Is the rising popularity of article processing charges putting pressure on more journals to adopt them?
Article processing charges undermine open access efforts. Are institutional open access models a better solution?
FAIR principles for research software: a step forwards in discoverability
Familiarise yourself with the FAIR for Research Software principles, which aim to improve research transparency and reproducibility.
Which is the best path to equitable open access?
With White House policy mandating immediate open access to publicly funded research by 2025, Science journals make changes to their green open access offering.
Evidence-based policy generation: how can we improve on open access?
Read about a proposed 5-part framework for strengthening the relationship between research and public policy.
Meeting report: summary of Day 2 of the 2023 ISMPP European Meeting
Missed the meeting? Read our report to get up to speed!
Science Europe Open Science Conference 2022
Missed the event? View the presentations from Science Europe’s open science conference.
Clear and present data: identifying barriers to clinical trial transparency
What’s standing in the way of researchers adopting good practices on clinical trial data sharing and transparency?
WHO mandates health-related data sharing
Learn all about the new WHO data sharing policy and their practical guidance on data sharing plans.
How common is data sharing for COVID-19 preprints?
An analysis of early COVID-19 preprints identified low uptake of data sharing statements and making data accessible.
The reality of data sharing behaviour: do researchers share their data as promised?
A recent study revealed that many researchers fail to comply with their data sharing statement.
A diamond in the rough: how to strengthen diamond open access?
Read our topline summary of what the Action Plan for Diamond Open Access is, and how it was developed.
How to encourage constructive public feedback on preprints?
ASAPbio summarise the newly developed FAST principles, a set of best practices to foster engagement in public preprint review.
An open letter on open access: call for greater clarity and transparency of open access terms and conditions
Learn about the next step in the Plan S drive for open science – a letter to publishers calling for greater transparency on open access policies and contracts.
An interview with Valérie Philippon: beyond clinical trial data
Valérie Philippon shares her perspectives on the value of including data beyond those generated in clinical trials in publication plans.
NIH bid to tackle reproducibility crisis – is data sharing the answer?
Read about the upcoming NIH requirement to include a data management and sharing plan in all grant applications for projects collecting scientific data.
The key to open access success: a publisher’s insight from one million open access articles
Springer Nature’s Chief Publishing Officer provides an insight into the transition to open access publishing following their publication of 1 million open access articles.