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Economic Resilience in the Year Ahead: Insights from SSP’s Pulse Check How professionals across the scholarly communications ecosystem are assessing the industry’s economic resilience in the year ahead.

Thank you to everyone who took part in our latest Pulse Check! We've compiled your insights on the Economic Outlook for Scholarly Communications, and the summary is now available. Explore trends, challenges, and real-world perspectives from across the community.

Professional Profile: Amanda Sulicz Highlighting unique career paths and insights, SSP Members share their first scholarly publishing role, pivotal moments in their career, and more!

Meet SSP member Amanda Sulicz! Amanda is an Associate Program Manager for Publishing Ethics for IEEE.

Discover our members' unique career paths, first scholarly publishing roles, pivotal career moments, and more in our profile directory! #WeAreSSP

Guest Post — The Value Challenge in Scholarly Publishing - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest blogger identifies signals of how fractured the scholarly research ecosystem has become, and how the value publishers provide is increasingly questioned, dismissed, or overlooked by key stakeholders.

Guest Post — The Value Challenge in Scholarly Publishing - The Scholarly Kitchen

SSP Insights | Individual Survey The SSP Insights Benchmarking Survey closes March 4. Contribute your data to help establish a transparent, research-based industry standard. Enter to win one of five $50 Bookshop.org gift cards!

Our Benchmarking Survey closes Mar 4. Help us establish a transparent, research-based industry standard!

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Leadership Academy Returns for Its Second Year: Virtual Training to Develop Leadership Potential in Scholarly Publishing Five dynamic sessions that combine expert-led panel discussions, group breakout sessions, and reflective exercises—register today to secure your spot in this transformative leadership training opportunity! 

Don't worry if you missed the first session of the 2026 Leadership Academy! You can still join us for the remaining four sessions that will equip you with invaluable leadership tools for the scholarly publishing field. Register now before spots fill up!

Economic Outlook for Scholarly Communications in 2026 — SSP Pulse Check Report - The Scholarly Kitchen SSP's second Pulse Check survey results paint a picture of an industry in defensive mode—cautious, structurally stressed, but not in freefall.

Economic Outlook for Scholarly Communications in 2026 — SSP Pulse Check Report - The Scholarly Kitchen

GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing announces new Editor-in-Chief Michelle Elizabeth Wilson Member News Release submitted by George Washington University on 02/27/2026.

GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing announces new Editor-in-Chief Michelle Elizabeth Wilson

Publications Engagement Manager
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Your Voice Matters—Take part in our 2026 Membership Survey! Members who complete the survey by February 28 will be entered into a prize drawing for exclusive SSP merchandise or a credit toward an SSP webinar!

Our 2026 Membership Survey closes this weekend! It is confidential, short, and directly shapes SSP's priorities and programming. Complete it to enter a drawing for SSP merchandise or a webinar credit!

Deputy Editor, Staff: Radiology
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Guest Post — Shaping a Sustainable Future for Academic Publishing: Our Journey so Far - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest post demonstrates how publishers can reduce their carbon footprint and be leaders in environmental sustainability.

Guest Post — Shaping a Sustainable Future for Academic Publishing: Our Journey so Far - The Scholarly Kitchen

Your Voice Matters—Take part in our 2026 Membership Survey! Members who complete the survey by February 28 will be entered into a prize drawing for exclusive SSP merchandise or a credit toward an SSP webinar!

15 minutes = real impact. Your feedback powers what we build next.

Complete our 2026 Membership Survey by Feb 28, and you can enter to win SSP merch or a webinar credit!

Keeping Knowledge Connected – at PIDfest 2026! - The Scholarly Kitchen PIDfest is back and you're invited! Find out more in today's post by Alice Meadows about PIDfest 2026 (October 27-29, Leiden, The Netherlands).

Keeping Knowledge Connected – at PIDfest 2026! - The Scholarly Kitchen

Leadership Academy Kicks Off February 26! Join a cohort of peers committed to building stronger, more resilient leadership across our community. Space is limited to 40 individuals! Register today! 

Kick off tomorrow's Leadership Academy by identifying your core strengths and leadership tendencies. There's still time to join this year's cohort!

Standing Up by Stepping Down - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's post discusses the impact and intention of DEIA advocacy and the value of taking a pause as an act of resistance and self-preservation. 

