Objectives To assess whether reports from reviewers recommended by authors show a bias in quality and recommendation for editorial decision, compared with revie...
In some educational settings, the cost of textbooks approaches or even exceeds the cost of tuition. Given limited resources, it is important to better understan...
Recognizing the paucity of quantitative and qualitative data from North American educational institutions that have pursued open access policies, the authors de...
Background A negative consequence of the rapid growth of scholarly open access publishing funded by article processing charges is the emergence of publishers an...
In the current European environment where the main orientations of research are being redefined, it is fit to reconsider the general principles underlying the S...
Background High attrition rates in drug discovery call for new approaches to improve target validation. Academia is filling gaps, but often lacks the experience...
This case study describes the implementation process of the Open Access institutional policy at the University of Minho (UMinho), Portugal. Starting with a brie...