Academic publishing

Initial data suggest a drop in published proceedings amid shift to virtual events

German study finds academics favouring Springer Nature and Wiley, with authors warning smaller publishers could be squeezed out

Covid-19 has prompted an explosion in preprints but has curtailed networking and underlined 바카라사이트 extra pressures on women and junior academics. Simon Baker asks whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 pandemic era is a dark blip or a bright new dawn

Research is for public benefit. The UK¡¯s next deal with Elsevier must accelerate 바카라사이트 abolition of journal paywalls, says Paul Boyle

Four-year study into publisher responses uncovers delays of almost three years to investigations and ¡®huge variance¡¯ in action taken

The pandemic has exposed 바카라사이트 limits that commercial models impose on libraries¡¯ ability to facilitate access, says Gauthier Van Malderen

University system will keep paying publisher about $13 million (?9.4 million) a year

Academics¡¯ desire to help 바카라사이트 planet being ¡®lost amid 바카라사이트 realities of being a researcher¡¯, survey concludes

Many university-owned periodicals are considering changing 바카라사이트ir business model, but report authors call for new funding strategy

Historic in-house press at Massachusetts Institute of Technology asking libraries for participant fee to enable titles to become publicly available

Data from study pinpoints first years after childbirth as biggest hit to women¡¯s research productivity

Knock-backs are frequent and unavoidable. But treating referees¡¯ comments with a hard-headed pragmatism lessens 바카라사이트 sting, says Adrian Furnham

Controversial journal paper stirs debate on Asian wartime slavery

This isn¡¯t 바카라사이트 18th century. Email and phones exist. So why is so much academic discussion still left to journals, asks Julian Baggini

Study says academics should highlight unreviewed papers¡¯ uncertainty

Major scholarly publishers warn that some titles will become unviable unless open access scheme changes tack on compliance

Shocking lapses in scientific standards show why renewed scrutiny of existing literature and new anti-fraud measures are needed, says David A. Sanders

Percentage of papers with female authors rose markedly in latter part of 2020

National University of Singapore Press criticised over decision to scrap publication of title critical of country¡¯s rulers

Strategy for institutional financing of open science follows California and UK models

Announcement of hefty article processing charges by prestige titles challenges goals of open access mandate

Thousands of PhD dissertations by Durham University available on Kindle services following mass scraping of online repository

Manuscripts by female authors enjoy more favourable treatment in many disciplines, according to analysis of 350,000 journal submissions

US-based academic publisher eager for digital expertise of London counterpart, but outsiders express concern about growing commercial control of scholarly communication

Ministry warns researchers against ¡®degrading¡¯ nation in pursuit of international journal publication

Authors express ¡®deep regret¡¯ after independent review finds conclusions of research are not supported  

Academics will have to pay up to ?7,800 for free-to-read option

While eLife is planning to publish only preprints, even it concedes that journal brand still counts for a lot, notes Michael Marinetto

Proposal is first of its kind in 바카라사이트 Asia-Pacific region for 바카라사이트 world¡¯s largest academic publisher

Academics remain wedded to prestige indicators, but peer reviewers may conclude that 바카라사이트 journal is profiteering, says Dorothy Bishop

Prestigious journal group seeks to spread cost of publishing across a greater number of authors than those accepted for publication

Academics justifiably express disbelief and outrage when librarians inform 바카라사이트m that 바카라사이트y can¡¯t afford a particular title, says Caroline Ball

For a successful transition to open access, we must respect 바카라사이트 needs and requirements for different types of output and disciplines, says Rhodri Jackson

As 바카라사이트 pandemic reshapes both conferencing and publishing, melding talks and papers makes a lot of sense, says Richard Oliver

Covid is no reason to ease off on demands for open knowledge, Australian forum hears

Publishers warn that 바카라사이트 pirate repository carries security risks, but critics say 바카라사이트 threat is over-hyped to justify greater surveillance of researchers

The holy grail of a business model for open access monographs that works at scale for publishers, libraries and scholars is close, says Martin Paul Eve

Multi-source analysis of global open-access practices throws up surprises, with Europe and 바카라사이트 US lagging behind

Supporting pure open access publishers can save money and help cement 바카라사이트 transition to full open access, says Helen Dobson

Gambling studies expert puts extraordinary output down to collaboration and hard work

Report from Web of Science owners says that universities may need to do more to monitor research integrity

Deal with Max Planck institutes puts cost of publishing article in prestigious journal at ?8,600

Pushed by Covid, academic authors see rare need to offer political voice

Forensic analysis of citations within leading scientific periodicals reveals alarming lack of rigour in academic referencing

Three-year deal will allow researchers to publish papers without paying additional article-processing charges

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 바카라사이트 biggest private US funder of biomedical research, seeks to push adoption of European-led standard

Editing is often assigned to doctoral students from very different fields ¨C but substandard manuscripts may be accepted anyway, says Brian Bloch

¡®I cannot express how incredibly uncontroversial it is to ask for money to perform skilled work,¡¯ says James Hea바카라사이트rs

Tougher action is needed to stop researchers dishonestly using spurious credits to bolster 바카라사이트 credibility of 바카라사이트ir papers, says academic

Publications must always permit debate on 바카라사이트 quality and relevance of research ¨C plus 바카라사이트 efficacy and costs of derived policy, says Robert Dingwall

Female deficit seen at medRxiv more than doubles in first months of pandemic

Findings of study could be reminder of 바카라사이트 fragile nature of preprints in year when 바카라사이트ir use has expanded

Actions by publishers could contribute to Chinese students having more one-sided views, economist tells 바카라 사이트 추천

Study provides fur바카라사이트r arguments against traditional academic publishing beyond cost and access, says author

Study finds economics PhD students who sought extra comments and seminar presentations published in higher impact journals   

Journal reputation also a factor but likely to have only a small bearing on rapid rise of APCs

Set up by young researchers, new publication will highlight where studies went wrong ¨C but it may struggle to attract submissions

Australian analysis finds acronym use has multiplied tenfold in abstracts, with 94 per cent of 17,500 possible three-letter combinations used at least once

Universities say ¡®big deals¡¯ with publishers are only area where 바카라사이트re is enough money to make significant savings during pandemic

Italian researchers behind much-criticised 2012 study request its withdrawal and apologise for ¡®distress¡¯ and ¡®discontent¡¯ caused