Guest Post: Many Patches Make a Quilt — SSP’s Membership Survey
Here we present the results from the SSP biannual membership survey.
SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast Episode 18: Industry Events for First-Timers
This episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast shares tips for first-time conference attendees. Hosted by Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) and Sara Grimme (Digital Science).
Looking Forward, Looking Back: Mental Health Awareness Mondays on The Scholarly Kitchen
The Scholarly Kitchen’s Mental Health Awareness Working Group has been active for around six months now. With May designated as Mental Health Awareness Month, we wanted to take a look back at what we’ve achieved, and a look forward to what we are planning for the rest of 2024.
Guest Post — Shared Print Down the Rabbit Hole
Libraries’ ability to steward print collections in the future is being compromised by how we manage them now. How can we evolve our shared print strategy to align with the core values of libraries, and to increase the value proposition of print collections. Part 1 of 2.
Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Ask the Presidents: Why is it Important for SSP to Support the Mental Health of Our Members?
For today’s post we asked SSP’s Past Presidents to tell us why is it important for SSP to support the mental health of our members, especially around work-related issues. Read on to hear what they have to say
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.
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.
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.
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.
The New STM Integrity Hub
Interview with Joris van Rossum and Hylke Koers about the new STM Integrity Hub service launch and its potential future developments.
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.
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.
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.
Start-up Stories: Skilltype
Continuing a series looking at start-ups in the scholarly sector, from what they do and how it could be useful, to how they have got started, and tips they would share with other entrepreneurs. This time, an interview with Tony Zanders, founder and CEO of Skilltype.
Pandemic Post Roundup
Collecting some key posts on scholarly communications during the pandemic, as we enter into a new wave of infection.