The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has unveiled the newly renovated website and visual identity for its popular blog, The Scholarly Kitchen (TSK), offering readers a fresh interface and exciting new functionality.
Since its launch in 2008, TSK quickly became a respected authority on scholarly publishing and communication. The highly-regarded and influential blog—read by thousands of publishers, editors, librarians, researchers, and publishing service providers in more than 200 countries each day—serves all segments involved in the scholarly publishing community. TSK has more than 8600 subscribers to daily content alerts and more than 14,000 followers on Twitter. Featuring an array of exclusive content from diverse and influential authors, also known as 'chefs,' the voice of the blog represents the many areas of scholarly communications.
The new website features a vibrant, modern design with a number of enhanced features to improve the user experience. Because the site was designed to be responsive, adapting its display for optimal viewing on any size/resolution screen, it will maintain a useful, attractive look, regardless of how the reader chooses to view it. Readers will enjoy the enhanced social sharing functionally as well as the ability to conveniently view most recent, most commented and most viewed articles in addition to the TSK Twitter feed. New article collections will allow users to quickly locate content on a specific topic or theme alongside traditional search methods. Chefs' bios now include links to their Twitter, LinkedIn and ORCID profiles so readers can easily follow or reach out to a favourite author.
Behind the scenes, enhanced analytics, SEO optimisation, and a secure sockets layer (SSL) certificate will contribute to improved overall performance and security of the website. The site, which was previously hosted on WordPress, is now hosted by a third-party hosting provider for increased performance, security and flexibility.
Another notable new feature of the website is its ability to host advertisements. Organisations interested in advertising on TSK website should contact Kelly Smykal (ksmykal@kellencompany.com).
"TSK has a tremendous following in the scholarly communication community. This new advertising channel represents a significant opportunity for organizations that want to gain visibility for their brand and reach key decision makers," added Dolechek.
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