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Robert Harington argues that academic societies need to balance mission and business more effectively. There is nothing wrong with developing a mixed publishing economy that best suits a range of communities and types of business. The post Societies, Mission and Publishing: Why One Size Does Not Fit All appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Think we'll soon be working in the "paperless office of the future"? Star Trek begs to differ. The post The (Not So) Paperless Future appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Anita de Waard takes a deep dive into the language of science, and offers examples of what we can learn from other types of communication. The post Guest Post: Scientific Facts — Are they like Myths, Told through Fairytales and Spread by Gossip? appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

In this interview Robert Harington asks Melinda Baldwin to talk about her recent article in Isis, entitled "Scientific Autonomy, Public Accountability, and the Rise of “Peer Review” in the Cold War United States", and to provide some more personal views on peer review topics of the moment. The post The Rise of Peer Review: Melinda…

Editors commonly fear that data policies will hurt submissions, but data from 12 evolution and ecology journals say otherwise. The post Does Adopting a Strict Data Sharing Policy Affect Submissions? appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Emma Wilson from the Royal Society of Chemistry discusses their Read and Publish strategies for a transition to open access. The post Guest Post: Why a Society Publisher is Moving Toward Read and Publish Models appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The Scholarly Kitchen is hitting the road. Information on our upcoming meeting panels and webinar is provided. The post Mark Your Calendar — Upcoming Scholarly Kitchen Events appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Plan S proposes to take a hammer to how we fund peer review and publication. The focus is currently on APCs, but submission fees are overall cheaper for authors, particularly at highly selective journals, and thus warrant serious consideration. The post Plan T: Scrap APCs and Fund Open Access with Submission Fees appeared first on…

Chris Smith discusses recent research on academic writing strategies. Is "Write Daily" the only way to succeed? The post Guest Post: Has ‘Write Daily’ Become Dogma? appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

They’re phishing, hacking, and password-cracking to steal personal and research data from the world’s academic institutions. Andrew Pitts takes a hard look at Sci-Hub as, “Corrupt cybercriminals, not Robin Hood.” The post Guest Post: Think Sci-Hub is Just Downloading PDFs? Think Again appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.