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

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Randy Townsend

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.

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

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Rachel Martin

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.

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Guest Post – In Defense of Endogeny

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Christopher Barnes, Reem Khamis, Yvette Hyter, Betty Yu

While higher rates of endogeny can help indexes identify journals being used for self-promotion, nepotism, or other unethical ends, endogeny itself should not be equated with them and can be the result of a narrow or new field of research.

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Guest Post — Academia’s Versatility Demand: Examining the Pressure on Researchers to Master Diverse Skills

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Roohi Ghosh

What are the burdens researchers face? And what can be done to lighten the load and make the academic environment more diverse, equitable, inclusive, safe, and welcoming?

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Revisiting — Building for the Long Term: Why Business Strategies are Needed for Community-Owned Infrastructure

Posted on August 1, 2023 by David Crotty

Revisiting a post from 2019 in light of the acquisition of protocols.io by Springer Nature. As community-owned and -led efforts to build scholarly communications infrastructure gain momentum, what can be done to help them achieve long term sustainability?

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Leadership and Accountability Matter for a Sustainable Publishing Ecosystem

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Haseeb Irfanullah

How can we provide both leadership and accountability across the publishing ecosystem toward the Sustainable Development Goals?

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Guest Post — The Nelson Memo and Public Access are Under Attack – Will Powerful Incumbents Come to its Rescue?

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Tom Ciavarella

The Nelson Memo is being contested. Will the incumbents of the scholarly publishing world stand up for the Memo and fight for its funding?

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Guest Post — Being Research Data

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Bruce Rosenblum

“Researchers have only so many hours in a day; if they can spend one less hour on a research article because we have implemented improved workflows and better technology, that’s one more hour they can spend on research to try to save my life, and the lives of all ALS patients.” In today’s post, Bruce Rosenblum shares his experience as a clinical trial participant and how that contributed to scholarly publications.

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The Publishing Community Should More Actively Oppose Book Bans

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Todd A Carpenter

With a lawsuit filed last week Pen America, Penguin Random House, authors, and parents began fighting book bans. Other publishers should help.

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Guest Post – Manifesto for a New Read Deal

Posted on May 18, 2023 by A.J. Boston

A.J. Boston offers a route for managing closed access e-serials in a way that finds the best value for libraries, the most content for users, keeps publishers solvent, and experiments on behalf of equity.

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The Ivies (Plus) Have Concerns about the Nelson OSTP Memo

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Rick Anderson

Is the OA movement painting itself into a corner with concerns about new OA rules and regulations?

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Guest Post — Advancing Accessibility in Scholarly Publishing: Recommendations for Digital Accessibility Best Practices

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Sylvia Izzo Hunter, Nicola Poser, Kasia Repeta, Damita Snow

Part three of a three-part series aims to discuss the topic of advancing accessibility within scholarly communication with the focus of digital accessibility.

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Guest Post — Advancing Accessibility in Scholarly Publishing: Building Support

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Sylvia Izzo Hunter, Jocelyn Dawson, Amanda Rogers, Nicola Poser

Part two of a three-part series aims to discuss the topic of advancing accessibility within scholarly communication with the focus of digital accessibility.

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Guest Post — Advancing Accessibility in Scholarly Publishing: Fostering Empathy

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Sylvia Izzo Hunter, Kasia Repeta, Amanda Rogers, Damita Snow

Part one of a three-part series aims to discuss the topic of advancing accessibility within scholarly communication with the focus of digital accessibility.

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What Have You Done for DEIA Lately?

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Dianndra Roberts

Are we still doing the work it takes to make positive and impactful change? Are we continuing the work to break down systems, policies, and unwritten industry rules that are no longer fit for purpose?

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