« The progress of Open Access (OA) is often measured by the proportion of journals that have transitioned to OA publication … Continuer la lecture de « Open and closed – What do reverse flips tell us about the scholarly publishing landscape? »
What does better peer review look like? Underlying principles and recommendations for better practice
« We conducted a literature review of best practice in peer review. Following this research, we identified five principles for better … Continuer la lecture de « What does better peer review look like? Underlying principles and recommendations for better practice »
The “impact” of the Journal Impact Factor in the review, tenure, and promotion process
« The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) – a measure reflecting the average number of citations to recent articles published in a journal – … Continuer la lecture de « The “impact” of the Journal Impact Factor in the review, tenure, and promotion process »
About University Journals
« Fourteen universities from five European countries started a collaboration to set up University Journals as an alternative to the current … Continuer la lecture de « About University Journals »
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uj.socsci.uva.nl, 2019
Challenges and Opportunities in Pre-published Research
« It can take months or even years for research to go from ideation to publication, with the vast majority of … Continuer la lecture de « Challenges and Opportunities in Pre-published Research »
SONAR – Swiss Open Access Repository: First tests to recover full-text files of Swiss publications
« On the 3rd of April took place a common working meeting of the 4 SONAR partners (HES-SO/HEG Genève, HTW Chur, … Continuer la lecture de « SONAR – Swiss Open Access Repository: First tests to recover full-text files of Swiss publications »
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sonar.ch, 9 avril 2019
J-STAGE customer satisfaction surveys
« We release the results of the J-STAGE customer satisfaction surveys. (…) »
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jstage.jst.go.jp, 4 avril 2019
Full DOAJ data dump now available
« (…) Introducing, full data dumps of ALL the metadata in DOAJ, both journals and article (…) »
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blog.doaj.org, 5 avril 2019
Making research results reproducible
« Starting in April of this year, the German Research Foundation (DFG) is supporting a joint project of the Institute for … Continuer la lecture de « Making research results reproducible »
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uni-muenster.de, 1 avril 2019
From our Sprint to your browser: an update on Plaudit
« The primary way academics can receive recognition for their work is by being published in specific, well-known journals. This holds … Continuer la lecture de « From our Sprint to your browser: an update on Plaudit »
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elifesciences.org/labs, 17 mars 2019
Horizon Dashboard : nouvelles données sur la propriété intellectuelle et les publications scientifiques des projets FP7 et H2020
« La nouvelle version d’Horizon Dashboard offre désormais des informations sur la propriété intellectuelle (PI) et les publications scientifiques collectées par … Continuer la lecture de « Horizon Dashboard : nouvelles données sur la propriété intellectuelle et les publications scientifiques des projets FP7 et H2020 »
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horizon2020.gouv.fr, 26 mars 2019
Définir les auteurs d’une publication, en 8 points
1 -« Qui est auteur d’une publication ? Les quatre conditions 2 – Qui est contributeur non auteur ? 3 – … Continuer la lecture de « Définir les auteurs d’une publication, en 8 points »
The impact of the open-access status on journal indices: a review of medical journals
« Over the past few decades, there has been an increase in the number of open access (OA) journals in almost … Continuer la lecture de « The impact of the open-access status on journal indices: a review of medical journals »
Sci-Hub, a challenge for academic and research libraries
« Sci-Hub emerged into the field of scientific communication in 2011 as a platform for free access to scientific papers. It … Continuer la lecture de « Sci-Hub, a challenge for academic and research libraries »
Who Is (Likely) Peer-Reviewing Your Papers? A Partial Insight into the World’s Top Reviewers
« Scientific publishing is experiencing unprecedented growth in terms of outputs across all fields. Inevitably this creates pressure throughout the system … Continuer la lecture de « Who Is (Likely) Peer-Reviewing Your Papers? A Partial Insight into the World’s Top Reviewers »
What is Content Syndication?
« Over the past year, there have been some important developments among the major publishers as they move towards a new … Continuer la lecture de « What is Content Syndication? »
Open Access Escape Room: the key to OA engagement?
« At the University of Essex, we took a bold, brave and curious approach to increasing engagement during Open Access Week … Continuer la lecture de « Open Access Escape Room: the key to OA engagement? »
‘At a glance’ visualization for publishers of most popular and most effective sharing channels used by researchers
« (…) We are excited to have just launched the latest feature for our publisher partners, allowing them to gain new … Continuer la lecture de « ‘At a glance’ visualization for publishers of most popular and most effective sharing channels used by researchers »
Introducing eLife’s first computationally reproducible article
« In September 2017 eLife announced the start of the Reproducible Document Stack (RDS) project, a collaboration between Substance, Stencila and … Continuer la lecture de « Introducing eLife’s first computationally reproducible article »
The Unstoppable Rise of Sci-Hub: How does a new generation of researchers perceive Sci-Hub?
