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The article discusses the use of artificial intelligence (AI) software by editors and peer reviewers in making academic journal publishing decisions. Topics explored include the functionality of AI tools in the evaluation of research submissions prior to publication, the concerns raised over the use of generative AI program ChatGPT by academic scholars, and the way academic publisher Springer Nature requires authors to disclose their use of AI in research.

Is it proof of shoddy scholarly standards, antipathy against academe, or something else entirely? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses research on self-citations among the scholarly publications of college professors, noting that male professors were more likely to cite their own previous work than women. Particular attention is give to a study by Barbara K. Walter of the University of California at San Diego, which found that many women professors found self-citations unethical. Additional details on a study of scholarly articles with the digital archiving service JSTOR are also included.

The article discusses the hiring process for tenure-track humanities professors at U.S. colleges as of 2013, and describes applicants to the English Department of the Ohio University and the linguistics department of the University of Florida. College teacher qualifications, employee search committees, and teachers' job experience are discussed, as well as the demographics of applicants, the interview process, and successful applicants Stefanie Wulff and Patrick O'Keeffe. Teachers' scholarly publishing and educational levels are also mentioned.

The article profiles Herbert Warren Richardson, founder of publisher Edwin Mellen Press. Information is provided on Richardson's education at Baldwin-Wallace College and Harvard Divinity School as well as his career as a professor at the University of St. Michael's College and in academic publishing with the founding of Edwin Mellen Press. It highlights the strict editorial and acceptance guidelines at Richardson's publisher and his eventual creation of a higher education institution, Edwin Mellen University. Particular attention is given to Richardson's lawsuit against academic librarian Dale Askey who criticized Edwin Mellen's titles in a blog.

The article overviews a study conducted by several scholars including environmental studies professor Jennifer Jacquet, evolutionary biologist Carl T. Bergstrom, and postdoctoral researcher Jevin D. West regarding the gender differences in scholarly publishing. According to the article, researchers used data from the digital archiving service JSTOR to examine the presence of women authors in scholarly journals across various academic disciplines including the social sciences, humanities, and physical science. The article notes how scholarly publishing can be used to measure the productivity of professors, which could lead to employment, and outlines how the study also accounted for the order in which authors appeared from articles with multiple authors.

A roundtable discussion is presented which talks about the future of scholarly publishing. Editors and press directors involved include Leila Salisbury, Wendy Lochner, Niko Pfund, Lindsday Waters, Doug Sery, and Joan Catapano. Intellectual trends in publishing are discussed, including the increase of manuscripts in popular culture and media studies related to African-American studies and the growth of animal studies literature.

The article lists scholarly books including "Cultivating Science, Harvest Power: Science and Industrial Agriculture in California," by Christopher R. Henke, "Identity and the Failure of America: From Thomas Jefferson to the War on Terror," by John Michael and "Cinema and Community," by D.W. McKiernan.

The article discusses various research papers appeared in the "Arabian Journal of Geosciences," which is one of several thousand journals put out by the publishing giant Springer Nature. It is noted that the journal has published papers examining college sports-injury insurance along with rainfall on the Loess Plateau, in China, sea-level height and aerobics teaching. It also analyzes the state of academic publishing.

The article focuses on Australian historian Derek Freeman's criticism of the work of noted anthropologist, Margaret Mead. Freeman sought to persuade his colleagues that Mead's path breaking work on Samoa was fundamentally misbegotten. Freeman was convinced that Mead had been duped into believing that Samoa was a sexual Shangri-La. The question of Freeman's mental health and its role in his scholarly work is not new to close observers of the battle over Mead and her legacy.

Presents survival strategies for academic writing. Problems being faced by college-textbook publishers in the U.S. and Great Britain; Reasons behind the decline of monograph sales; Changes in structures and dynamics of college-textbook publishing; Need for university presses to look for other sources of revenue to support themselves.

Presents the text of a speech given by Cathy N. Davidson, professor of English at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, at the 2003 annual meeting of the American Council of Learned Societies. Economic crisis in scholarly publishing; Relationship of academic publishing with students, scholars, teachers, editors and administrators; Ways to distribute the economic burden of scholarly publishing.

