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Discouraged, but not Dissuaded: The 2025 SSP President’s Address

Heather Staines Presidential Address from the SSP 2025 Annual Meeting.

  • By Heather Staines
  • Jun 2, 2025
  • 20 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

The Scholarly Kitchen Hires a Sous Chef

Join us in welcoming Lettie Conrad as the new Deputy Editor at The Scholarly Kitchen.

  • By David Crotty, Lettie Y. Conrad
  • May 2, 2025
  • 13 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Guest Post — Valuing Community in a Time of Uncertainty

We asked the Program Committee Chairs what they’re looking forward to at this year’s SSP Annual Meeting.

  • By Erin Foley, Greg Fagan, Jessie Slater
  • Apr 11, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

SSP’s Generations Fund Approaches the Finish Line

The Generations Fund is nearing the finish line, officially surpassing 90% of its goal, thanks to all of our generous donors.

  • By Society for Scholarly Publishing
  • Mar 28, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

The 2025 Scholarly Kitchen Readership Survey is Now Open

The 2025 Scholarly Kitchen readership survey is now open. We would greatly appreciate your ideas and feedback to help us remain a high-quality resource of industry news and discussion

  • By The Scholarly Kitchen Cabinet
  • Feb 21, 2025
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast Episode 19: An Ear to SSP’s 2024 Annual Meeting

This episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast offers a ‘vox pop’ peek into the 2024 SSP Annual Meeting with a recap and on-site interviews with attendees. Hosted by Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) and Sara Grimme (Digital Science).

  • By Meredith Adinolfi, Sara Grimme
  • Jul 31, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Ask the Fellows: SSP 2024 Annual Meeting

We asked the 2024 SSP Fellows, “What was the highlight of attending SSP 2024 for you?”

  • By Michelle English
  • Jul 2, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 12 mins

Guest Post:  Many Patches Make a Quilt — SSP’s Membership Survey

Here we present the results from the SSP biannual membership survey.

  • By Sharon Mattern Büttiker
  • Jun 12, 2024
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Why Are English Language Spellings So Weird?

Why are English spellings so inconsistent and weird?

  • By David Crotty
  • May 31, 2024
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

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).

  • By Scholarly Kitchen, Meredith Adinolfi, Sara Grimme
  • May 21, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Guest Post: Navigating a New Virtual Experience at the 2024 SSP Annual Meeting

The SSP Annual Meeting Planning Committee has put together a unique and strong program for virtual attendees to the SSP 2024 Annual Meeting.

  • By David Turner
  • May 17, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Guest Post — Shipping up to Boston? Plan Some Workers’ Playtime during the SSP Annual Meeting

Heading to Boston for the SSP’s annual meeting? Here’s an insiders’ guide to the city.

  • By Anne Stone, Erin Foley
  • May 17, 2024
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Ask the Community: What Do Campus Disability Services Staff Most Want Publishers to Know?

We asked Campus Disability Services leaders, “What would you most like Publishers to know?”

  • By Nicola Poser
  • May 1, 2024
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Inclusivity is Making This Year’s SSP Annual Meeting Better than Ever

Behind the scenes, we’ve been working over the last 9 months to re-engineer the SSP’s Annual Meeting program to include more new voices in our industry, and we can’t wait to share the results with you.

  • By Tim Lloyd, Erin Foley, Jessie Slater
  • Apr 12, 2024
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

SSP’s Generations Fund Exceeds 75% Mark — Pulls Close to Goal

The Generations Fund is celebrating its next milestone achievement and SSP thanks 373 Individual & Organizational Contributors.

  • By Society for Scholarly Publishing
  • Mar 22, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

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