The Hidden Cost of Trust

Research integrity demands stronger safeguards, but for editors, new integrity measures do not replace existing tasks — they are added alongside them, compounding workloads and responsibilities.

Why Research Expectations Have Outpaced the Systems That Enabled Them (Part 1)

A Scholarly Kitchen guest post examines why the systems supporting research — publishing, peer review, funding infrastructure — have failed to keep pace with the expectations placed on them.

'Guest Post — From Parasitism to Symbiosis: Escaping Peer-Pressure and For-Profit Publishers Through Diamond Open Access'

A Scholarly Kitchen guest post frames the evolution of OA publishing through an ecological metaphor — arguing that diamond open access represents a path from parasitism (extractive APC models) to symbiosis (community-owned publishing).

The Latest Merger: Annual Reviews Acquires Underline Science

The Scholarly Kitchen interviews Annual Reviews CEO Richard Gallagher about the acquisition of Underline Science, an academic video and event platform.

Open Science 2.0: Building Understanding in an AI-Mediated World

A Scholarly Kitchen piece reframes 'Open Science 2.0' around the challenges of AI mediation: open access is necessary but insufficient if AI systems distort, summarize, or misrepresent research.

'Open Science 2.0: Building Understanding in an AI-Mediated World'

Scholarly Kitchen argues Open Science 2.0 must focus not only on access but on trust, interpretation, and

Research Needs a Shared Standard for AI Disclosure

Scholarly Kitchen presents outcomes from the WCRI Focus Track on AI disclosure standardization in research.

The OMB Guidance Revision Threatens All Research

Scholarly Kitchen analysis argues OMB guidance revision threatens not just STEM but all research including

Why Research Libraries Oppose the OMB Revisions to the Uniform Guidance

ARL explains why research libraries oppose the OMB Uniform Guidance revisions—restrictions that would limit

Where Do We Go From Here? How Scientific Societies are Thinking about the Proposed OMB Funding Rule

Scholarly Kitchen guest post presents society publishing leaders' perspectives on the OMB proposed funding

Social Media in Scholarly Communications — SSP Pulse Check Report

SSP Pulse Check survey provides a community-wide snapshot of social media usage in scholarly publishing.

Now is the Time for AI in Peer Review, and Publishing Policies Need to Recognize This

A call to action for the scholarly publishing community to formally recognize AI's growing role in peer review and develop clear, consistent policy frameworks.