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Preparing Editors for Emerging Challenges
July 10, 2023 at 5:30 am

Haseeb Irfanullah discusses how Communities of Practice can improve scholarly communications by capitalizing on our collective experiences. The post Preparing Editors for Emerging Challenges appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Hypnotic Pencil Manufacturing
July 7, 2023 at 5:30 am

It's Friday. Time to zone out with a film of pencils being manufactured in Japan. The post Hypnotic Pencil Manufacturing appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Guest Post — Funding Open Access Book Publishing: A Different Approach
July 6, 2023 at 5:30 am

New models are emerging for funding open access, which may serve to alleviate one of the publishing industry’s most problematic practices: Levying book processing charges on authors. The post Guest Post — Funding Open Access Book Publishing: A Different Approach appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Off for the US Holiday — More Grammar
July 3, 2023 at 5:30 am

We are off today and tomorrow for the US Independence Day holiday. Also included, a song that hews carefully to archaic rules about prepositions at the end of sentences. The post Off for the US Holiday — More Grammar appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The Power Imbalances of Language Policing
June 30, 2023 at 5:30 am

Is there a "right" way to speak, or is language policing more revealing about the anxiety of the scolder than the expression of the speaker? The post The Power Imbalances of Language Policing appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Guest Post — The PLOS Union 
June 29, 2023 at 5:30 am

PLOS staff are unionizing. How its leadership responds is a test of its vision for inclusive publishing. The post Guest Post — The PLOS Union  appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

SSP Conference Debate: AI and the Integrity of Scholarly Publishing
June 27, 2023 at 5:30 am

Will artificial intelligence fatally undermine the integrity of scholarly publishing? A formal debate from the annual meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing. The post SSP Conference Debate: AI and the Integrity of Scholarly Publishing appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.