Rebecca McLeod
@rmcleodb.bsky.social
Managing Director for Harvard Data Science Review | President of @scholarlypub.bsky.social | scholarly communications 📚 Film Geek 🎥
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Rebecca McLeod
@rmcleodb.bsky.social
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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.
President's Letter | September 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.
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I'm very excited to share my inaugural President's Letter with the Society for Scholarly Publishing!
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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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.
www.sspnet.org
December 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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!
Celebrate stories of collaboration in tomorrow's webinar (Dec 10 at 11 am), Driving Research, Breakthroughs, & Discovery!
We'll be joined by Yvonne Campfens, Ellen Holt-Werle, Erik Limpitlaw, Jeremy York, & moderator @rmcleodb.bsky.social
FREE for NISO members: www.niso.org/events/drivi...
We'll be joined by Yvonne Campfens, Ellen Holt-Werle, Erik Limpitlaw, Jeremy York, & moderator @rmcleodb.bsky.social
FREE for NISO members: www.niso.org/events/drivi...
Driving Research, Breakthroughs and Discovery: Librarians, Publishers, and Researchers Collaborate to Get Stuff Done | NISO website
Rebecca McLeod, Managing Director for the Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR), Harvard University, will serve as the moderator for this program.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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!
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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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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2025 Journals Academy
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November 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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!
customer.sspnet.org/ssp/EventDis...
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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The EPIC Awards Call for Submission...
https://www.sspnet.org/community/news/submissions-now-open-for-the-2026-epic-awards-celebrating-excellence-in-scholarly-publishing/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing&utm_content=Call%20for%20Submissions
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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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October 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Guest Post – Where Do We All Fit In? Reflections on Belonging, Purpose, and Progress in Scholarly Publishing scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/10/g...
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...
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September 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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!
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.
President's Letter | September 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.
www.sspnet.org
September 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I'm very excited to share my inaugural President's Letter with the Society for Scholarly Publishing!
Reposted by Rebecca McLeod
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to the Generations Fund! Your generosity ensures a bright ... #GenerationsFund #WeAreSSP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhRVvfly5Aw&utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing&utm_content=Thank%20You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhRVvfly5Aw&utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing&utm_content=Thank%20You
We Finished the Fund!
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/
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August 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to the Generations Fund! Your generosity ensures a bright ... #GenerationsFund #WeAreSSP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhRVvfly5Aw&utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing&utm_content=Thank%20You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhRVvfly5Aw&utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing&utm_content=Thank%20You
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📯 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
See HDSR website (hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu) or QR code below for full details!
#geography #DigitalTwins #DataScience @rmcleodb.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
📯 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
See HDSR website (hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu) or QR code below for full details!
#geography #DigitalTwins #DataScience @rmcleodb.bsky.social
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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...
https://www.sspnet.org/community/join-ssp-now/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing
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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, …
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July 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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...
https://www.sspnet.org/community/join-ssp-now/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing
https://www.sspnet.org/community/join-ssp-now/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing
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
#defendresearch
Trust and Integrity: A Research Imperative scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/07/09/t...
Trust and Integrity: A Research Imperative - The Scholarly Kitchen
Libraries and publishers represent the interests of thousands of authors, readers, scientists, researchers, students, and lifelong learners. Today, we stand united to face the mounting risks to public...
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July 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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
#defendresearch
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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
Here is one of our favorites: @heatherstaines.bsky.social Staines passing the gavel to incoming President @rmcleodb.bsky.social
www.sspnet.org/community/co...
#ScholComm #AcademicPublishing #Value #Values
June 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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
www.sspnet.org/community/co...
#ScholComm #AcademicPublishing #Value #Values
Here is one of our favorites: @heatherstaines.bsky.social Staines passing the gavel to incoming President @rmcleodb.bsky.social
www.sspnet.org/community/co...
#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
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/podcast
June 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/podcast
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How does distance (measured along several dimensions) affect knowledge transfer? Open access article from Harvard Data Science Review @rmcleodb.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/2mvqwgmf...
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From Data Creator to Data Reuser: Distance Matters
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May 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
How does distance (measured along several dimensions) affect knowledge transfer? Open access article from Harvard Data Science Review @rmcleodb.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/2mvqwgmf...
hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/2mvqwgmf...
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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
An Investigation Into Probabilities of Streaks in Online Chess
hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu
May 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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
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Upholding Our Legacy of DEIA scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/14/u...
Upholding Our Legacy of DEIA - The Scholarly Kitchen
Reflections on the current moment from SSP’s Board of Directors.
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February 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Upholding Our Legacy of DEIA scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/14/u...
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.
DEIA and Doing the Right Thing scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/11/d...
DEIA and Doing the Right Thing - The Scholarly Kitchen
Now is a time when we must continue to stand against censorship and to support the scholarly community in both our words and our actions, according to our ethics and beliefs.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
February 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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.
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📢 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
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 …
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January 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
📢 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.
This is the mostly highly-cited article that we published at @mitpress.bsky.social in 2024 (so far). "Overall, our findings show that the behavior of the ‘same’ LLM service can change substantially in a relatively short amount of time..." @rmcleodb.bsky.social
hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/y95zitmz...
hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/y95zitmz...
How Is ChatGPT’s Behavior Changing Over Time?
hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu
January 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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
December 18, 2024 at 6:25 PM
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
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Announcing the SSP EPIC Awards! 🏆 We are recognizing excellence in scholarly publishing, information tech, and communications....
https://www.sspnet.org/about-us/awards/epic-awards/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing&utm_content=Announcement
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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 …
www.sspnet.org
November 30, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Announcing the SSP EPIC Awards! 🏆 We are recognizing excellence in scholarly publishing, information tech, and communications....
https://www.sspnet.org/about-us/awards/epic-awards/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing&utm_content=Announcement
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Are you a professional in scholarly publishing or a librarian with a passion for excellence? Volunteer as a judge for the SSP E...
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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 …
www.sspnet.org
November 21, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Are you a professional in scholarly publishing or a librarian with a passion for excellence? Volunteer as a judge for the SSP E...
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