Academics’ access to journals: it’s no longer a ‘big deal’
‘Little deals’ are replacing large scale journal subscriptions. But how is this changing purchasing landscape impacting libraries and their users?
Opportunities and challenges in open access publishing of industry-sponsored research
Medical Publishing Insights and Practices (MPIP) initiative members share perspectives on the benefits of publishing industry-sponsored research open access.
As science looks to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to publish with transparency, speed and openness is ever greater
The increasing range of publication choices and demand for open access are explored in this sponsored article from Taylor & Francis Group.
Preprint servers and the publishers embracing open peer review
Publishers show enthusiasm for preprints by allowing transfer from preprint servers to submission sites and by integrating preprint platforms into manuscript submission workflows.
cOAlition S bypass a block on the road to open access
cOAlition S Rights Retention Strategy aims to safeguard researchers’ intellectual ownership, enabling embargo-free sharing of research in online repositories.
Journal citation counts increase despite discontinuation from Scopus
Analysis of metrics for journals discontinued from Scopus for publication concerns highlights a need for clearer warnings on articles from such journals.
The challenge of defining predatory publishing
Kyle Siler describes the complexities of differentiating predatory and non-predatory publishing.
Journal open access cost breakdowns will be needed for cOAlition S support
From 2022, journals will need to follow cOAlition S price transparency requirements to get paid. Find out more about the frameworks and potential benefits here.
ISMPP U previews Annual Meeting with first standalone session on ‘bite-size content’
Find out how bite-size content is being used to reach time-poor readers in an era of information overload in our summary of the ISMPP Annual Meeting preview.
The TOP Factor: a new journal metric to assess transparency and reproducibility policies
Find out more about the TOP Factor, an alternative metric to the impact factor, evaluating academic journals based on open science policies.
Is preregistering scientific research becoming mainstream?
PLOS ONE now offers Registered Reports, shifting peer review focus from results to the quality of study design. Is this part of the future of open science?
[VIDEO]: How to select the right journal
Tips on journal selection from MPIP.
The impact factor holds its grip on academia
Researchers continue to use the impact factor as a metric for their career progression, but is it a matter of misconstrued peer pressure?
How much can a single paper affect journal impact factor?
A recent preprint sheds light on just how volatile journal impact factors can be.
Next-generation journal metrics: leaving the impact factor behind
Authors of an article in Nature believe it is time to move beyond the journal impact factor and discuss what next-generation metrics should look like.
Cabell’s Journal Blacklist – does it help fight predatory publishing?
A recent blog for The Scholarly Kitchen explores the pros and cons of a searchable predatory journal directory.