Quality and peer review survey results, created by Sense about Science and Elsevier, published at the start of international Peer Review Week - September 16, 2019
Ten years on from the influential peer review survey of 2009, new findings show researchers have confidence in peer review, but strains on the system – including the increasing volume of research outputs and platforms to access research - are causing them to worry about quality and reliability. The survey… Read More
American Chemical Society announces changes to Publications Division leadership - September 16, 2019
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Dr. James Milne, senior vice president of the Journals Publishing Group, as acting president of the ACS Publications Division. Milne will take the reins from Dr. Brian Crawford, who had announced his plans to retire earlier this year. Milne… Read More
OA in the open white paper surfaces challenges, opportunities, next steps for open access collecting - September 16, 2019
A new white paper, ‘OA in the Open: Community Needs and Perspectives,’ from the Supporting OA Collections in the Open project documents a series of conversations with librarians with expertise in collections, acquisitions, scholarly communication, and administration, from diverse institutions, regarding their experiences and attitudes towards… Read More
Digital Science launches report focusing on falsifiability and reproducibility in scientific research - September 16, 2019
Digital Science has launched a report focusing on falsifiability and reproducibility in scientific research. The report addresses three areas including appropriate documentation and sharing of research data, clear analysis and processes, and the sharing of code. Making Science Better: Reproducibility, Falsifiability and the Scientific Method… Read More
Research Square appoints Rachel Burley as President - September 16, 2019
Research Square, a mission-driven business focused on supporting researchers with publication, has announced the appointment of Rachel Burley as President, effective September 16, 2019. Rachel Burley has spent more than eighteen years in senior roles in the publishing industry and joins Research Square from Springer… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - September 16, 2019
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Ann Michael (Ask The Chefs: Peer Review Quality); Jeffrey Brainard (Open-access mega journals lose momentum as the publishing model matures); Anne-Wil Harzing (Open Syllabus Explorer: evidencing research-based teaching?); and Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (What Do Statements of Support for California Tell… Read More
