The End of an Era for Academia.edu and Other Academic Networks?
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that Elsevier has issued a sweeping series of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) take down notices regarding Elsevier-published content to Academia.edu, a...
View ArticleData Detectives: Investigating What is, and What is Not, Measured
Businesses are using more data than ever to inform decision making. While the truly large Big Data may be limited to the likes of Google, Amazon, and Facebook, publishers are nonetheless managing more...
View ArticlePeak Subscription
Since the late 1990s there have been two drivers of growth in STM and scholarly publishing: site licensing and global expansion. As successful as these activities have been, however, we appear to be...
View ArticleThe Changing Nature of Scale in STM and Scholarly Publishing
Smaller independent and society publishers are finding it increasingly difficult to compete with the economies of scale around production, technology, and (most important) institutional sales that can...
View ArticleScholarly Kitchen Podcast: Ivan Oransky and Retraction Watch
In this episode, Retraction Watch co-founder Ivan Oransky talks with podcast host Michael Clarke about the causes, trends, and problems with retractions of scientific research papers. The post...
View ArticleAccessing Publisher Resources via a Mobile Device: A User’s Journey
How do users access content on mobile devices? While many surveys have been done on mobile usage, documenting the user's experience via "journey mapping" provides a picture of the challenges that...
View ArticleNeither Fish Nor Fowl: Journal Publishing and the University Press
University presses are not well positioned to thrive in journal publishing because they have not adopted any of the (relatively few and common) business strategies that are necessary, given market...
View ArticleRevisiting: Peak Subscription
Revisiting Michael Clarke's 2014 post on the two drivers of growth in STM and scholarly publishing: site licensing and global expansion. As successful as these activities have been, however, we appear...
View ArticleRevisiting: Why Hasn’t Scientific Publishing Been Disrupted Already?
Six-plus years later, it's time to revisit Michael Clarke's now-classic post about disruption, or rather the lack thereof, in scientific publishing. The post Revisiting: Why Hasn’t Scientific...
View ArticleWorking Effectively with Consultants
Why and how do organizations hire consultants? What are some of some the of the traps and limitations to using RFPs? What are some alternatives? Based on a panel discussion at this year's AAUP meeting,...
View ArticleThe Scholarly Kitchen Podcast Episode 23: Jeffrey Mervis on the State of...
The change of administrations in the United States was only 6 months ago but seems like much longer. Many things have changed in Washington with regard to science policy and the new administration’s...
View ArticleNavigating the Big Deal: A Guide for Societies
Shifts in how publishers market and sell journal packages have significant implications for society journal valuations over the long term. These same shifts may also be setting some societies up for...
View ArticlePlan S: Impact on Society Publishers
Plan S implementation guidance has not provided reassurance to anxious society publishers The post Plan S: Impact on Society Publishers appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
View ArticleRevisiting — Navigating the Big Deal: A Guide for Societies
In the wak of Plan S, many independent and society publishers are investigating partnerships with larger publishing houses. It's important to understand what it means to join a publisher's Big Deal...
View ArticleFighting Citation Pollution — The Challenge of Detecting Fraudulent Journals...
Scholarly publishing needs a scalable, easily adopted, and industry-wide approach to the problem of author manuscripts including citations to articles in fraudulent journals. The post Fighting Citation...
View ArticleThe Kitchen at the APE: Five Chefs Share Takeaways from the 2020 Academic...
Here are some takeaways from last week's Academic Publishing in Europe meeting, from Chefs who were there (either physically or virtually). The post The Kitchen at the APE: Five Chefs Share Takeaways...
View ArticleScientific and Scholarly Meetings in the Time of Pandemic
As professional and academic societies scramble to cancel meetings or move them to online formats in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Michael Clarke discusses considerations for both maintaining...
View ArticleA World Elsewhere: PLOS’s Community Action Publishing Model
Can community-action publishing prove to be a viable alternative to market-based publishing? The post A World Elsewhere: PLOS’s Community Action Publishing Model appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
View ArticleChef’s Selections: Best Books Read (and more!) During 2021, Part 1
The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year (and more!). Part 1 today, Part 2 tomorrow. The post Chef’s Selections: Best Books...
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