The Scholarly Kitchen https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/ What’s Hot and Cooking In Scholarly Publishing Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:20:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 209325135 The Journal Article Is Not the Job https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/15/the-journal-article-is-not-the-job/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/15/the-journal-article-is-not-the-job/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:31:08 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61837 There is more and more skepticism toward the role of publishers, a steady commoditization of publishing services, and growing fragmentation across the research ecosystem. If that is the case, the question is no longer what publishers do, but how that value is understood and extended.

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]]> https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/15/the-journal-article-is-not-the-job/feed/ 0 61837 Welcoming a New Chef in the Kitchen, Ashutosh Ghildiyal https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/15/welcoming-a-new-chef-in-the-kitchen-ashutosh-ghildiyal/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/15/welcoming-a-new-chef-in-the-kitchen-ashutosh-ghildiyal/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:30:57 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61836 Today we welcome a new Chef in the Kitchen, Ashutosh Ghildiyal.

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]]> https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/15/welcoming-a-new-chef-in-the-kitchen-ashutosh-ghildiyal/feed/ 0 61836 Guest Post — From Open Access to Preprints: Are We Repeating the Same Mistakes in Scholarly Publishing? https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/14/guest-post-from-open-access-to-preprints-are-we-repeating-the-same-mistakes-in-scholarly-publishing/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/14/guest-post-from-open-access-to-preprints-are-we-repeating-the-same-mistakes-in-scholarly-publishing/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:30:08 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61833 Guest blogger Jonny Coates looks at Richard Poynder's post-mortem on the Open Access movement, and uses it as a framework to ask questions about the future of preprints.

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]]> https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/14/guest-post-from-open-access-to-preprints-are-we-repeating-the-same-mistakes-in-scholarly-publishing/feed/ 5 61833 Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Finding Balance While Navigating Career Uncertainty and Industry Changes https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/13/mental-health-awareness-mondays-finding-balance-while-navigating-career-uncertainty-and-industry-changes/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/13/mental-health-awareness-mondays-finding-balance-while-navigating-career-uncertainty-and-industry-changes/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:30:19 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61832 Byron Laws and Anna Jester, members of the Mental Health Awareness and Action Community of Interest (CoIN) discuss the challenges of unemployment and the impact of industry-wide uncertainty on personal and professional well-being.

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]]> https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/13/mental-health-awareness-mondays-finding-balance-while-navigating-career-uncertainty-and-industry-changes/feed/ 0 61832 Guest Post — The SSP Annual Meeting: Keeping the Faith in Unsettled Times https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/10/guest-post-the-ssp-annual-meeting-keeping-the-faith-in-unsettled-times/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/10/guest-post-the-ssp-annual-meeting-keeping-the-faith-in-unsettled-times/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:30:18 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61819 Today, co-chairs for SSP's 48th Annual Meeting Planning Committee discuss what they're most excited to deliver in this year's program.

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]]> https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/10/guest-post-the-ssp-annual-meeting-keeping-the-faith-in-unsettled-times/feed/ 0 61819 Ask the Librarians: Recapping a Scholarly Kitchen Roundtable at the 2025 Charleston Library Conference  https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/09/ask-the-librarians-recapping-a-scholarly-kitchen-roundtable-at-the-2025-charleston-library-conference/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/09/ask-the-librarians-recapping-a-scholarly-kitchen-roundtable-at-the-2025-charleston-library-conference/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:30:52 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61725 Today's post recaps a lively roundtable conversation with library and information science experts who have been guest bloggers for TSK and active SSP participants.

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]]> https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/09/ask-the-librarians-recapping-a-scholarly-kitchen-roundtable-at-the-2025-charleston-library-conference/feed/ 2 61725 AI Rollout Is a People Problem: A Pulse on All Things AI, Part 2 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/08/ai-rollout-is-a-people-problem-a-pulse-on-all-things-ai-part-2/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/08/ai-rollout-is-a-people-problem-a-pulse-on-all-things-ai-part-2/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:30:10 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61815 Faced with technological shifts not seen since the advent of the internet, Todd Toler and Angela Cochran posit that the biggest challenges for organizations building an AI strategy are human, not technology.

