To preprint or not to preprint: A global researcher survey
Authors : Rong Ni, Ludo Waltman Open science is receiving widespread attention globally, and preprinting offers an important way to implement open science pract...
Étiquette : scientific communication
Societal and scientific impact of policy research: A large-scale empirical study of some explanatory factors using Altmetric and Overton
Authors: Pablo Dorta-González, Alejandro Rodríguez-Caro, María Isabel Dorta-González This study investigates how scientific research influences policymaking by ...
On The Peer Review Reports: Does Size Matter?
Authors : Abdelghani Maddi, Luis Miotti Amidst the ever-expanding realm of scientific production and the proliferation of predatory journals, the focus on peer ...
Group authorship, an excellent opportunity laced with ethical, legal and technical challenges
Authors : Mohammad Hosseini, Alex O. Holcombe, Marton Kovacs, Hub Zwart, Daniel S. Katz, Kristi Holmes Group authorship (also known as corporate authorship, tea...
The ‘Must Stock’ Challenge in Academic Publishing: Pricing Implications of Transformative Agreements
Author : W. Benedikt Schmal The high relevance of top-notch academic journals turns them into ‘must stock’ products that assign its often commercial...
Mega-authorship implications: How many scientists can fit into one cell?
Author : Daniel S. Dotson The past 20 years has seen a significant increase in articles with 500 or more authors. This increase has presented problems in terms ...
Does it pay to pay? A comparison of the benefits of open-access publishing across various sub-fields in biology
Authors : Amanda D. Clark, Tanner C. Myers, Todd D. Steury, Ali Krzton et al. Authors are often faced with the decision of whether to maximize traditional impac...