Ten Hot Topics Around Scholarly Publishing
This article provides a baseline evidence framework for ten of the most contested topics in scholarly publishing, in order to help frame and move forward discussions, practices, and policies.
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Measuring Inequality - Creating an Indicator to Assess Gender Bias in Universities
This article presents a new initiative from the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden (CWTS), to assess gender inequality in research publication across different institutions internationally and drive further change in the sector.
CWTS Leiden Ranking 2019 Provides Indicators of Open Access Publishing and Gender Diversity
CWTS Leiden Ranking 2019 Provides Indicators of Open Access Publishing and Gender Diversity
The 2019 edition of the CWTS Leiden Ranking introduces indicators of open access publishing and gender diversity.
To Meet the 'Plan S' Open-Access Mandate, Journals Mull Setting Papers Free at Publication
To Meet the 'Plan S' Open-Access Mandate, Journals Mull Setting Papers Free at Publication
Some publishers are considering an approach they hope will both comply with "Plan S" and maintain their subscription income: allowing authors to post manuscripts in public archives as soon as their papers are published.
Posting a Preprint Made Our Paper Better
A tale of preprints, publications, and (kind of) open peer review.
Open and Closed - What Do Reverse Flips Tell Us About the Scholarly Publishing Landscape?
Open and Closed - What Do Reverse Flips Tell Us About the Scholarly Publishing Landscape?
The progress of Open Access (OA) is often measured by the proportion of journals that have transitioned to OA publication models. However, a number of journals have made the opposite choice and moved from open to closed access.
Speeding Up the Publication Process at PLOS ONE | EveryONE: The PLOS ONE Blog
At PLOS ONE we like to speed up the publication process wherever we can. We like science to be out in the open, and publication of peer-reviewed research to take place without undue delays, so that others can use and build upon the findings. Aligned with our founding mission, we aim to be as fast as we can while remaining true to our publication criteria and without compromising the quality of the peer review process.
Expert Advice on How to Prepare a Perfect Funding Application
Expert advice on how to prepare a perfect funding application
Indonesia Tops Open-Access Publishing Charts
Countries in southeast Asia, Africa and South America lead the way on free-to-read literature.
Early-Career Researchers Commonly Ghostwrite Peer Reviews. That's a Problem
Early-Career Researchers Commonly Ghostwrite Peer Reviews. That's a Problem
Our Taken for Granted columnist discusses a new report about the practice-and recommendations for reform.
Data Sharing and How It Can Benefit Your Scientific Career
Open science can lead to greater collaboration, increased confidence in findings and goodwill between researchers.
The Statistics Skirmishes
"Today I speak to you of war. A war that has pitted statistician against statistician for nearly 100 years. A mathematical conflict that has recently come to the attention of the ‘normal’ people."
6 Innovations from the Humanities That Make Open Access Publishing a Reality to Everyone
6 Innovations from the Humanities That Make Open Access Publishing a Reality to Everyone
Some of the most successful free-to-publish Open Access endeavors have been emerging from arts and humanities in response to the particular needs of the humanities scholars concerning publishing formats, academic evaluation, and funding availability.
Success in Academia is As Much About Grit As Talent
New research says early failure in the sciences may be beneficial in the long run.
University Presses Shouldn't Have to Make a Profit
Some university presses rely on subsidies because their mission is to expand knowledge - not to publish blockbusters.
When It Comes to Research Output, Where Ph.D.s Get Hired Matters More Than Where They Trained
When It Comes to Research Output, Where Ph.D.s Get Hired Matters More Than Where They Trained
New study of computer scientists says that when it comes to research output, where Ph.D.s get hired matters more than where they trained.
Whose Commons? Data Protection as a Legal Limit of Open Science
What legal, as well as ethical and social, factors will ultimately shape the contours of open science? Should all restrictions be fought, or should some be allowed to persist, and if so, in what form?
Science Says: Why Biodiversity Matters to You
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) report points to more than 2,500 wars and other conflicts over fossil fuels, water, food and land to show how important nature is.
In Swiss Academic Science, Charges of Bullying and Gender Bias
Following charges against a female scientist, some faculty at Switzerland's elite universities say the country has a gender equity problem.
Article Processing Charge Hyperinflation and Price Insensitivity: An Open Access Sequel to the Serials Crisis
Article Processing Charge Hyperinflation and Price Insensitivity: An Open Access Sequel to the Serials Crisis
Increases in APCs is proceeding at a rate three times that which would be expected if APCs were indexed according to inflation. As increasingly ambitious funder mandates are proposed, such as Plan S, it is important to evaluate whether authors show signs of price sensitivity in journal selection by avoiding journals that introduce or increase their APCs.
DORA - Accentuating the Positive - DORA
DORA is sometimes taken to be an initiative merely focused on criticising the undue influence of one specific metric, the journal impact factor (JIF). But to see DORA just in those terms overlooks the many positive prescriptions that the declaration lays out for how to reform research assessment.
Academics Raise Concerns About Predatory Journals on PubMed
The National Library of Medicine has quality control procedures in place, but some researchers believe additional scrutiny is necessary.
A Faster Path to an Open Future
At Springer Nature we want to find the fastest and most effective route to immediate open access (OA) for all primary research. This blog describes a potential significant way to progress it.
Innovator Story: Wrestling the Octopus
Alex Freeman describes how her love for storytelling propelled her from producing TV programmes to reinventing science publishing.
End 'Plan B' Talk About Jobs Outside Academia, Says Minister
Improving the culture surrounding mental health for postgraduates and PhD students also crucial to maintaining a healthy research system.
Open Call: Become a Frictionless Data Reproducible Research Fellow
Open Call: Become a Frictionless Data Reproducible Research Fellow
The Frictionless Data Reproducible Research Fellows Program, supported by the Sloan Foundation, aims to train graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and early career researchers how to become champions for open, reproducible research using Frictionless Data tools and approaches in their field.
UK Signals Move Away from Journal Subscription Model
Negotiator says universities 'no longer willing to pay' big publishers without significant step towards open access.
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