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What is the single most pressing issue for the future of peer review in scholarly publishing? In advance of Peer Review Week, we asked the Chefs. The post Ask the Chefs: What is the Single Most Pressing Issue for the Future of Peer Review? appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

A new research study finds that open access monographs can generate significant revenue -- both on the print side and digitally.  The post Open Access and Sales Revenue Can Co-Exist appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Now, two decades into the OA movement, it is high time for university libraries and presses to finally create a future for OA monographs. The post Guest Post – Open Access to University Press Frontlists: A Call to Action appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

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. The post…

Compared to their peak levels, publication volume has declined at MDPI by 27% and at Frontiers by 36%. What's behind these declines, and how do they reflect the inherent risk in the APC open access model and different approaches to reputation management? The post Guest Post — Reputation and Publication Volume at MDPI and Frontiers…

How machines learn, as demonstrated by a pile of matchboxes playing tic-tac-toe. The post The Best Explanation I’ve Seen for How Machine Learning Works appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The challenges offered by artificial intelligence require a different approach than that seen for plagiarism detection. The post Publishers, Don’t Use AI Detection Tools! appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The Curse of Knowledge is when we assume everyone else understands what we're talking about, when they don't. Good communication happens when we have the courage to make it simple. The post Having the Courage to Explain Research in Plain Language appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Inequities are rife in the research process, starting with the pre-award process. Based on feedback and input from researchers, research managers, and others a new report looks at the challenges and makes recommendations for how funders and institutions can address them. The post Inequities in Grant Funding Start Early: How Can We Address Them? appeared…

An interview with Nicola Ramsey of Edinburgh University Press about the Press's new Open Access Fund. The post The Open Access Fund at Edinburgh University Press: An Interview with Nicola Ramsey appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.