Springer Nature and Max Planck Reach Landmark Open Access Deal in Germany
The agreement will allow authors at eligible German institutes to publish papers for fee of about £8500 each
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Backlist to the Future: a New Business Model for University Presses and Open-Access Books
Backlist to the Future: a New Business Model for University Presses and Open-Access Books
The author is engaged in a project that seeks to convert publishers to business models that will allow them to publish their books openly, without using unaffordable book processing charges (which authors hate and which will not scale). As of today, the first press to take the leap: the Central European University Press can be announced. The model is called “Opening the Future”.
Recommendations for a National Open Science Strategy in Austria
A look at international activities on Open Science reveals a broad spectrum from individual institutional policies to national action plans. The present Recommendations for a National Open Science Strategy in Austria are based on these international initiatives and present practical considerations for their coordinated implementation with regard to strategic developments in research, technology and innovation (RTI) in Austria until 2030. The recommendation paper was developed from 2018 to 2020 by the OANA working group "Open Science Strategy" and published for the first time in spring 2020 for a public consultation. The now available final version of the recommendation document, which contains feedback and comments from the consultation, is intended to provide an impetus for further discussion and implementation of Open Science in Austria and serves as a contribution and basis for a potential national Open Science Strategy in Austria. The document builds on the diverse expertise of the authors (academia, administration, library and archive, information technology, science policy, funding system, etc.) and reflects their personal experiences and opinions.
#ConnectingTomorrow: Why Switzerland Needs the World
The disruptions caused by COVID-19 have led to an acceleration in the digitization of all major aspects of life - and has brought to light who the laggards are, and who leads the charge.
WikiCite/2020 Virtual Conference
A Wikimedia initiative to develop open citations and linked bibliographic data to serve free knowledge. WikiCite is a series of conferences and workshops in support of that goal.
Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry is Radically Changing How We Search for New Colleagues
Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry is Radically Changing How We Search for New Colleagues
This year, candidates for tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in MB&B will be asked to submit anonymized applications—no names of people, places, funding agencies or journals.
Covid-19: The Global Crisis - in Data
Charts and maps show paradoxes of a pandemic that has claimed a million lives
Solar is Now 'Cheapest Electricity in History', Confirms International Energy Agency
The world's best solar power schemes now offer the "cheapest…electricity in history" with the technology cheaper than coal and gas in most major countries.
Rethinking the Rankings
This group set about the world ranking bodies answerable to the communities they rank, by seeking to introduce an evaluation mechanism of their own to rate the rankers.
#bropenscience is Broken Science
Kirstie Whitaker and Olivia Guest ask how open ‘open science’ really is.
Coronavirus Pandemic Data Explorer
This chart shows which countries are making progress to end the pandemic everywhere and which are not.
Open Conversation About OA Books. Live session on October 20th
Open Conversation About OA Books. Live session on October 20th
The Open Access Tracking Project (OATP), initiated in 2009, is a crowd-sourced social-tagging project that runs on open-source software. It captures news and comment on open access (OA) to research in every academic field and region of the world.
Transnational Mobility Networks and Academic Social Capital Among Early‐Career Academics: Beyond Common‐Sense Assumptions
Transnational Mobility Networks and Academic Social Capital Among Early‐Career Academics: Beyond Common‐Sense Assumptions
This study examines the composition of academics’ networks at different points in their career and discuss the role of transnational ties within them.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Illustrates the Need for Open Science
We need more transparency in how scientific knowledge is created and communicated, especially in the context of a pandemic where science should guide important decisions affecting millions of people.
Hidden Camera's Hugging Tiger Wins Wildlife Photo Award
A camera-trap image of an Amur tiger takes the grand prize at Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020.
Journal- or Article-based Citation Measure?
In academia, decisions on promotions are influenced by the citation impact of the works published by the candidates. The authors examine whether the journal impact factor rank could be replaced with the relative citation ratio, an article-level measure of citation impact developed by the National Institutes of Health.
Commission Appoints Independent Search Committee and Invites Nominations and Applications to Fill the Post of the Next President of the European Research Council
Commission Appoints Independent Search Committee and Invites Nominations and Applications to Fill the Post of the Next President of the European Research Council
Commissioner Mariya Gabriel today welcomes seven experts as members of the Search Committee for the next President of the ERC.
Prestigious Medical Journal Calls for US Leadership to Be Voted out over COVID-19 Failure
Prestigious Medical Journal Calls for US Leadership to Be Voted out over COVID-19 Failure
In an unprecedented move, the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday published an editorial written by its editors condemning the Trump administration for its response to the Covid-19 pandemic - and calling for the current leadership in the United States to be voted out of office.
Indonesia Publishes the Most Open-access Journals in the World: What It Means for Local Research
Indonesia Publishes the Most Open-access Journals in the World: What It Means for Local Research
Indonesia has seen progress in open research ecosystem development. More needs to be done.
University:Future Festival 6-8 October
For three days this event brings together teachers, students, university management and other stakeholders from universities, politics and society. It will create a virtual space for exchange on higher education.
Drone Photo Awards 2020
Drone Awards is the most important worldwide competition about aerial photography and video.
The Future of Scholarly Communications
As the rush intensifies to find ways to treat and manage COVID-19, one thing is clear: researchers, along with their counterparts in industry and the health services, need unrestricted access to the research literature.
Open-Access Fees Creating 'A Crisis' for African Research
High publishing charges keep continent's scholars out of top journals, academics argue.
FAQs on Protecting Yourself from Aerosol Transmission
FAQs on Protecting Yourself from COVID-19 Aerosol Transmission Shortcut to this page: https://tinyurl.com/FAQ-aerosols Version: 1.78, 1-Oct-2020 Click here to jump over the scientific & historical details and go straight to the recommendations, Click here for automatic translation into many la...
Science and the Breakdown of Trust
The COVID-19 syndemic is entering its most dangerous phase. There is a mounting breakdown of trust. Not only between politicians and the public. But also among politicians and publics with science and scientists. This breach of faith with science is far more threatening.
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