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Sep 24, 2024 - The traditional "normal" in academia often lacks the richness and dynamism required for robust intellectual discourse and innovation. How can we...

Nov 6, 2025 - Today's guest blogger shares highlights from a recent panel at the New Directions Seminar that concluded AI is simultaneously the largest challenge and...

Oct 21, 2024 - Publishers need institutions as partners in addressing research integrity issues. Transformative agreements provide an ideal framework for fostering these...

Jun 9, 2025 - The Scholarly Kitchen Chefs reflect on what they took away from the conversations and vibes at the 2025 SSP Annual Meeting.

Aug 22, 2025 - What's the magic word? Is it "please"? "Abracadabra"? Wingardium leviosa"? Why are humans drawn to incantations and affirmations?

Sep 11, 2025 - Today we welcome a new Chef in the Kitchen, Maryam Sayab.

Sep 24, 2024 - Researcher-centric scholarly communication is grounded in identity. Who is competing to own researcher identity and how can other publishers engage?

Sep 24, 2024 - Generative AI wants to make information cheap, but will people want to read it? Are we ready for more productive writers?

Aug 1, 2025 - Wait, Homer Simpson doesn't say "D'oh!" in different countries?

Nov 10, 2025 - Creative Commons licenses continue to confuse the communications community. Here we collect a decade-plus of articles looking to offer some clarity on their...

Sep 24, 2024 - As high profile cases about image integrity problems in scientific papers become more frequent, the community must consider how to overcome the issues with the...

Jul 11, 2025 - A good crop of optical illusions win the 2024 contest from the Neural Correlate Society.

Oct 14, 2025 - Today we welcome Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen to The Scholarly Kitchen as a full time Chef and say goodbye to several long-term Chefs (and offer our thanks for...

Nov 7, 2025 - For your Friday viewing pleasure, the birth of a tardigrade.

Sep 20, 2024 - Leading into Peer Review Week 2024, we ask the Chefs: What is, or would be, the most valuable innovation in peer review for your community?

Apr 18, 2017 - An overview of recent events and the current state of preprints in the scholarly communications landscape.

Dec 10, 2024 - A chat between Lisa Hinchliffe and Rick Anderson about the implications of India's "One Nation, One Subscription" deal

Nov 12, 2024 - Pursuit of Green open access rather than Gold not only preserves the subscription system but also imposes hidden costs on readers.

Nov 11, 2025 - 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...

Aug 8, 2025 - AI-generated recipes are taking over the internet. How do they taste?

Sep 24, 2024 - A look at how AI tools support transforming information access into information comprehension.

Aug 26, 2025 - Catching up with the ongoing consolidation of the journals market -- what has happened in the two years since this was last examined? And how does the market...

Nov 19, 2024 - In 2023 we twice assessed the social media landscape and with the explosion of Bluesky over the last weeks it seemed a good time to reassess. How do Chefs use...

Jul 4, 2025 - Celebrating American Independence Day with a truly great American art form.

Jun 27, 2025 - A public service announcement about the dangers of picnics in thunderstorms.

Nov 26, 2025 - We're off for the Thanksgiving holiday. In what seems like a difficult year in which to be thankful, there's still joy to be had.

Apr 5, 2017 - Data makes content discoverable, aids in decision-making, enriches product development, etc., but what data are most critical to success?