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Flashy new technologies come and go, but getting back to basics is a reminder that the “killer app” is high-quality content, composed in accordance with established standards for discoverability and accessibility. The post Back to Basics: When in Doubt, Get Fundamental appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The structural transition wrought by the internet continues to transform the journal-centric model of scholarly publishing into a researcher-centric model of scholarly communication. Success requires engagement with researcher identity, which is a struggle even for most of the largest publishing houses. Who is competing to own researcher identity and how can other publishers engage this…

As we sign off for 2019, a look back at the year in The Scholarly Kitchen. The post The Year in Review: 2019 In The Scholarly Kitchen appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

A short video about the words we use for counting and how biology influences both language and math. The post Biology’s Impact on Counting Words appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

A reflection on the increasing rate of change in the technology space, enabled by the commoditization of compute capability and what the implications are for the world of scholarly publishing The post Revisiting The Great Acceleration: A Technology Perspective appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Today's guest post, by Anita Bandrowski and Martijn Roelandse, highlights some of the challenges - and opportunities - of evaluating the quality of research rather than its impact. The post Guest Post: Interesting Versus True? Measuring Transparency and Reproducibility of Biomedical Articles appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Plan S proposes criteria for the “transformative journal” - how are publishers responding? The post Will the Hybrid Journal Be Transformed by Plan S? appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Robert Harington explores rumors circulating in recent weeks of an impending US Executive Order focusing on public access to federally funded research and open data. The post Politics and Open Access appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

When was the last time everyone you knew experienced the same piece of culture at the same time? Is the age of shared cultural experiences over? The post A Rare Shared Cultural Experience and the Value of Inconvenience appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Looking forward to 2020, what did you learn in 2019 that might change your plans or actions going forward? How have you grown? The post Ask The Chefs: 2019 Lessons Learned appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.