The Scholarly Kitchen
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What's hot and cooking in Scholarly Communications. Blog from the Society for Scholarly Publishing -- account run by Editor David Crotty
The Global Transition Has Already Happened – It’s Just Not the One You Expected (Part 1 of 2) scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/17/t...
The Global Transition Has Already Happened – It's Just Not the One You Expected (Part 1 of 2) - The Scholarly Kitchen
The global scholarly publishing ecosystem has already transitioned -- not to open access, but to a diverse hybrid system. So much the better.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The Global Transition Has Already Happened – It’s Just Not the One You Expected (Part 1 of 2) scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/17/t...
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@kawulf.bsky.social wrote this piece in April. But if you haven't read it yet, take some time to do so now: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/02/t...
The Humanities as Canary: Understanding this Crisis Now - The Scholarly Kitchen
The Humanities have always been the canary in the coal mine of the full knowledge industry. What information can help us understand this crisis and its implications?
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November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
@kawulf.bsky.social wrote this piece in April. But if you haven't read it yet, take some time to do so now: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/02/t...
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Preserving Human Ingenuity for a Future Planet Ruled By Octopuses scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/14/t...
Preserving Human Ingenuity for a Future Planet Ruled By Octopuses - The Scholarly Kitchen
An engineer and musician teaches an octopus to play the piano.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Qui pourrait être contre ?
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Watch this immediately and spread it far and wide! Examples of such goodness and potential and ingenuity are exactly what’s needed right now.
Preserving Human Ingenuity for a Future Planet Ruled By Octopuses scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/14/t...
Preserving Human Ingenuity for a Future Planet Ruled By Octopuses - The Scholarly Kitchen
An engineer and musician teaches an octopus to play the piano.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Watch this immediately and spread it far and wide! Examples of such goodness and potential and ingenuity are exactly what’s needed right now.
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The day of Cthulhu's return is near... Mwahahaha
Preserving Human Ingenuity for a Future Planet Ruled By Octopuses scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/14/t...
Preserving Human Ingenuity for a Future Planet Ruled By Octopuses - The Scholarly Kitchen
An engineer and musician teaches an octopus to play the piano.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The day of Cthulhu's return is near... Mwahahaha
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Preserving Human Ingenuity for a Future Planet Ruled By Octopuses scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/14/t...
Preserving Human Ingenuity for a Future Planet Ruled By Octopuses - The Scholarly Kitchen
An engineer and musician teaches an octopus to play the piano.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Worth watching for the lovely moment this guy says, matter-of-factly, 'I always wanted to teach an animal piano'
Preserving Human Ingenuity for a Future Planet Ruled By Octopuses scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/14/t...
Preserving Human Ingenuity for a Future Planet Ruled By Octopuses - The Scholarly Kitchen
An engineer and musician teaches an octopus to play the piano.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Worth watching for the lovely moment this guy says, matter-of-factly, 'I always wanted to teach an animal piano'
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I share three personal "AI hacks" in today's Scholarly Kitchen Ask-the-Chefs.
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Ask the Chefs: What’s Your Favorite AI Hack? - The Scholarly Kitchen
We talk a lot about AI in scholarly communications and publishing, but today, we ask the Chefs: What’s your favorite AI hack?
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November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I share three personal "AI hacks" in today's Scholarly Kitchen Ask-the-Chefs.
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Preserving Human Ingenuity for a Future Planet Ruled By Octopuses scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/14/t...
Preserving Human Ingenuity for a Future Planet Ruled By Octopuses - The Scholarly Kitchen
An engineer and musician teaches an octopus to play the piano.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Preserving Human Ingenuity for a Future Planet Ruled By Octopuses scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/14/t...
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Ask the Chefs: What’s Your Favorite AI Hack? - The Scholarly Kitchen
Ask the Chefs: What’s Your Favorite AI Hack? - The Scholarly Kitchen
We talk a lot about AI in scholarly communications and publishing, but today, we ask the Chefs: What’s your favorite AI hack?
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November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Ask the Chefs: What’s Your Favorite AI Hack? - The Scholarly Kitchen
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"a CC license can only grant rights that users otherwise would not have. It cannot restrict what is already allowed under fair use, right of first sale, or other copyright exceptions or limitations"
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Can a CC License Constrain Fair Use or Other Copyright Limitations or Exemptions? - The Scholarly Kitchen
Creative Commons (CC) licenses expand, not restrict, the permissible uses of copyrighted works.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"a CC license can only grant rights that users otherwise would not have. It cannot restrict what is already allowed under fair use, right of first sale, or other copyright exceptions or limitations"
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Ask the Chefs: What’s Your Favorite AI Hack? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/13/a...