Talks about the dilemma faced by university presses in the U.S., about bringing in profit while steering clear of anything too commercial or nonacademic. Benefits from publishing activities which are enjoyed by university presses; Working relationship of university presses with libraries; Mechanics of publishing.

Offers a list of books scholarly books. Categories which include art and architecture, history, literature, philosophy, political science, psychology and others.

The article discusses the effects of reading on digital devices on the reading habits of undergraduate college and university students in the U.S. Topics include the scanning practices of internet users, the relation of reading to the perception of time, and the history of speed-reading in relation to the digital application (app) Spritz. The impact of short attention spans on electronic book (e-book) genres and lengths is noted. The status of academic presses is addressed.

Presents a list of new scholarly books as of September 3, 1999. 'Fear as a Way of Life: Mayan Widows in Rural Guatemala', by Linda Green; 'Qual'atja'bar Pottery: A Study of a Syrian Fortified Site of the Late 11th-14th Century,' by Christina Tonghini; 'Anna Klumpke: A Turn-of-the-Century Painter and Her World,' by Britta C. Dwyer; 'Strategic Human Resource Management: Corporate Rhetoric and Human Reality,' by Lynda Gratton and others; 'Disputes and Democracy: The Consequences of Litigation in Ancient Athens,' by Steven Johnstone; Others.

Provides a list of scholarly books on sale in the United States. Includes books on anthropology; Archaeology; Art and architecture; Communications; Cultural studies; Economics; Film studies; History; History of science; Law; Linguistics; Literature; Political science; Psychology; Religion; Sociology; Theater.

Presents a list of scholarly books on various subjects for higher education in the United States. Includes `Ordinary Life, Festival Days: Aesthetics in the Midwestern Country Fair,' by Leslie Prosterman; `Kuna Crafts, Gender and the Global Economy,' by Karen E. Tice; `The Human Factor in Developing Africa,' Senyo B-S. K. Adjibolosoo.

Provides information on scholarly publishings in the United States for the period ending June 16, 1995. Includes `American Anatomies: Theorizing Race and Gender,' by Robyn Wiegman; `God and Caesar at the Rio Grande: Sanctuary and the Politics of Religion,' by Hilary Cunningham; `Social Reproduction and History in Melanesia: Mortuary Ritual, Gift Exchange, and Custom in the Tanga Islands,' by Robert J. Foster.

Lists new scholarly books available from publishers in the United States. `Wondrous Events: Foundations of Religious Belief,' by James McClenon; `De Officiis,' by Cicero and edited by M. Winterbottom; `Regional Economics,' by Marion Temple; `The Catalan Contexts of Columbus,' edited by Josep M. Sola-Sole; `The Irony of Southern Religion,' by John B. Boles. INSET: Nota bene..

Lists scholarly books. `The Structure of an African Pastoralist Community: Demography, History, and Ecology of the Ngamiland Harrier,' by Roan Pennington and Henry Harpending; `Inventing Leonardo,' by A. Richard Turner; `Competing with Integrity in International Business,' by Richard T. De George; More. INSET: Untitled (`Real Choices/New Voices' book)..

Presents scholarly books for higher education. `Imagining Ethiopia: Struggles for History and Identity in the Horn of Africa,' by John Sorenson; `Physics of the Pulsar Magnetosphere,' by Alexander Gurevisc, Vassily Beskin and Yakov Istomin; `Natural and Artificial Minds,' edited by Robert G. Burton; More. INSET: Only Words (book by Catherine A. MacKinnon)..

Presents a compilation of scholarly books that are new in March 1998. Books in such fields as anthropology, art and architecture, classical studies, criminal justice, cultural studies, economics and other areas. `Golden Arches; McDonald's in East Asia,' edited by James L. Watson; `Amazing Grace: A Life of Beauford Delaney.' by David Leeming; `Paris 1937: Worlds on Exhibition,' by James D. Herbert; Others.

Presents a listing of scholarly books that are new as of October 1997. Anthropology; Art and architecture; Biology; Economics; Film studies; History; Law; Literature; Several other categories; Addresses of publishers; Separate review of the book `Venus Envy: A History of Cosmetic Surgery,' by Elizabeth Haiken.

