The Issues with Journal Issues: Let Journals Be Digital Libraries
Author : C. Sean Burns Science depends on a communication system, and today, that is largely provided by digital technologies such as the internet and web. Desp...
Étiquette : scholarly journals
Do open-access dermatology articles have higher citation counts than those with subscription-based access?
Authors : Fangyi Xie, Sherief Ghozy, David F. Kallmes, Julia S. Lehman Background Open-access (OA) publishing is increasingly prevalent in dermatology, and many...
The Twitter accounts of scientific journals: a dataset
Author : Andreas Nishikawa-Pacher Twitter harbours dense networks of academics, but to what extent do scientific journals use that platform? This article introd...
Comparison of Study Results Reported in medRxiv Preprints vs Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Authors : Guneet Janda, Vishal Khetpal, Xiaoting Shi, Joseph S. Ross, Joshua D. Wallach Question What is the concordance among sample size, primary end points, ...
Adoption of Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines across Journals
Authors : Inga Patarčić, Jadranka Stojanovski Journal policies continuously evolve to enable knowledge sharing and support reproducible science. However, that c...
Open science and conflict of interest policies of medical and health sciences journals before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A repeat cross-sectional study
Authors : Antoni D. Gardener, Ellen J. Hick, Chloe Jacklin, Gifford Tan, Aidan G. Cashin, Hopin Lee, David Nunan, Elaine C. Toomey, Georgia C. Richards Objectiv...
Choices of immediate open access and the relationship to journal ranking and publish-and-read deals
Author : Lars Wenaas The role of academic journals is significant in the reward system of science, which makes their rank important for the researcher’s c...