAIR
Today’s guest blogger calls for adding “understandable” to the FAIR data principles, to ensure we do not surrender human knowledge in our rush for automation.
Politics and Scholarly Societies: 1200 Partnerships with External Organizations Terminated at the University of Kentucky
Robert Harington attempts to shine a light on some of the political problems scholarly societies and academic institutions face in the current political climate.
2025 Readership Survey
The Scholarly Kitchen’s 2025 Readership Survey reflects feedback from our community that will shape the future direction of our blog.
Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Tanja Niemann of Érudit / Une Entrevue avec Tanja Niemann d’Érudit
For today’s Kitchen Essentials post, Alice Meadows interviews Tanja Niemann, Executive Director of Érudit, a Quebec-based non-profit open access publishing platform.
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?
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.