The Price of Gold: Curiosity?
Authors : Daniel W. Hook, Mark Hahnel, Christian Herzog Gold open access as characterised by the payment of an article processing charge (APC) has become one of...
Étiquette : scientific communication
arXiv and the Symbiosis of Physics Preprints and Journal Review Articles: A Model
Author : Brian Simboli This paper recommends a publishing model that can help achieve the goal of reforming physics publishing. It distinguishes two complementa...
What does better peer review look like? Underlying principles and recommendations for better practice
Authors : Heidi Allen, Alexandra Cury, Thomas Gaston, Chris Graf, Hannah Wakley, Michael Willis We conducted a literature review of best practice in peer review...
Spanish academics and social networking sites: Use, non-use, and the perceived advantages and drawbacks of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, ResearchGate, and Academia.edu
Authors : Francisco Segado-Boj, Jesús Díaz-Campo, Erika Fernández-Gómez, María-Ángeles Chaparro-Domínguez This study examines Spanish academics’ motives for usi...
Knowledge and motivations of researchers publishing in presumed predatory journals: a survey
Authors : Kelly D Cobey, Agnes Grudniewicz, Manoj M Lalu, Danielle B Rice, Hana Raffoul, David Moher Objectives To develop effective interventions to prevent pu...
Using AI to solve business problems in scholarly publishing
Author: Michael Upshall Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are widely used today in many areas, and are now being introduced into scholarly publishing. This art...
Investigating SSH Research and Publication Practices in Disciplinary and Institutional Contexts. A Survey-Based Comparative Approach in Two Universities
Authors : Florian Baye, Juan Gorraiz, Christian Gumpenberger, Arantxa Itúrbiden, Isabel Iribarren-Maestro, Steve Reding In this paper, we comparatively analyze,...