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Blogs selected for Week May 28 to June 3, 2018

1. A scientific paper shouldn’t tell a good story but present a strong argument A recent Impact Blog post extolled the benefits of using a storytelling approach when writing a scientific paper. However, while such an approach might well make for a compelling read, does providing an arresting narrative come at the expense of the […]

Blogs selected for Week May 21 to May 27, 2018

1. Are Library Subscriptions Over-Utilised? Libraries have many strategies for increasing use and the interests of publishers are aligned with the cost-per-use approach as it does not threaten subscription revenues. Lisa Hinchliffe, in her post in the Scholarly Kitchen Blog, asks if the true value of a subscription is being obscured by over-utilisation, should libraries […]

Blogs selected for Week May 14 to May 20, 2018

1. Guest Post: Inclusive Pricing or Inclusive of All People? Understanding What’s “Inclusive” in Digital Textbook Publishing The scholarly communications community is very familiar with the many varied meanings of the word “free” and how those definitions help shape or derail discussions. Stephanie Rosen, in his guest post in the Scholarly Kitchen Blog, discusses the […]

Blogs selected for Week May 7 to May 13, 2018

1. Conflicting academic attitudes to copyright are slowing the move to open access Where previously authors would typically assign rights in a scholarly work to an academic publisher, the open access movement has prompted a shift towards retention of rights and the use of creative commons licenses to control how works are used by publishers. […]

Blogs selected for Week April 30 to May 6, 2018

1. How does gender influence the academic publishing process? Gender and diversity issues are taking center stage and there is growing awareness of the under representation of women as authors, editors and peer reviewers in academic publishing. In their post in the BioMed Central Blog, Dr Dina Balabanova and Jamie Lundine discuss their particular interests […]

Blogs selected for Week April 23 to April 29, 2018

1. Why Don’t Societies Simply Sell off Their Publishing Assets? Why do societies insist on leaving so much money on the table? Society publishers resist the sale of their publications to bidders from the commercial world because they view the publications as a central component of the society itself, notes Joseph Esposito, in his post […]

Blogs selected for Week April 16 to April 22, 2018

1. Is peer review bad for your mental health? Amidst fears of a mental health crisis in higher education, to what extent is the peer review process a contributing factor? It’s a process fraught with uncertainty, as authors try to forge something constructive from often mixed feedback or occasionally downright unhelpful comments. In her post […]

Blogs selected for Week April 9 to April 15, 2018

1. Embracing the digital transformation in publishing-and its impact on authors What does digital transformation mean for authors? Writers win when their work is published faster, cleaner, with the widest possible reach, and with the longest possible lifespan. Digital transformation optimises the ecosystem to achieve this, notes Steffanie Ness, in her post in The Bookseller […]

Blogs selected for Week April 2 to April 8, 2018

1. Access then impact: using the media as a shortcut to policymakers As the value of research with impact increases, so too does the importance of first gaining access to policymakers and other persons of influence. One shortcut to doing this is through increased media coverage. In his post in the LSE Impact of Social […]

Blogs selected for Week March 26 to April 1, 2018

1. Writing Support Across Global Research Communities: A Case Study for Public Health AuthorAID, a project of INSAP, through its platform services and community, is offering researchers a means of making global connections. These opportunities to identify and support collaborations, potential funding sources, and grant writing and publishing, can bolster the production and circulation of […]