Ask the Chefs: What’s Your Favorite AI Hack? - The Scholarly Kitchen
We talk a lot about AI in scholarly communications and publishing, but today, we ask the Chefs: What’s your favorite AI hack?
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November 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Ask the Chefs: What’s Your Favorite AI Hack? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/13/a...
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Interesting piece, where the author suggests to mandate open science practices as a way of preventing spam submissions.
I still think -despite complaints about increasing bureaucracy- that *institutions* should play a more active role on reviewing what gets submitted with their name
I still think -despite complaints about increasing bureaucracy- that *institutions* should play a more active role on reviewing what gets submitted with their name
Manuscript Submissions Are Up! That’s Good, Right? - The Scholarly Kitchen
Publishers have led themselves into a mess by focusing on rising submissions as a positive indicator of journal performance.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Interesting piece, where the author suggests to mandate open science practices as a way of preventing spam submissions.
I still think -despite complaints about increasing bureaucracy- that *institutions* should play a more active role on reviewing what gets submitted with their name
I still think -despite complaints about increasing bureaucracy- that *institutions* should play a more active role on reviewing what gets submitted with their name
The Next Open Revolution: Equity, Impact, and the Architecture of Knowledge scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/12/t...
The Next Open Revolution: Equity, Impact, and the Architecture of Knowledge - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today, Alison Mudditt reflects on a Charleston Conference session that asked: what would it take to make the scholarly communication system truly equitable, impactful, and future-ready?
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November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The Next Open Revolution: Equity, Impact, and the Architecture of Knowledge scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/12/t...
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Diamond Dreams, Unequal Realities: The Promise and Pitfalls of No-APC Open Access, via @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
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#openaccess #openscience #equity #APC
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#openaccess #openscience #equity #APC
Diamond Dreams, Unequal Realities: The Promise and Pitfalls of No-APC Open Access - The Scholarly Kitchen
Diamond Open Access promises equity, but sustainability challenges remain. Discover the hidden costs, global gaps, and paths toward lasting open publishing.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Diamond Dreams, Unequal Realities: The Promise and Pitfalls of No-APC Open Access, via @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
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#openaccess #openscience #equity #APC
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#openaccess #openscience #equity #APC
Impact Metrics on Publisher Platforms: Who Shows What Where? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/11/i...
Impact Metrics on Publisher Platforms: Who Shows What Where? - The Scholarly Kitchen
A review of 12 major publishers finds that they display an average of 6 journal-level impact metrics on their platforms. The Journal Impact Factor is the only metric displayed on all 12.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Impact Metrics on Publisher Platforms: Who Shows What Where? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/11/i...
Revisiting: Years and Years of Creative Commons Confusion scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/10/r...
Revisiting: Years and Years of Creative Commons Confusion - The Scholarly Kitchen
Creative Commons licenses continue to confuse the communications community. Here we collect a decade-plus of articles looking to offer some clarity on their use.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Revisiting: Years and Years of Creative Commons Confusion scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/10/r...
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This reminds me of one of my favorite @kawulf.bsky.social posts on the subjectivity of historical narratives scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2015/12/21/w...
November 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This reminds me of one of my favorite @kawulf.bsky.social posts on the subjectivity of historical narratives scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2015/12/21/w...
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A Systems Approach to Research Publishing: From Fragmentation to Cohesion
Guest Post — A Systems Approach to Research Publishing: From Fragmentation to Cohesion - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest blogger sees scholarly publishing at a critical inflection point and research suffering from a flawed incentive structure. Can systems thinking offer innovative solutions?
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November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A Systems Approach to Research Publishing: From Fragmentation to Cohesion
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Guest Post — AI as Reader, Author, and Reviewer: What Stays Human? - The Scholarly Kitchen
Guest Post — AI as Reader, Author, and Reviewer: What Stays Human? - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest blogger shares highlights from a recent panel at the New Directions Seminar that concluded AI is simultaneously the largest challenge and the largest opportunity.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Guest Post — AI as Reader, Author, and Reviewer: What Stays Human? - The Scholarly Kitchen
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Baby Tardigrades! - The Scholarly Kitchen
Baby Tardigrades! - The Scholarly Kitchen
For your Friday viewing pleasure, the birth of a tardigrade.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Baby Tardigrades! - The Scholarly Kitchen
Baby Tardigrades! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/07/b...
Baby Tardigrades! - The Scholarly Kitchen
For your Friday viewing pleasure, the birth of a tardigrade.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Baby Tardigrades! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/07/b...