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Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Put on a Happy Face: A Personal Reflection of Grief and Loss in the Workplace

We need to normalize the conversations around grief and depression. A personal reflection, and some thoughts on how we can better support our colleagues.

  • By Holly Koppel
  • Nov 13, 2023
  • 14 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Last Call: Submit Your Session Proposals for the 2024 SSP Annual Meeting

As the deadline for submitting proposals for the 2024 SSP Annual Meeting rapidly approaches, Rebecca Benner interviews Tim Lloyd about this year’s theme and what attendees can expect.

  • By Rebecca Benner, Tim Lloyd
  • Nov 8, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Introducing Mental Health Awareness Mondays: Tips for Publishers from the Center for Workplace Mental Health

The first in a new series of posts, “Mental Health Awareness Mondays”. Today, Emma Jellen APA offers tips for publishers from the Center for Workplace Mental Health.

  • By Randy Townsend, Emma Jellen
  • Nov 6, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Welcoming a New Chef in the Kitchen, Roohi Ghosh

Today, Roohi Ghosh officially joins us as a regular contributor in The Scholarly Kitchen.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 12, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Building a Voluntary Contribution Transaction System

Here I propose a framework for a Voluntary Contribution Transaction system to recognize the voluntary contributions in the scholarly workflow and to give tangible benefits to the volunteers.

  • By Haseeb Irfanullah
  • Oct 9, 2023
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Embedding DEIA in Peer Review Processes: An Interview with SSP’s DEIA Outreach Subcommittee about their Upcoming Toolkit

Our week of posts celebrating Peer Review Week 2023 continues with an interview with Shaina Lange and Sue Harris of SSP’s DEIA Committee Outreach Subcommittee, about their work on a soon-to-be-published toolkit to build DEIA in peer review processes and editorial roles

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Sep 27, 2023
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Guest Post – SSP Assembles Presidential Task Force to Prioritize Mental Health Awareness and Support Within the Scholarly Communications Ecosystem

SSP Past Presidents were convened in a task force to consider ways in which SSP as a society can and should support the mental health of members, with work-related issues being the primary but not the only focus. The goal of this Task Force is to identify potential opportunities, activities, resources, and initiatives.

  • By Randy Townsend
  • Sep 19, 2023
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Navigating the Shifting Sands: New Directions Organizers on the Upcoming Seminar

Volunteer organizers reflect on SSP’s upcoming 2023 New Directions seminar — early bird registration closes September 8th!

  • By Lillian Wang Selonick, Lettie Y. Conrad
  • Sep 6, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Guest Post — Can Inadequate Corrections Turn Misinformation into Disinformation?

Could the failure of a journal to visibly correct known errors in a publication, thereby propagating false information, be considered disinformation?

  • By Mark Bolland, Alison Avenell, Andrew Grey
  • Aug 31, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post — Navigating the Sustainability Landscape: A New STM Roadmap Provides a Guide to Embedding Sustainability in Publishing 

The STM Association has launched an SDG roadmap. It is a list of suggested steps to provide inspiration and pathways to navigate the sustainability initiatives and actions that publishers and societies can undertake.

  • By Rachel Martin
  • Aug 15, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post — Peer Review Week 2023 to Focus on Peer Review and the Future of Publishing

Peer Review Week is an annual global event exploring and celebrating the essential role of peer review. This year’s Peer Review Week theme is “Peer Review and the Future of Publishing.”

  • By Roohi Ghosh, Lindsay Morton
  • Jul 17, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post — Accelerating DEIA — Lessons from the Society for Scholarly Publishing

The experiences of the Society for Scholarly Publishing DEIA committee can inform DEIA efforts throughout our industry. Here Rebecca Kirk, Allison Leung, and Shaina Lange present key lessons learned.

  • By Rebecca Kirk, Allison Leung, Shaina Lange
  • May 22, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Ask the Co-Chairs: A Look at the 2023 SSP Annual Meeting

Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen sat down with the Co-Chairs of the SSP’s Annual Meeting Program Committee to learn more about the event and what we can look forward to.

  • By Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen
  • May 19, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Call for Carbon Neutrality in Scholarly Publishing

The ISMTE DEI Advisory Committee calls on the field of scholarly publishing to set goals and actively work to achieve operational carbon and climate neutrality.

  • By Shein Ei Cho, Michelle Fleetwood, Kathleen Kelly Halverson, Sarah McCormack, Mark Paglia, Dianndra Roberts
  • Apr 24, 2023
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post — A Decade of Resilience for University Presses

After a decade at the helm of the Association of University Presses, Peter M. Berkery Jr. assesses the organization and environment for university presses and their work.

  • By Annette Windhorn, Peter Berkery
  • Apr 18, 2023
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

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