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The 33rd First Annual IgNobel Prize Winners
October 6, 2023 at 5:30 am

It's that time of year again when the big science prizes are awarded. No, not those prizes. The post The 33rd First Annual IgNobel Prize Winners appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast Episode 15: A Primer on Publishing Operations from Books & Journals Perspectives
October 5, 2023 at 5:30 am

In this episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast, hosts Meredith Adinolfi and Sara Grimme chat with Anne Flegel, the Head of Academic Book Operations at Oxford University Press, and Midori Baer, Senior Director of Publishing Operations at the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science (PNAS), on the role of operations in scholarly publishing.…

GPT, Large Language Models, and the Trough of Disillusionment
October 4, 2023 at 5:30 am

In 2023, AI has been back in the news in a big way. Large Language Models and ChatGPT threatened our's and many other industries with huge disruption. As with so many threatened techno-shocks, a large degree of this one was hype, but what will happen after the hype fades. What, if anything, will be the…

Ending Human-Dependent Peer Review
September 29, 2023 at 5:30 am

Human-dependent peer review is inequitable, suffers from injustice, and is potentially unsustainable. Here's why we should replace it (eventually) with AI-based peer review. The post Ending Human-Dependent Peer Review appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Embedding DEIA in Peer Review Processes: An Interview with SSP’s DEIA Outreach Subcommittee about their Upcoming Toolkit
September 27, 2023 at 5:30 am

Our week of posts celebrating Peer Review Week 2023 continues with an interview with Shaina Lange and Sue Harris of SSP's DEIA Committee Outreach Subcommittee, about their work on a soon-to-be-published toolkit to build DEIA in peer review processes and editorial roles The post Embedding DEIA in Peer Review Processes: An Interview with SSP’s DEIA…

How Does Mandated Code-sharing Change Peer Review? An Interview with PLOS Computational Biology
September 26, 2023 at 5:30 am

In today's Peer Review Week guest post, Joe Pold of PLOS interviews the senior editorial team of PLOS Computational Biology about their experience of mandating code sharing for the journal, and its impact on peer review The post How Does Mandated Code-sharing Change Peer Review? An Interview with PLOS Computational Biology appeared first on The…

Reflections on Peer Review and the Humane Future of Publishing
September 25, 2023 at 5:30 am

In today's post Alice Meadows, Jasmine Wallace, and Karin Wulf kick off a week of posts to celebrate Peer Review Week 2023 with their thoughts on peer review and the future of publishing. The post Reflections on Peer Review and the Humane Future of Publishing appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.