Posts Tagged ‘Publishing’
Open Peer Review Under Discussion
Peer review for publishing is like the “inspected by #7” sticker on your t-shirt. It provides some assurance that someone else has checked this for accuracy and legitimacy. However, peer review is a time-consuming and often, thankless job. This interesting subject came to our attention via Spectrum in their article, “Data analysis, open access could…
Read MorePeer Review Week 2019
Peer Review Week (PRW) will celebrate its fifth anniversary this year. #PeerRevWk19 is scheduled for September 16-20, 2019. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this news to us in their article, “Peer Review Week Is Five!” PRW is a global event celebrating the essential role that peer review plays in maintaining scientific quality. The event brings together individuals,…
Read MoreOpen Access Demand
There is an increased demand for open access publications. How is this changing publishing business models? This interesting topic came to us from Soo Today in their article, “BEYOND LOCAL: How much should we be paying to access information?” Many professionals believe research and discoveries need to be shared, especially when those discoveries are publicly funded. While…
Read MoreALPSP Annual Conference and Awards Open for Registration
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) 12th Annual Conference and Awards 2019 is scheduled for September 11th – 13th in Old Windsor, United Kingdom. This conference typically attracts an audience of over 300 people from all sectors and levels of the scholarly communications industry. The three-day event provides a relaxed and friendly environment…
Read MoreWebinar to Address Micropublications
The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is hosting an educational webinar in their 2019 series titled, “Making the Case for Embracing Micropublications: Are they a way forward for scholarly publishing?” The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at 11:00-12:00 EDT and it isn’t too late to register. A primary motivation for…
Read MorePassion or Sickness?
I love making lists. Whether it is for groceries, household chores, creative projects, packing for travel – you name it, I make a list. It is productive and sadly, probably a little therapeutic – at least for me. I have also been known to do something, realize it wasn’t on my list, so I add…
Read MoreTaxonomy Specialist Opportunity
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, and information science, we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields…
Read MoreAcademic Publishing and Their Editors
There are many challenges in and around academic or scholarly publishing – open access, firewalls, plagiarism, etc. Editing is at the heart of scholarly publishing, yet it rarely gets mentioned. Editing is the work that takes research into a legible, creditable publication. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Editing is…
Read MoreMetadata Analyst Position Available at Penguin Random House
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, and information science, we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields…
Read MoreSociety for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting Embraces the Global Perspective
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) 41st Annual Meeting will be held at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina in San Diego, CA on May 29–31, 2019. The theme for this year’s meeting has been announced and it feels very appropriate considering the current environment the world and academia is experiencing – Shaping the New Status Quo: Global…
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