Guest Post — The STM Mentorship Program
Mark Robertson and Rachel Moriarty discuss the STM Association’s Mentorship Program.
Guest Post – Publishing Fast and Slow: A Review of Publishing Speed in the Last Decade
Christos Petrou analyzes changes in the speed of publication of research articles over the last ten years.
Climate Action: Are We Committed Enough?
On the occasion of the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Haseeb Md. Irfanullah explores scholarly publishers’ role in tackling climate crisis.
Guest Post — The Door to Data Sharing is Slowly Creaking Open
In guest post, Simon Linacre of Digital Science discusses their latest state of open data survey against the backdrop of the recent OSTP memo on expanding public access to research results.
Does Trust in Research Begin with Trust in Peer Review?
Kicking off Peer Review Week 2022: Does trust in research begin with trust in peer review across the whole ecosystem, and what does that look like for different communities and stakeholders?
Guest Post — Beyond the “Accidental Profession”: Bringing More Structure, Equity, and Respect to Scholarly Publishing Employment
Charles Watkinson and Lisa Bayer discuss the work of the SSP and AUPresses’ Joint Task Force on Career Progression, aimed at better categorizing publishing positions and promotional pathways.
Marketing to the New Generation of Academic Influencers: Mobile First, SEO, Values-led Content and Initiatives
How can publishers ensure that our content and services are found and used by the growing number of Millennials and Generation Z researchers in academia?
Results of the 3rd Annual SSP Professional Skills Survey and the Updated Professional Skills Map
The SSP Career Development Committee’s Professional Skills Map is in its third iteration, and the results are presented here. The Skills Map aims to guide scholarly publishing professionals across industries and career levels in recognizing their personal strengths and interpersonal and technical skills, and then map those skill sets to fitting roles across the industry, empowering them to advance in their current roles and explore potential career paths they may not have previously considered.
The Scholarly Kitchen Readership Survey One Year On
Conclusions and responses taken to last year’s Scholarly Kitchen reader survey.
The Ghost of Publishing Past: George Gissing’s “New Grub Street”
A lesson in publishing’s past is provided by George Gissing’s Victorian Era novel.
Guest Post — Hybrid Versus In-person: What Will Be the Future of Academic Conferences?
Marco Marabelli reports on the results of a study looking at the benefits and problems of remote and hybrid conferences, and what the changes in recent years will mean for meetings going forward.
Guest Post — Results of the 2022 Survey on Travel, Events, and Return to Office Plans
A look at the results from the SSP’s survey on travel, returning to the office, and attending in-person events.
Guest Post — Love in the Time of COVID: Lessons in Change Management and Hope Amid the Chaos
Lily Garcia Walton discusses Silverchair’s ongoing adaptation of working spaces and policies as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Community, Inclusivity, Adaptability, and Integrity
In today’s post, Alice Meadows talks to Randy Townsend and Miranda Walker about the recent work they led to identify and articulate SSP’s core values, and how they’ll be embedded in the society’s future activities.
Guest Post – New Winds from the Latin American Scientific Publishing Community
Ana Heredia and Eloisa Viggiani discuss the founding of the Latin American Association of Scientific Editors, and focus on the use of metrics and the role of the region’s scientific journals in research evaluation.