Game theory and scholarly publishing: premises for an agreement around open access
Author : Abdelghani Maddi Stakeholders in research and scientific publishing are gradually joining the Open-Access (OA) movement, which is gaining momentum to b...
Auteur/autrice : Hans Dillaerts
Digital humanities—A discipline in its own right? An analysis of the role and position of digital humanities in the academic landscape
Authors : Jan Luhmann, Manuel Burghardt Although digital humanities (DH) has received a lot of attention in recent years, its status as “a discipline in its own...
Do researchers know what the h-index is? And how do they estimate its importance?
Authors : Pantea Kamrani, Isabelle Dorsch, Wolfgang G. Stock The h-index is a widely used scientometric indicator on the researcher level working with a simple ...
TeamTree analysis: A new approach to evaluate scientific production
Author : Frank W. Pfrieger Advances in science and technology depend on the work of research teams and the publication of results through peer-reviewed articles...
Bringing Policymakers to Science Through Communication: A Perspective From Latin America
Authors : Marta Pulido-Salgado, Fátima Antonethe Castaneda Mena Scientific knowledge should be shared beyond academic circles in order to promote science in pol...
Characteristics of Spanish citizen participation practices in science
Authors : Carolina Llorente, Gema Revuelta, Mar Carrió A new regime of science production is emerging from the involvement of non-scientists. The present study ...
Science communicators intimidated: researchers’ freedom of expression and the rise of authoritarian populism
Authors : Esa Valiverronen, Sampsa Saikkonen In this article, we explore scientists’ freedom of expression in the context of authoritarian populism. Our p...