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Indigenous Knowledge and Research Infrastructure: An Interview with Katharina Ruckstuhl

Today’s interview, with Dr. Katharina Ruckstuhl of the University of Otago, looks at why and how we should implement research infrastructure processes that support Indigenous knowledge. 

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Apr 19, 2022
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Spring Break — Also This Week, Our Webinar on “The Future of Research as a Global Enterprise”

We’re off for Spring Break next week. But in the meantime, be sure to check out our upcoming webinar on The Future of Research as a Global Enterprise.

  • By David Crotty
  • Apr 8, 2022
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

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.

  • By Alice Meadows, Randy Townsend, Miranda Walker
  • Mar 29, 2022
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Ask the Community: The 2022 SSP Annual Meeting

Registration is open for the 2022 SSP Annual Meeting. We asked the community, “What are you most looking forward to about attending the SSP Annual Meeting in person?”

  • By Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen
  • Mar 22, 2022
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post — Learning from the Experience of SSP’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting

What can the SSP learn from our experience of the virtual 2021 meeting that can inform future annual meetings, whatever the format?

  • By Tim Lloyd
  • Mar 9, 2022
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Accelerating Open Research: A Multi-stakeholder Discussion

Robert Harington reports on the recent SSP Publisher-Funder Task Force closed forum of funders, publishers, librarians and academics, who met to discuss how collaboration among stakeholder groups may accelerate a transition to open research.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Mar 7, 2022
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

How Do We Make Research Assessment More Responsible? – A Multi-stakeholder Discussion

A report on the SSP Publisher-Funder Task Force’s meeting of senior researchers, university administrators, funders, publishers, and representatives from other organizations on the topic of Responsible Research Assessment for the 21st Century.

  • By Phill Jones
  • Feb 9, 2022
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Guest Post — Corporate Strategy and Program Management: The Key to Navigating Disruption

Laura Martin and Rashmi Verma take a look at how organizations handle change and disruption through strategic planning and structured execution.

  • By Laura Martin, Rashmi Verma
  • Jan 25, 2022
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

FORCE11 Engages a Global Audience at FORCE2021

FORCE11 hosts a diverse virtual conference to build global connections to improve scholarly communications.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Dec 15, 2021
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Guest Post — Seeking Feedback on a Model Digital Preservation Policy, a Project of the NASIG Digital Preservation Committee

A look at the NASIG Digital Preservation Policy and a request for comments.

  • By Abeni Wickham
  • Nov 17, 2021
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Building Bridges with the Manuscript Exchange Common Approach (MECA)

Manuscript Exchange Common Approach (MECA) committee members champion the benefits of standardizing the transfer of papers between journals.

  • By Lettie Y. Conrad
  • Nov 10, 2021
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

We Are Seeking a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Associate Editor

The Scholarly Kitchen is seeking a new editor for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility coverage.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 18, 2021
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Guest Post — The Evolving Role of Scientific Editing

In a collaborative open peer review process, the editor’s role changes as much as the reviewer’s role. Editors share some insights about how this works at JOSS.

  • By Daniel S. Katz, Arfon M. Smith
  • Sep 23, 2021
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post — Why the “Who” of Peer Review is Important

Continuing our series of posts for Peer Review Week 2021, guest authors Matt Giampoala, Randy Townsend, and Paige Wooden of AGU share their efforts to improve reviewer and editorial board diversity.

  • By Matt Giampoala, Randy Townsend, Paige Wooden
  • Sep 22, 2021
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Identity in/and Peer Review: Kicking off Peer Review Week 2021

Identity in/ and Peer Review. Previewing some of the themes from this week’s posts for Peer Review Week.

  • By Karin Wulf, Jasmine Wallace, Alice Meadows
  • Sep 20, 2021
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

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