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Reflecting on HSS Publishing as Informa Plans to Separate Taylor & Francis

Roger C. Schonfeld — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:30:46 +0000

Big changes are afoot, particularly for the HSS parts of scholarly publishing, as Informa announces its intention to separate Taylor & Francis. Roger Schonfeld reflects on the possible mechanisms and some potential ramifications

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Mental Health Awareness Mondays — The Courage to Feel: Why Discomfort Is Not the Enemy

Ashutosh Ghildiyal, Holly Koppel — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:30:53 +0000

Today's post explores the relationship between avoidance, attention, and healing, suggesting that psychological discomfort is not simply an obstacle to overcome, but a signal to understand.

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#DefendResearch and PEN America Present… Word Wipe!

Alice Meadows, Suze Kundu — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000

Today's Fun Friday post introduces a new anti-censorship tool — Word Wipe allows you to see what a world redacted of words banned by the US government looks like.

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Guest Post – Do Not Go Gentle: Duke University Press Turns 100

Dean Smith — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:30:20 +0000

As Duke University Press celebrates its 100th year, we take some time to reflect on our history and the important role played by university presses.

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TRACE Project Launches to Advance AI interoperability

Todd A Carpenter — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:30:07 +0000

The community comes together to launch TRACE, a project to improve generative AI systems' interoperability, verifiability and usage tracking.

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Research Integrity in Scholarly Communications — SSP Pulse Check Report

Melanie Dolechek — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:30:14 +0000

Today, we take a dive into the results of SSP's latest Pulse Check Survey, revealing how our community is grappling with research integrity and its interconnected challenges.

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The Representation Is Not the Scholarship

Ashutosh Ghildiyal — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:30:09 +0000

The problem with AI may not be that machines are growing more intelligent. It may be that we are becoming increasingly skilled at amplifying a highly capable, but limited form of cognition.

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Ask the Chefs: What Would You Have Done Differently About Open Access/Open Science if You Predicted the World as it Exists Today? Part 2

Ashutosh Ghildiyal, Alison Mudditt, Steve Smith — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:30:22 +0000

Let's continue our "Ask the Chefs" conversation about what they might do differently with their open access strategy if they knew then what they know now.

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Ask the Chefs: What Would You Have Done Differently About Open Access/Open Science if You Predicted the World as it Exists Today? Part 1

Roy Kaufman, Haseeb Irfanullah, Hong Zhou, Rick Anderson — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:30:16 +0000

Today, we "Ask the Chefs" to consider what they might do differently with their open access strategy if they knew then what they know now.

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Guest Post — Medical and Health Data Sharing Policies Need Specific Guidance: New STM Recommendations Aim to Help

Matt Cannon — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:30:51 +0000

STM has released voluntary recommendations to help journals and publishers clarify data sharing guidance for medical and health science researchers, where privacy, regulation, and ethics make generic policy language especially hard to apply.

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Are Libraries Prepared for the Second Digital Transformation of Distinctive Collections?

Roger C. Schonfeld — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:30:42 +0000

Academic and research libraries, as well as public libraries, historical societies, and other organizations, hold extensive collections of rare and unique materials, such as archival and manuscript collections. These materials form an essential part of humanity’s cultural and historical record, and they are the vital source material for many humanistic fields. I believe that a second digital transformation is at hand for distinctive collections. How can library leaders establish a strategy for their distinctive collections that is fit for purpose today?

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Mental Health Mondays: What We Haven’t Talked About

Scholarly Kitchen — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:30:01 +0000

Today's post shares a personal reflection on the importance of Suicide Prevention Month and how our community can best support colleagues who may need support.

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Guest Post — Integrity First: Inside Ukraine’s Publishing Reforms

Iryna Izarova — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:30:03 +0000

Today, we feature an interview with Tetiana Yaroshenko, Deputy Director for Research and International Affairs at the State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine, and Denys Kurbatov, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine.

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Guest Post — Six Ways to Close the Attribution Loop in Publishing

Mitja Alexander Linss, Lou Peck — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:30:01 +0000

Today's guest bloggers present a 6-part model for explaining spikes in manuscript submissions and better informing future publishing strategies.

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AI and Scholarly Reading: Foxes versus Hedgehogs

David Crotty — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:30:35 +0000

Some readers are foxes, and some are hedgehogs. What kind of reader is AI, and how will that impact both the practice of science and the business of journal publishing?

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