Open access through Subscribe to Open: a society publisher’s implementation
Authors: Sara Bosshart, Rod Cookson, Philipp Hess As pressures mount from global funding mandates and initiatives like Plan S, publishers are seeking sustainabl...
Étiquette : scientific communication
The Roles of Female Involvement and Risk Aversion in Open Access Publishing Patterns in Vietnamese Social Sciences and Humanities
Authors : Minh-Hoang Nguyen, Huyen Thanh Thanh Nguyen, Manh-Toan Ho, Tam-Tri Le, Quan-Hoang Vuong The open-access (OA) publishing model can help improve researc...
How to improve scientific peer review: Four schools of thought
Authors : Ludo Waltman, Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner, Stephen Pinfield, Helen Buckley Woods Peer review plays an essential role as one of the cornerstones of the scho...
Are female scientists less inclined to publish alone? The gender solo research gap
Authors : Marek Kwiek, Wojciech Roszka In solo research, scientists compete individually for prestige, sending clear signals about their research ability, avoid...
Scientific research in news media: a case study of misrepresentation, sensationalism and harmful recommendations
Authors : Georgia Dempster, Georgina Sutherland, Louise Keogh Accurate news media reporting of scientific research is important as most people receive their hea...
Editors publishing in their own journals: A systematic review of prevalence and a discussion of normative aspects
Authors : Gert Helgesson, Igor Radun, Jenni Radun, Gustav Nilsonne Journal editors are the main gatekeepers in scientific publishing. Yet there is a concern tha...
Predatory journals and publishers: Characteristics and impact of academic spam to researchers in educational sciences
Authors : Jaume Sureda-Negre, Aina Calvo-Sastre, Rubén Comas-Forgas This study focuses on the phenomenon of presumed predatory scientific publications in the fi...