Mentions several books pertaining to anthropology, art and architecture, classical studies, cultural studies, economics, environmental studies, history, history of science, law, literature, music, philosophy, political science, religion, sociology, and women's studies. List of addresses of publishers.

Presents a list by category of scholarly books available in December 1996. Brief synopses; Cost; Addresses of publishers; Such titles as `Oedipus Ubiquitous: The Family Complex in World Folk Literature,' by Allen W. Johnson and Douglass Price-Williams, `Guru Dutt: A Life in Cinema,' by Nasreen Munni Kabir, and `Westerns: Making the Man in Fiction and Film,' by Lee Clark Mitchell; Other titles.

A list of scholarly books scheduled for release in January 1988 is presented. It includes "Power and Persuasion: Fiestas and Social Control in Rural Mexico," by Stanly Brandes, "The Sacred Remains: Myth, History and Polity in Belau," by Richard J. Parmentier and "Talking Culture: Ethnography and Conversational Analysis," by Michael Moerman.

The article reports on survey results to be revealed by the American Council of Learned Societies which suggest that sizable majorities of scholars in seven broad disciplines think the peer-review system for deciding what gets published is biased. Forty percent say that the peer-review system for publishing in their discipline should be reformed. Nearly half rate the book collections in their institutions' libraries to be fair or poor in meeting their research needs.

A list of scholarly books recently published as of January 2014 is presented, including "Common Core Meets Education Reform: What It All Means for Politics, Policy and the Future of Schooling," edited by Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane, "The Best School in Jerusalem: Annie Landau's School for Girls, 1900-1960," by Laura S. Schor, and "Against Autobiography: Albert Memmi and the Production of Theory," by Lia Nicole Brozgal.

The author, the humanities dean from Cooper Union, discusses the relationship between scholarly authors and readers, print versus electronic publishing, and the role of the Internet in scholarly publishing in 2013. Online book marketing, Internet retailer Amazon, and reader psychology are discussed, as well as information overload, the role of academic publishing in scholarly discourse, and academic criticism. The revision of dissertations for publication as books, scholarly thesis, and discussion based teaching methods are also discussed.

A bibliography of scholarly books published in 2013 is presented which includes "Chiefs, Priests, and Praise-Singers: History, Politics, and Land Ownership in Northern Ghana" by Wyatt MacGaffrey, "Acting on Faith: The Confraternity of the Gonfalone in Renaissance Rome" by Barbara Wisch and Nerida Newbigin, and "Beggar Thy Neighbor: A History of Usury and Debt" by Charles R. Geisst.

The article lists recently published scholarly books as of January 25, 2013 including "Visionary Women Writers of Chicago's Black Arts Movement," by Carmen L. Phelps, "The Powers of Aristotle's Soul," by Thomas Kjeller Johansen, and "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks," by Jeanne Theoharis.

The article reports on the fraudulent publication of several scholarly research articles by Japanese anesthesiologist Yoshitaka Fujii, produced during his time as a professor and researcher at Toho University. The article overviews investigations into Fujii's alleged academic fraud for articles that were published in scientific journals including "Anesthesia," "Anesthesia & Analgesia," and the "Canadian Journal of Anesthesia." The article explores how trust amongst scholars in scientific research may have contributed to Fujii's success in getting articles accepted for publication and comments on additional topics including peer review of academic writing, the group Committee on Publication Ethics, and potential punishments for Fujii.

A bibliography of several scholarly books is presented including "Sex and Disability" edited by Robert McRuer and Anna Mollow, "The Prosperity of Vice: A Worried View of Economics" by Daniel Cohen, and "Robespierre: A Revolutionary Life" by Peter McPhee.

A bibliography of several scholarly books is presented including "Bad Souls: Madness and Responsibility in Modern Greece" by Elizabeth Anne Davis, "Surviving Economic Crises Through Education" edited by David R. Cole, and "Fatalism in American Film Noir: Some Cinematic Philosophy" by Robert B. Pippin.

