Migrating to Open-source Technologies
The Microsoft Alternatives project (MAlt) started a year ago to mitigate anticipated software license fee increases.
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The Largest Obstacles to Open Access Are Unfamiliarity and Misunderstanding of Open Access Itself
The Largest Obstacles to Open Access Are Unfamiliarity and Misunderstanding of Open Access Itself
Explaining the current trends, issues and challenges of open access with special focus on Plan S, Plan U, article processing charges (APC), access issues and predatory publishing practices.
Periodic Table of the Open Research Ecosystem
This graphic is an adaptation of Kramer and Bosman's Rainbow of open science practices and Stanley and Vandegrift's Periodic Table of Digital Research Resources. It is meant to inspire and invoke ongoing discussions about what a community- or academy-owned research infrastructure might begin to look like.
Universities Are Economic And Knowledge Engines - A Proposed 41% Cut In Alaska Is Scary
OpenCitations
OpenCitations is a scholarly infrastructure organization dedicated to open scholarship and the publication of open bibliographic and citation data as Linked Open Data using Semantic Web technologies, to the development of software tools and services that enable convenient access to these open data, and to community advocacy for open citations. This paper describes OpenCitations and its datasets, tools, services and activities.
How Will We Judge Scientists in 2030?
A Dutch conference discussed the current rewards and incentives system and thought about the evaluation criteria of the future.
“No-Deal” Is a Bad Deal for Science
This factsheet of the Royal Society explains why leaving the EU with "no-deal" is a bad deal for science.
The State of Open Monographs
Digital Science launched a report on the state of open access monographs. The report addresses the question of how we integrate and value monographs in the increasingly open digital scholarly network.
You've Completed Your Review - Now Get Credit with ORCID
Reviewers can now enter their ORCID iD in the Editorial Manager submission system for all PLOS journals and opt-in to automatically get credit when they complete a review, the same way they would for their published articles.
What is the Blockchain Really, and Should You Care? A Guide for the Perplexed Scholarly Publishing Citizen
What is the Blockchain Really, and Should You Care? A Guide for the Perplexed Scholarly Publishing Citizen
Here's a 12 point guide to blockchain. Written for non-technically minded scholarly publishing folk.
Discrimination Drives LGBT+ Scientists to Think About Quitting
Despite progress, many physical scientists from sexual and gender minorities experience exclusion or harassment at work, finds UK survey.
How to Support Open Source Software and Stay Sane
Releasing lab-built open source software often involves a mountain of unforeseen work for the developers.
UKRI Signs San Francisco Declaration of Research Assessment - UK Research and Innovation
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has signed the international declaration aimed at strengthening and promoting best practice in the way research is assessed.
Work Plan and Priority Actions for cOAlition S
Coalition S acknowledges that there is a wide range of work to be done to implement Plan S and identified 9 priorities for the next few months.
Jason-a Secretive Group of Cold War Science Advisers-is Fighting to Survive in the 21st Century
Jason-a Secretive Group of Cold War Science Advisers-is Fighting to Survive in the 21st Century
After near-death experience, top scientists seek a long-term home in the U.S. government.
New Climate 'stripes' Reveal How Much Hotter Your Hometown Has Gotten in the Past Century
New Climate 'stripes' Reveal How Much Hotter Your Hometown Has Gotten in the Past Century
#ShowYourStripes visuals adorn ties, cufflinks, and the stage of a German music festival.
Imminent Change to Elsevier Access
The University of California has been out of contract with Elsevier since January. Now, the University of California have reason to believe that Elsevier will shut off direct access to new articles later this week or in early July.
Springer Nature Signs Its First 'pure OA' Deal with Sweden's Bibsam
An agreement between publisher Springer Nature and Sweden's Bibsam consortium - made up of institutional libraries and funders - will see the two share the costs of publishing in Springer Nature's Open Access journals.
Open Humans: A Platform for Participant-centered Research and Personal Data Exploration
Open Humans: A Platform for Participant-centered Research and Personal Data Exploration
Open Humans highlights how a community-centric ecosystem can be used to aggregate personal data from various sources, as well as how these data can be used by academic and citizen scientists through practical, iterative approaches to sharing that strive to balance considerations with participant autonomy, inclusion, and privacy.
The Problem with Tech People Who Want to Solve Problems
On the latest Recode Decode, MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito says we need to resist the urge to oversimplify the problems we're solving.
Learned Societies, the Key to Realising an Open Access Future?
Plan S will also influence how learned societies, the organisations tasked with representing academics in particular disciplines, operate, as many currently depend on revenues from journal subscriptions to cross-subsidise their activities.
Next in Reproducibility: Standards, Policies, Infrastructure, and Human Factors
What is next for reproducibility? Research communities will need to develop standards of practice, institutions will adopt formal policies, and funding agencies may look to support more infrastructure and tools to enable reproducibility.
Journals' Plagiarism Detectors May Flag Papers in Error
One recent case, in which a scientist claims his submitted manuscript was rejected despite a lack of actual plagiarism, highlights the limitations of automated tools.
News & Views: Analyzing the DOAJ
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is increasingly being used as a benchmark to determine whether a journal is fully OA, most notably as part of both the original and recently revised Plan S guidelines. This month we take a look at the DOAJ and consider how it compares to other sources for evaluating fully OA status.
Regarding a Delta Think Blog Post Analysing the DOAJ
In its series Open Access News & Views, Delta Think recently published an analysis of the DOAJ. DOAJ very much enjoyed the piece and found it to be one of the most well-informed articles written about them. They now comment on a few of the issues raised in the article.
Peer Review Week Is Five!
The fifth annual Peer Review Week will take place from September 16-20, 2019. This post reflects on its history and achievements.
Do Authors Have Any Power Over Publishers?
Will authors exercise their market power to put downward pressure on article processing charges?
Universitärer Mittelbau: Ein Königreich für einen Lehrstuhl
Universitärer Mittelbau: Ein Königreich für einen Lehrstuhl
Sie sind die neunzig Prozent, die den akademischen Betrieb aufrechterhalten: Berichte aus dem Inneren eines Systems, das aus der Perspektive des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses so nicht länger funktionieren darf.
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