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.
Zero Discrimination Day: what can the medical publications community do?
Find out more about efforts to end discrimination and promote health equity.
What is health literacy and why does it matter? Insights from health literacy expert Becca Freed
Health literacy expert, Becca Freed, shares her views on why heath literacy is so important and how we can promote clear medical communications for all.
Meeting report: summary of Day 2 of the 2022 ISMPP European Meeting
Missed the meeting? Read our report to get up to speed!
Meeting report: summary of Day 1 of the 2022 ISMPP European Meeting
Missed the meeting? Read our report to get up to speed!
Catch up with the OASPA 2021 Conference: recordings available
Find out more about what was covered at this year’s online conference of the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA).
Are data availability statements slowing down publication processes?
Read the results of a pilot study on the impact of data availability statements on publication workflows.
2021 International Open Access Week is here!
Find out more about this year’s Open Access Week, themed ‘It matters how we open knowledge: building structural equity’.
Will preprint articles replace publication in traditional peer-reviewed journals?
The suggestion that preprints could replace traditional journals has been debated. Dr Haseeb Irfanullah provides arguments against this view.
How to combat health misinformation: insights from a communication and human behaviour expert
Read Brian Southwell’s perspective on what can be done to prevent misinformation and build public trust in science.