A bibliography of several scholarly books is presented including "A Different Light: The Photography of Sebastião Salgado" by Parvati Nair, "Arthropod Brains: Evolution, Functional Elegance, and Historical Significance" by Nicholas James Strausfeld, and "Food Webs" by Kevin S. McCann.

A bibliography of several scholarly books is presented including "The Slaw and the Slow Cooked: Culture and Barbecue in the Mid-South" edited by James R. Veteto and Edward M. Maclin, "Riddle of the Feathered Dragons: Hidden Birds of China" by Alan Feduccia, and "Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby" by Charles Hatfield.

The article discusses the academic field of queer studies and examines its history as a topic of publication by various publishers since its emergence in the 1980s. Particular focus is given to the author's differentiation between queer theory and gay and lesbian studies and Series Q, a volume of books dedicated to the subjects. Books explored by the author include "Gender Trouble" by Judith Butler, "The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader" edited by Henry Abelove, Michele Aina Barale, and David Halperin, and "Epistemology of the Closet" by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick.

The article discusses a decision by the U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity to censor the publication of research regarding the methods used by scientists in the development of variations of the H5N1 avian-influenza virus. According to the article, the panel's decision to regulate the results of the separate research projects, completed by virologists Ron Fouchier and Yoshihiro Kawaoka, stems from their concern over the possibility that the science may be used by terrorists to develop deadly strains of the virus. Issues related to government oversight of scientific research and the process used by scientists in the publication of their data are discussed and comments from scientist D. A. Henderson are provided.

A bibliography of several scholarly books is presented including "Remembering Occupied Warsaw: Polish Narratives of World War II" by Erica L. Tucker, "Surface Encounters: Thinking With Animals and Art" by Ron Broglio, and "In Good Company: An Anatomy of Corporate Social Responsibility" by Dinah Rajak.

A bibliography of several scholarly books is presented including "Anthropology, Economics, and Choice" by Michael Chibnik, "Catholic High Schools: Facing the New Realities" by James L. Heft, and "Framing Pictures: Film and the Visual Arts" by Steven Jacobs.

A bibliography of several scholarly books is presented including "Grave Matters: Excavating California's Buried Past" by Tony Platt, "The Collapse of American Criminal Justice" by William J. Stuntz, and "Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood" by Emily W. Leider.

A bibliography of several scholarly books is presented including "The Lying Brain: Lie Detection in Science and Science Fiction" by Melissa M. Littlefield, "Special Interest: Teachers Unions and America's Public Schools" by Terry M. Moe, and "The German Wall: Fallout in Europe" edited by Marc Silberman.

A bibliography of several scholarly books is presented including "Cairo: Histories of a City" by Nezar AlSayyad, "Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture" by Amy Erdman Farrell, and "The Benderly Boys and American Jewish Education" by Jonathan B. Krasner.

A bibliography of several scholarly books is presented including "Learning in Depth: A Simple Innovation That Can Transform Schooling" by Kieran Egan, "Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology" by Alexis Madrigal, and "Desert Hell" by Charles Townshend.

A bibliography of several scholarly books is presented including "Thug Life: Race, Gender, and the Meaning of Hip-Hop" by Michael P. Jeffries, "On the Modern Cult of the Factish Gods" by Bruno Latour, and "A History of Communications: Media and Society From the Evolution of Speech to the Internet" by Marshall T. Poe.

A bibliography of scholarly books is presented which includes "Family Secrets: Risking Reproduction in Central Mozambique" by Rachel R. Chapman, "Photography and Memory in Mexico: Icons of Revolution" by Andrea Noble, and "The Urban Colonists: Italian American Identity and Politics in Utica, New York" by Philip A. Bean.

A bibliography of scholarly books is presented including "The Lady Anatomist: The Life and Work of Anna Morandi Manzolini" by Rebecca Messbarger, "Graphic Women: Life Narrative and Contemporary Comics" by Hillary L. Chute, and "Stormy Weather: Middle-Class African American Marriages Between the Two World Wars" by Anastasia C. Curwood.

A bibliography of scholarly books is presented including "Cinema in Turkey: A New Critical History" by Savas Arslan, "Berlin at War" by Roger Moorhouse, and "Interpreting Music" by Lawrence Kramer.