European Commission Moving into Academic Publishing
In a 2017 article in Science, Martin Enserink reported on a new venture by the European Commission that would include academic publishing. The Commission is a major annual funder…
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The Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC) Continues to Receive Increased Support From Publishers
Open citation refers to the practice of making papers in a reference list accessible. Open citations use a common, machine-readable format. The listed papers can be accessed…
ScienceOpen Recognized by ORCID for Collect and Connect Program
ScienceOpen is not only a discovery and networking platform for researchers but also a leader in integrating ORCID into their activities. ORCID has recently acknowledged…
Which Is Better? Impact Factor or Impact Quotient
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Researchers consider a variety of factors when choosing a journal for publication. However, many often make the mistake of choosing an…
Asia Open Access Survey: A Report on Publication Accessibility
Asia’s presence in science has become prominent with the increasing investment in research and development. This advancement has equally increased the scientific publication…
BioRxiv and Authorea Partner to Streamline Preprint Submission
Science communication is very important. As researchers increasingly forge global collaborations in biological research, the scientific community will need more collaborative…
Synthetic Genomics: The Future of Human Evolution
The Human Genome Project was a great feat in genome engineering and modern science. In deciphering the genetic blueprint to life, biologists greatly enhanced their knowledge of the…
More German Universities Cancel Elsevier Contracts
Lately, there has been some dissatisfaction with major academic publishers. This has led to boycotts and subscription cancellations. At the heart of the matter is a push by…
ASM and Overleaf Release New Author Template
Overleaf is a cloud-based tool that helps authors to quickly and easily prepare manuscripts and also collaborate and submit their final papers to partner journals. The American…
Elsevier Expands into Institutional Repositories: Acquires Bepress
Academic publishing giant, Elsevier, has acquired bepress. Bepress helps organizations showcase their academic research. It makes it possible to collect, organize, and display the…
What Is Really Driving the Preprint Trend? 4 Key Factors in Its Success
Academic publishing has long relied upon a simple approach. Write the manuscript, ask a few colleagues for comments on it, and then submit it to a journal for peer review.…
Latin America University Rankings: Which University Topped the List?
Times of Higher Education (THE) recently announced Latin America world university rankings. The data was collected from institutions and Scopus to assess the institution’s…