« How do early career researchers (ECRs) use Sci-Hub and why? In this post David Nicholas assesses early career researcher attitudes … Continuer la lecture de « The Unstoppable Rise of Sci-Hub: How does a new generation of researchers perceive Sci-Hub? »
Springer Nature partners with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to improve data sharing
« A new pilot project by Springer Nature and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) enables researchers to make their research … Continuer la lecture de « Springer Nature partners with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to improve data sharing »
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eurekalert.org, 13 février 2019
Merits and Limits: Applying open data to monitor open access publications in bibliometric databases
« Identifying and monitoring Open Access (OA) publications might seem a trivial task while practical efforts prove otherwise. Contradictory information arise … Continuer la lecture de « Merits and Limits: Applying open data to monitor open access publications in bibliometric databases »
PLOS Provides Feedback on the Implementation of Plan S
« We welcome Plan S as a ‘decisive step towards the realisation of full open access’, in particular the push it … Continuer la lecture de « PLOS Provides Feedback on the Implementation of Plan S »
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blogs.plos.org, 10 février 2019
« Revue-Sommaire » un nouveau mode d’accès aux ressources ISTEX
« ISTEX est une plateforme de plus de 21 millions d’objets documentaires (articles, chapitres de livres…) qui a pour ambition d’offrir, … Continuer la lecture de « « Revue-Sommaire » un nouveau mode d’accès aux ressources ISTEX »
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inist.fr, 12 février 2019
Open Research Knowledge Graph: Towards Machine Actionability in Scholarly Communication
« Despite improved digital access to scientific publications in the last decades, the fundamental principles of scholarly communication remain unchanged and … Continuer la lecture de « Open Research Knowledge Graph: Towards Machine Actionability in Scholarly Communication »
A multidimensional perspective on the citation impact of scientific publications
« The citation impact of scientific publications is usually seen as a one-dimensional concept. We introduce a three-dimensional perspective on the … Continuer la lecture de « A multidimensional perspective on the citation impact of scientific publications »
Open access mythbusting: Testing two prevailing assumptions about the effects of open access adoption
« This article looks at whether there is evidence to support two prevailing assumptions about open access (OA). These assumptions are: … Continuer la lecture de « Open access mythbusting: Testing two prevailing assumptions about the effects of open access adoption »
Peer Review ouvert : accepté par auteurs et relecteurs… à promouvoir car le peer review aveugle n’est pas éthique
« Le peer-review ouvert consiste à mettre en ligne les avis des relecteurs (signés ou non signés) avec l’article publié, ainsi … Continuer la lecture de « Peer Review ouvert : accepté par auteurs et relecteurs… à promouvoir car le peer review aveugle n’est pas éthique »
Readership Data and Research Impact
« Reading academic publications is a key scholarly activity. Scholars accessing and recording academic publications online are producing new types of … Continuer la lecture de « Readership Data and Research Impact »
Market research report: What has become of new entrants in research workflows and scholarly communication?
« Over the years, many names of new entrants in research workflows and scholarly communication have appeared. These players aim to … Continuer la lecture de « Market research report: What has become of new entrants in research workflows and scholarly communication? »
«La Lettre de CoopIST» n°9 vient de paraître
« Au sommaire de ce numéro 9 : Rendre public son projet d’article sur un site de preprints – Rédiger et … Continuer la lecture de « «La Lettre de CoopIST» n°9 vient de paraître »
Les finances de PLOS vont moins bien : modèle APC pose-t-il problème ? Compétition avec Scientific Reports, etc…
« Le rapport financier de 2017 du groupe PLOS a été rendu public en décembre 2018 (rapport des auditeurs le 30 … Continuer la lecture de « Les finances de PLOS vont moins bien : modèle APC pose-t-il problème ? Compétition avec Scientific Reports, etc… »
Successful journal flipping: TIB supports new journal Quantitative Science Studies
« The new year begins with good news: The International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI) and its partners announce the … Continuer la lecture de « Successful journal flipping: TIB supports new journal Quantitative Science Studies »
Change ahead: How do smaller publishers perceive open access?
