Rebecca McLeod

President's Letter | December 2025 SSP President Rebecca McLeod highlights scholarly publishing news from the last quarter, resources you might have missed, and reflects on progress toward our community's strategic goals.

As we wrap up 2025, I’m pleased to share my December President’s Letter with the @scholarlypub.bsky.social community—a moment to reflect on a busy year, celebrate the strength and resilience of our members, and look ahead to what’s next.

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Really looking forward to moderating this fantastic panel of industry leaders as they highlight the power of cross-industry collaboration through their own success stories. Hope you'll join us!

Wow! Thank you Alice for sharing that post.

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The @scholarlypub.bsky.social's Journals Academy is back for 2025!

If you’re looking to deepen your understanding of scholarly publishing, join this comprehensive, expert-led training program with 3 virtual sessions on Nov 18, Dec 2, & Dec 9. Register today!

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Submissions Now Open for the 2026 EPIC Awards Celebrating Excellence in Scholarly Publishing Put your work in the spotlight! From publications to products to initiatives—if you’re driving innovation in scholarly publishing, submit your entry!

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Guest Post – Where Do We All Fit In? Reflections on Belonging, Purpose, and Progress in Scholarly Publishing - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest post by Deja Forte declares: Publishing isn’t just about systems and standards; it’s about people. Each of us has the power to build bridges between knowledge and the lives it’s meant to...

Guest Post – Where Do We All Fit In? Reflections on Belonging, Purpose, and Progress in Scholarly Publishing scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/10/g...

I'm very excited to share my inaugural President's Letter with the Society for Scholarly Publishing!

We are proud to announce the successful conclusion of our Generations Fund endowment campaign, having reached our goal by raising an impressive $500,000 to support SSP’s Fellowship, Mentoring, and DEIA programs. This milestone marks a significant step forward in cementing our commitment to the future of scholarly communications by providing dependable and sustainable long-term support for these programs through an endowment structure. https://www.sspnet.org/community/news/celebrating-the-generations-fund-raising-500000-to-support-the-future-of-scholarly-communications/ We Finished the Fund!

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to the Generations Fund! Your generosity ensures a bright ... #GenerationsFund #WeAreSSP

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Promotional flyer for special issue of the Harvard Data Science Review on Digital Twins.

📯 Call for papers! Special issue of the Harvard Data Science Review on all things Digital Twins! Co-editors: Mike Batty, S.V. Subramanian, Sarah Williams, and me!

See HDSR website (hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu) or QR code below for full details!

#geography #DigitalTwins #DataScience @rmcleodb.bsky.social

Join/Renew Membership SSP, an international nonprofit professional association founded in 1978, invites you to join our community! Any individual or organization with an interest in scholarly publishing may apply. Members represent the many elements of scholarly publishing — publishers, e-product developers, librarians, …

Thinking about joining SSP? There's never been a better time! SSP membership is 50% off for new members! 🎉 From professional development to networking and e...
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A joint statement from @scholarlypub.bsky.social, @ala-acrl.bsky.social, @arl.org, @aupresses.bsky.social & @stmassoc.bsky.social on their shared commitment to the "integrity, trustworthiness, accessibility, and continuity of the scientific and cultural record."
#defendresearch

Thanks to the @scholarlypub.bsky.social for these amazing images from #SSP2025.

Here is one of our favorites: @heatherstaines.bsky.social Staines passing the gavel to incoming President @rmcleodb.bsky.social

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#ScholComm #AcademicPublishing #Value #Values

Looking for a Lesson 101 on #tariffs? Check out the latest HDSR podcast with MIT Professor Andrew Lo who breaks down what tariffs are, how they work, & their far-reaching economic & political impacts.

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/podcast

From Data Creator to Data Reuser: Distance Matters

How does distance (measured along several dimensions) affect knowledge transfer? Open access article from Harvard Data Science Review @rmcleodb.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social

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An Investigation Into Probabilities of Streaks in Online Chess

My article about the online chess winning streak controversy is now published in the Harvard Data Science Review. hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/ex6vbavk... @rmcleodb.bsky.social

Upholding Our Legacy of DEIA - The Scholarly Kitchen Reflections on the current moment from SSP’s Board of Directors.

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I’m pleased to have co-authored this @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social post with other members of the @c4disc.bsky.social Steering Committee to reaffirm our support of #DEIA and to offer practical tips and resources.

EPIC Awards The SSP EPIC Awards are a prestigious celebration of excellence in scholarly publishing, information technology, and communications. This program honors outstanding achievements across publications, marketing, media, tools and products, and visionary initiatives within the scholarly community. Open to member and …

📢 You asked, we listened! The submission deadline for the inaugural SSP EPIC Awards has been extended to January 24, 2025! �... https://www.sspnet.org/about-us/awards/epic-awards/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing&utm_content=New%20Deadline

Check out this Harvard Data Science Review article investigating the trustworthiness of ChatGPT by comparing the performances of two versions: GPT-3.5 and GPT-4.

For the latest Harvard Data Science Review Podcast we invited @drlorashahine.bsky.social, a reproductive endocrinologist and host of the Baby or Bust Fertility Podcast to help us navigate the data on fertility and pregnancy. Listen here: hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/podcast

EPIC Awards   The SSP EPIC Awards are a prestigious celebration of excellence in scholarly publishing, information technology, and communications. This program honors outstanding achievements across publications, marketing, media, tools and products, and visionary initiatives within the scholarly community. Open to member …

Announcing the SSP EPIC Awards! 🏆 We are recognizing excellence in scholarly publishing, information tech, and communications....
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EPIC Awards   The SSP EPIC Awards are a prestigious celebration of excellence in scholarly publishing, information technology, and communications. This program honors outstanding achievements across publications, marketing, media, tools and products, and visionary initiatives within the scholarly community. Open to member …

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Day 2 for me here and I’m so happy I signed up!