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Are there alternatives to traditional academic publishing models ? #OA

As shown by the myriad of events highlighted during International Open Access Week, the amount of talk and initiatives regarding open science and the transition toward an open access model for scholarly communications is growing at a remarkable pace. Advocates around the world are doing an amazing job at spreading the OA gospel!

Endeavours for the advancement of open access, however, are often met with concerns from paid scientific journals regarding the economic consequences of such a model. This past month, a couple of studies addressing these issues were released. Read more…

Is Reviewer Fatigue a Real Thing?

Posted by Angela Cochran on 4 November 2015. Indeed extracurricular activity for which no real credit is given.

RIO – Research Ideas & Outcomes

The spanking brand new journal RIO will be publishing all outputs in the research cycle that includes project proposals, data, methods, workflows, software, project reports and research articles, etc. It will be interesting to follow seeing as the journal will not be limited to only one subject but will range from the humanities to the sciences. Read more…