« (…) While libraries and funding bodies in German-speaking countries have been negotiating Open Access Agreements with large publishers for years … Continuer la lecture de « Change ahead: How do smaller publishers perceive open access? »
Wiley and Projekt DEAL partner to enhance the future of scholarly research and publishing in Germany
« Wiley and Projekt DEAL establish groundbreaking partnership for Germany to pilot new publishing models, better enable researchers to create and … Continuer la lecture de « Wiley and Projekt DEAL partner to enhance the future of scholarly research and publishing in Germany »
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newsroom.wiley.com, 15 janvier 2019
INRA – Publier la Science n° 22 / Janvier 2019
« Edito : Vision croisée de la publication scientifique d’Etienne Derat et Erwin Dreyer… Highlights : – Publications : les pièges … Continuer la lecture de « INRA – Publier la Science n° 22 / Janvier 2019 »
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inra.fr, janvier 2019
Nature at 150
« In the 150 years since the first issue was published, Nature has evolved alongside the research community it serves. We … Continuer la lecture de « Nature at 150 »
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nature.com, 2 janvier 2019
Scholarly journals in building and civil engineering – the big picture and current impact of open access
« The publishing of scholarly peer reviewed journals has in the past 20 years moved from print to primarily digital publishing, … Continuer la lecture de « Scholarly journals in building and civil engineering – the big picture and current impact of open access »
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itcon.org, Bo-Christer Björk, 2018
Discipline-specific open access publishing practices and barriers to change: an evidence-based review
« (…) Many of the discussions surrounding Open Access (OA) revolve around how it affects publishing practices across different academic disciplines. … Continuer la lecture de « Discipline-specific open access publishing practices and barriers to change: an evidence-based review »
Valoriser les publications d’un laboratoire universitaire dans l’environnement de la science ouverte : Retour d’expérience de la collection GERiiCO sur HAL
» La question de la diffusion des résultats de la recherche et, en particulier, le libre accès aux publications des … Continuer la lecture de « Valoriser les publications d’un laboratoire universitaire dans l’environnement de la science ouverte : Retour d’expérience de la collection GERiiCO sur HAL »
Springer Nature and DEAL: Considerable progress in negotiations
« Springer Nature and Project DEAL of the Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany have made considerable progress in their negotiations … Continuer la lecture de « Springer Nature and DEAL: Considerable progress in negotiations »
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hrk.de, 4 décembre 2018
Are Funder Open Access Platforms a Good Idea?
« As open access (OA) to publications continues to gather momentum, we should continuously question whether it is moving in the … Continuer la lecture de « Are Funder Open Access Platforms a Good Idea? »
Göttingen University Press Platform now supports Annotation via Hypothes.is
« Within the HIRMEOS project, Göttingen University Press aims to add on its platform new services that allow for deeper interaction … Continuer la lecture de « Göttingen University Press Platform now supports Annotation via Hypothes.is »
Negative Effects of “Predatory” Journals on Global Health Research
« Predatory journals (PJ) exploit the open-access model promising high acceptance rate and fast track publishing without proper peer review. At … Continuer la lecture de « Negative Effects of “Predatory” Journals on Global Health Research »
A Very Long Embargo: Journal Choice Reveals Active Non-Compliance with Funder Open Access Policies by Australian and Canadian Neuroscientists
« Research funders around the world have implemented open access policies that require funded research to be made open access, usually … Continuer la lecture de « A Very Long Embargo: Journal Choice Reveals Active Non-Compliance with Funder Open Access Policies by Australian and Canadian Neuroscientists »
Lancement du site licence.rnbm
« Découvrez dès maintenant la nouvelle version du site licence.rnbm ! Le site réunit un ensemble d’informations se rapportant aux contrats … Continuer la lecture de « Lancement du site licence.rnbm »
Is peer review coming out of the shadows?
« The concept of publishing peer review comments alongside an article, to increase transparency in the publication process, is gathering momentum. … Continuer la lecture de « Is peer review coming out of the shadows? »
Frontiers supplies full-text articles to Publications Router
« Frontiers is the latest open access publisher to distribute content automatically to institutional repositories via Jisc’s Publications Router service. This … Continuer la lecture de « Frontiers supplies full-text articles to Publications Router »
Accès à Springer partiellement coupé – Message d’Alain Schuhl, directeur général délégué à la science du CNRS – 24 octobre 2018
» (…) En pratique : Cette coupure concerne tous les articles non Open Access publiés à partir de 2018. Les … Continuer la lecture de « Accès à Springer partiellement coupé – Message d’Alain Schuhl, directeur général délégué à la science du CNRS – 24 octobre 2018 »
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cnrs.fr/dist, 24 octobre 2018
Retraction Watch: We’re officially launching our database
« We’re officially launching the Retraction Watch Database of more than 18,000 retractions, along with a six-page package of stories and … Continuer la lecture de « Retraction Watch: We’re officially launching our database »