Association of Research Libraries publishes Learning Analytics, SPEC Kit 360 - September 10, 2018
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Learning Analytics, SPEC Kit 360, which examines current practices, policies, and ethical issues around libraries and learning analytics. This SPEC Kit explores how ARL member institutions are navigating the balance between gathering and managing data in support of… Read More
MDPI appoints Professor Lluis Serra-Majem and Professor Maria Luz Fernandez as Editors-in-Chief of Nutrients - September 10, 2018
Academic open-access publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) has announced the appointment of Professor Lluís Serra-Majem and Professor Maria Luz Fernandez as the Editors-in-Chief of Nutrients, effective September 1. They will work closely with over 100 Editorial Board Members from across the globe. Maria-Luz Fernandez… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 10, 2018
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Marta Teperek and Alastair Dunning (Research data should be available long-term…but who is going to pay?); Adam Hyde (Guest Post: Open Source and Scholarly Publishing); Joanna Wilkinson (6 tips to secure a peer review invitation); and Christina Emery (30 million… Read More
Publons launches inaugural Global State of Peer Review report - September 7, 2018
Publons, a scholarly peer review platform, has launched the Global State of Peer Review report, the largest study of peer review. The report brings together novel results of a survey of more than 11k global researchers alongside data from Publons, ScholarOne, and Web of Science. The… Read More
SPARC Europe supports new funder-driven mandate on researchers to publish OA - September 7, 2018
A new initiative aimed at greatly accelerating the migration to a fully Open Access research environment in Europe was recently announced: Plan S. Backed by 11 national funding organisations joined together in the guise of cOAlition S, and with the support of the European Commission and the European Research Council,… Read More
IOP Publishing launches Environmental Research Communications to its journal portfolio - September 7, 2018
IOP Publishing has launched Environmental Research Communications (ERC) as the newest addition to its journal portfolio. ERC is an inclusive open access journal for the rapid publication of high-quality research in all areas of environmental science. The journal does not make a subjective assessment… Read More
