SSP’s Generations Fund Exceeds Halfway Point: SSP Thanks 259 Individual & Organizational Contributors
The SSPs Generations Fund hits a milestone and we’d like to acknowledge our supporters.
Is the Library Responsible for Open Access Compliance?
In this moment of success for open access advocacy, Roger C. Schonfeld proposes that the academic library not take responsibility for implementing open access mandates. The first of several scenarios we will consider.
Guest Post — Why Interoperability Matters for Open Research – And More than Ever
Rebecca Lawrence discusses how connections across all aspects of the system are needed for open research to flourish and deliver upon its promise.
Chefs de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table — Annie Callanan
Robert Harington talks to Annie Callanan, Chief Executive of Taylor & Francis, in this new series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and profit sectors of our industry.
SXSW Interactive: Slow Down To Speed Up
Back to SXSW this year! Hear about the conference, the speakers, and the themes. Tell us what resonates with you the most!
Guest Post — Article Processing Charges are a Heavy Burden for Middle-Income Countries
The cost to publish OA is quickly becoming a new paywall in science, substituting the difficulty to read papers with the inability to showcase results in journals seen as reputable, due to the financial barrier of APCs.
Digging into shift+OPEN: A Conversation with MIT Press
Rick Anderson interviews Nick Lindsay of MIT Press about the press’s new shift+OPEN program for subscription journals that want to go OA.
SSP and Scholarly Kitchen Swag — Support the SSP Generations Fund!
Check out our stylish new line of SSP and Scholarly Kitchen merchandise and support the SSP’s Generations Fund in the process!
Why PID Strategies Are Having A Moment — And Why You Should Care
Why are national PID strategies having a moment, and why should you care? Find out in today’s post by Alice Meadows.
Some Observations from Charleston (Open Access Edition):
Thoughts on open access (OA) from the perspectives of both the publisher and library communities at the Charleston Meeting.
Guest Post — The Time Has Come to Start Swimming Upstream: How Meaningful Engagement with Authors Early in the Research Process Can Yield Significant Benefits to Publishers
Avi Staiman discusses how meaningful engagement with authors early in the research process can yield significant benefits to publishers and journals.
Guest Post — Charleston 2022 — Finding Paths to Open Access Book Publishing
Erich van Rijn looks at the University of California’s Luminos open access books program and reviews lessons learned and what is needed for such programs to succeed.
Innovation at eLife: An Interview with Damian Pattinson
eLife’s recent announcement that it will reinvent itself as a “service that reviews preprints” has generated much discussion over recent weeks. But what are the primary drivers and goals, and what might we all learn from this bold experiment?
Speculation on the Most Likely OSTP Nelson Memo Implementation Scenario and the Resulting Publisher Strategies
What is the most likely scenario for implementation of the OSTP’s Nelson Memo? And what strategies will that offer for publishers?
Thoughts and Observations on the OSTP Responses to Our Interview Questions
Karin Wulf and Rick Anderson reflect on the OSTP’s response to their interview questions, and on some implications of those responses and of the memo itself.