The Scholarly Kitchen https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/ What’s Hot and Cooking In Scholarly Publishing Tue, 19 May 2026 18:42:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 209325135 Guest Post — When AI Helps Write Research: What Happens to Lived Experience? https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/05/21/guest-post-when-ai-helps-write-research-what-happens-to-lived-experience/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/05/21/guest-post-when-ai-helps-write-research-what-happens-to-lived-experience/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 09:30:23 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61986 In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, today's post shares results from an experiment with qualitative data analysis — demonstrating that, while AI can detect patterns, humans must decide what those patterns mean.

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]]> https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/05/18/filter-not-funnel-what-zero-click-means-for-brand-and-engagement/feed/ 5 61968 Friday Zen: Puffins For the Win! https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/05/15/friday-zen-puffins-save-the-day/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/05/15/friday-zen-puffins-save-the-day/#comments Fri, 15 May 2026 09:30:59 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61963 Today we bring you a dose of Friday fun, with thanks to the National Trust.

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]]> https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/05/15/friday-zen-puffins-save-the-day/feed/ 5 61963 APC Caps and Bans — Why Funder Policies Aimed at Curbing the Publishing Industry Don’t Work https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/05/14/apc-caps-and-bans-why-funder-policies-aimed-at-curbing-the-publishing-industry-dont-work/ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/05/14/apc-caps-and-bans-why-funder-policies-aimed-at-curbing-the-publishing-industry-dont-work/#comments Thu, 14 May 2026 09:30:44 +0000 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/?p=61955 A new report suggests the NIH's promised APC caps will reduce global OA spending. But so far, funder efforts to control publisher and author behavior have largely been ineffective. Here's why.

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