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]]> https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/08/ai-rollout-is-a-people-problem-a-pulse-on-all-things-ai-part-2/feed/ 4 61815 Standing Up, Standing Proud, Standing Together: Inside the Pathways to Inclusive Publishing Summit and the Movement for Equity in Scholarly Publishing: Part 3 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/07/standing-up-standing-proud-standing-together-inside-the-pathways-to-inclusive-publishing-summit-and-the-movement-for-equity-in-scholarly-publishing-part-3/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/07/standing-up-standing-proud-standing-together-inside-the-pathways-to-inclusive-publishing-summit-and-the-movement-for-equity-in-scholarly-publishing-part-3/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:30:20 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61809 Part 3 of a look at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ inaugural Pathways to Inclusive Publishing Summit, which brought together industry leaders, content creators, and allies to explore strategies for fostering inclusivity and accessibility within the publishing ecosystem.

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]]> https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/06/guest-post-knowledge-as-civic-infrastructure-a-conversation-with-nadim-sadek/feed/ 1 61807 Standing Up, Standing Proud, Standing Together: Inside the Pathways to Inclusive Publishing Summit and the Movement for Equity in Scholarly Publishing: Part 2 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/03/standing-up-standing-proud-standing-together-inside-the-pathways-to-inclusive-publishing-summit-and-the-movement-for-equity-in-scholarly-publishing-part-2/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/03/standing-up-standing-proud-standing-together-inside-the-pathways-to-inclusive-publishing-summit-and-the-movement-for-equity-in-scholarly-publishing-part-2/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:30:11 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61804 Part 2 of a look at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ inaugural Pathways to Inclusive Publishing Summit, which brought together industry leaders, content creators, and allies to explore strategies for fostering inclusivity and accessibility within the publishing ecosystem.

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]]> https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/02/guest-post-diamond-open-access-a-lifeline-for-the-monograph/feed/ 4 61784 Standing Up, Standing Proud, Standing Together: Inside the Pathways to Inclusive Publishing Summit and the Movement for Equity in Scholarly Publishing: Part 1 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/01/standing-up-standing-proud-standing-together-inside-the-pathways-to-inclusive-publishing-summit-and-the-movement-for-equity-in-scholarly-publishing-part-1/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/01/standing-up-standing-proud-standing-together-inside-the-pathways-to-inclusive-publishing-summit-and-the-movement-for-equity-in-scholarly-publishing-part-1/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:30:38 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61793 Part 1 of a look at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ inaugural Pathways to Inclusive Publishing Summit, which brought together industry leaders, content creators, and allies to explore strategies for fostering inclusivity and accessibility within the publishing ecosystem

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]]> https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/04/01/standing-up-standing-proud-standing-together-inside-the-pathways-to-inclusive-publishing-summit-and-the-movement-for-equity-in-scholarly-publishing-part-1/feed/ 0 61793 What AI Asks of Open Access https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/31/what-ai-asks-of-open-access/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/31/what-ai-asks-of-open-access/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:30:17 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61798 As AI systems increasingly reason from the scientific literature, the integrity signals that make research trustworthy -- open data, structured metadata, robust retraction processes -- matter more than ever. PLOS CEO Alison Mudditt on why open access publishers have a different set of obligations in an AI world.

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]]> https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/31/what-ai-asks-of-open-access/feed/ 3 61798 Guest Post — Senior Librarians as Publisher Change Agents: What’s the Business Case? (Part 2) https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/30/guest-post-senior-librarians-as-publisher-change-agents-whats-the-business-case-part-2/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/30/guest-post-senior-librarians-as-publisher-change-agents-whats-the-business-case-part-2/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:30:33 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61743 Today's guest blogger continues the conversation about Library Relations roles and what it means to sit at the intersection of libraries and publishing.

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]]> https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/30/guest-post-senior-librarians-as-publisher-change-agents-whats-the-business-case-part-2/feed/ 5 61743 Key Takeaways from the 2025 SSP Compensation and Benefits Study https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/27/key-takeaways-from-the-2025-ssp-compensation-and-benefits-study/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/27/key-takeaways-from-the-2025-ssp-compensation-and-benefits-study/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:30:28 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61764 A look at the data from the second year of the SSP Compensation and Benefits Benchmarking Study.

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