Standing Up by Stepping Down - The Scholarly Kitchen

Your Voice Matters—Take part in our 2026 Membership Survey! Members who complete the survey by February 28 will be entered into a prize drawing for exclusive SSP merchandise or a credit toward an SSP webinar!

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Professional Profile: Erin J. Campbell Highlighting unique career paths and insights, SSP Members share their first scholarly publishing role, pivotal moments in their career, and more!

Meet SSP member Erin J. Campbell! Erin is an Editorial Associate for the American Society of Nephrology.

Discover our members' unique career paths, first scholarly publishing roles, pivotal career moments, and more in our profile directory! #WeAreSSP

Atypon AI Suite Launches to Advance Scholarly Discovery and Accessibility Member News Release submitted by Wiley on 02/19/2026.

Atypon AI Suite Launches to Advance Scholarly Discovery and Accessibility

Guest Post — AI Readiness and the New Value Equation in Scholarly Publishing - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest bloggers explain how semantic enrichment of scholarly content allows publishers to shape the next generation of technology by making it indispensable to AI.

Guest Post — AI Readiness and the New Value Equation in Scholarly Publishing - The Scholarly Kitchen

Leadership Academy Kicks Off February 26! Join a cohort of peers committed to building stronger, more resilient leadership across our community. Space is limited to 40 individuals! Register today! 

Our Leadership Academy is starting this week! Five virtual sessions cover topics ranging from discovering leadership styles to building emotionally intelligent teams.

Spots are filling up—register before the first session on Thursday!

SSP Insights | Individual Survey Your voice can shape industry standards! Understand what constitutes a competitive salary and benefits package in our industry and leverage this information in your career!

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TV screen featuring a soft-focus photo of a city skyline with a highway along the river, serving as the backdrop to the words "Welcome to SSP NYC Trivia Night! February 19, 2026 / Please form groups of 3-4 people and come collect an answer sheet. There will be three rounds of multiple-choice questions, plus a bonus round." Designed by the trivia game's creator and host Chris Robinson, publisher at Oxford University Press.

TV screen featuring a game show host and excited winner grasping each other's arms as large pieces of confetti fall around them. The superimposed text reads "Thank you for playing! Congrats to the winners!" Designed by the trivia game's creator and host Chris Robinson, publisher at Oxford University Press.

Enjoyed @scholarlypub.bsky.social's Trivia and Book Swap Night (is.gd/CWfkpL) at Oxford University Press's beautiful Fifth Avenue office. Attendees learned a lot—did you know James Brown performed at Richard Nixon's inauguration?—and had a great time meeting others in the scholarly publishing world!

Mental Health Awareness Monday — Sing the Songs That Bring You Joy - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest post shares personal reflections about mental health awareness, the importance of boundaries, and routines you can employ to embrace balance.

Mental Health Awareness Monday — Sing the Songs That Bring You Joy - The Scholarly Kitchen

Publishing Operations Manager
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Conference Publications Coordinator
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BioOne Achieves Inaugural Subscribe to Open Target, Opening 71 Titles for 2026 Member News Release submitted by BioOne on 02/17/2026.

BioOne Achieves Inaugural Subscribe to Open Target, Opening 71 Titles for 2026

Leadership Academy Returns for Its Second Year: Virtual Training to Develop Leadership Potential in Scholarly Publishing Five dynamic sessions that combine expert-led panel discussions, group breakout sessions, and reflective exercises—register today to secure your spot in this transformative leadership training opportunity! 

The 2026 Leadership Academy is almost here! Get ready to unlock your potential and gain invaluable skills that will empower your leadership journey. The first session kicks off soon! 📅 Are you ready to take the next step?

Cabells Launches Journalytics STEM, A Verified Journal Database to Optimize Publishing Decisions Member News Release submitted by Wiley on 02/18/2026.

Cabells Launches Journalytics STEM, A Verified Journal Database to Optimize Publishing Decisions

Wiley to Expand Prestigious Advanced Journals Portfolio Member News Release submitted by --.

Wiley to Expand Prestigious Advanced Journals Portfolio

Guest Post — Re-imagining Scholarly Integrity: The “Continuum of Consensus” Quality Control System - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest blogger proposes the "Continuum of Consensus" as a solution to shore up research integrity, peer review, and the public trust in scholarly research.

Guest Post — Re-imagining Scholarly Integrity: The “Continuum of Consensus” Quality Control System - The Scholarly Kitchen