What’s in a Name? Exploring identity in the field of library journal publishing
Authors : Jacqueline Whyte Appleby, Jeanette Hatherill, Andrea Kosavic, Karen Meijer-Kline INTRODUCTION This paper explores the variability in self-identifying ...
Étiquette : scientific communication
Students’ satisfaction and perceived impact on knowledge, attitudes and skills after a 2-day course in scientific writing: a prospective longitudinal study in Spain
Authors : Esteve Fernández, Ana M García, Elisabet Serés, Fèlix Bosch Objectives This study aimed to determine students’ satisfaction with a 2-day course on sci...
Thoughts on Publishing the Research Article over the Centuries
Author : David Banks The first academic periodical was the Journal des Sçavans, which first appeared in January 1665. It was followed two months later by the Ph...
Opening the Heart of Science: A Review of the Changing Roles of Research Libraries
Author : Jorge Revez In a world of information overload and data deluge, is opening science a research library’s duty? Or is the openness of science deeply chan...
Reflective Practice: Eight Stages of Publishing a Scientific Research Paper
Author : Stephen K. Donovan This paper suggests a methodology of academic paper classification for the scientist intending to contribute to peer-reviewed scient...
Collectivity and collaboration: imagining new forms of communality to create resilience in scholar-led publishing
Authors : Janneke Adema, Samuel A. Moore The Radical Open Access Collective (ROAC) is a community of scholar-led, not-for-profit presses, journals and other ope...
Ethnic Diversity Increases Scientific Impact
Authors : Bedoor K AlShebli, Talal Rahwan, Wei Lee Woon Inspired by the numerous social and economic benefits of diversity, we analyze over 9 million papers and...