Pilot study found that providing a digital edition that is freely available on the Internet increases the trackability, visibility and use of monographs. The study also finds that open access does not have a negative impact on printed book sales.
Reflecting on the plight of the early career scholar prompts Xenia Schmalz to draw up a research manifesto.
Major evaluation of country’s research landscape also found that internationalisation was a key area for improvement.
To help make the arXiv more accessible, a free, open pipeline on Kaggle to the machine-readable arXiv dataset: a repository of 1.7 million articles, with relevant features such as article titles, authors, categories, abstracts, full text PDFs, and more is made available.
More than 80% of scientific papers stemming from Horizon 2020 funded projects were published in open access journals, according to the European Commission in a new report.
LERU Statement for the 2016 Dutch EU Presidency.
Some fields will have a tougher time than others finding alternative sources.
Involving Elsevier in the European Open Science Monitor is a grave mistake according to palaeontologist Jon Tennant.
Academic flying is often justified on the basis that international conferences and travel are important to the production of new knowledge. However, there is no clear relationship between the amount of travel undertaken by academics and the quality of their research.
The rush to expand policy engagement without understanding the goals for each side risks creating structures and processes that work for no one. Here's how to understand each other better.
This list recounts some prominent retractions that have occurred since 1980.
Initiative for Open Citations makes citation data free for all
Big data bibliometrics must take into account qualitative analyses of research as a social institution, rooted in history, economics and politics.
Researchers tease out different definitions of a crucial scientific term.
China gets bragging rights to two more internationally recognized researchers
"We respect Ukrainian statehood … and we treat the European choice of our neighbours with understanding." So said some 650 Russian scientists and science journalists in an open letter last week criticising Moscow's onslaught against Ukraine.
With the announcement of its new Data Grants program, Twitter is inviting academic researchers to propose experiments that take advantage of the full "firehose" of its 500 million daily tweets. But some researchers worry that the terms of the deal give Twitter ownership of their ideas.
Researchers should be required to pass exams accredited by professional bodies to prove they have the skills to publish.
Report urges academy to ‘embrace’ opportunities for wider research dissemination
Organizations across the globe are being forced to adapt quickly, with some allowing employees to work from home the first time. But there are many reasons to shift to a remote team - learn more about why and how.
