Will Humanities and Social Sciences Publishing Consolidate?

Much of the scholarly publishing sector has already experienced a flight to scale. Today, Roger Schonfeld asks: Is a major consolidation among humanities and social sciences publishers coming next?

The post Will Humanities and Social Sciences Publishing Consolidate? appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Revisiting: When is a Publisher not a Publisher? Cobbling Together the Pieces to Build a Workflow Business

Revisiting a 2017 post looking at how, due to the slowing growth of content licensing, sophisticated content providers are building businesses supporting researcher workflow and university business processes.

The post Revisiting: When is a Publisher not a Publisher? Cobbling Together the Pieces to Build a Workflow Business appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The New Clarivate Science: A Second-Order Consequence of Open Access

Today, Roger C. Schonfeld argues that Clarivate’s acquisition of ProQuest, which was completed last week, is another second-order consequence of open access.

The post The New Clarivate Science: A Second-Order Consequence of Open Access appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Is Scientific Communication Fit for Purpose?

Roger Schonfeld argues that openness and politicization together have enabled public trust in science to erode. And science is insufficiently trustworthy. The scholarly communication sector must not ignore this situation.

The post Is Scientific Communication Fit for Purpose? appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Transforming Scholarly Publishing With Blockchain Technologies and AI: An Interview with Darrell Gunter

Today we feature an interview with Darrell W. Gunter, the editor of a new book on Transforming Scholarly Publishing With Blockchain Technologies and AI.

The post Transforming Scholarly Publishing With Blockchain Technologies and AI: An Interview with Darrell Gunter appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.