Blogs selected for Week November 23 to November 30, 2020
1. Building new bridges between research and policy during a national lockdown Author: Annette Boaz and Kathryn Oliver Annette Boaz and Kathryn Oliver are social scientists with expertise in production and use of evidence for, policy. In this blog, they reflect on their recent experiences putting their knowledge into practice at the heart of government […]
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1. Guest post – Scientific output in the year of COVID Author: Christos Petrou As 2020 nears its end, a counterintuitive picture is emerging for scientific output. Rather than suffering a COVID-driven slowdown, 2020 delivered extraordinary growth for journal content. To put it simply, journals are expected to grow by about 5,00,000 papers from 2019 […]
Read moreBlogs selected for Week November 9 to November 15, 2020
1. Editorial boards benefit from virtual meetings Author: Angela Cochran Over the last 10 months, journal editorial offices have hosted thousands of editorial board meetings in a virtual environment. Different journals have different ways of managing editorial boards, with some meeting quite frequently via conference call (or video) to discuss the day-to-day operations. It is […]
Read moreBlogs selected for Week November 2 to November 8, 2020
1. The pandemic’s effect on the scientific publishing ecosystem Author: Jennifer Goodrich In this blog, Jennifer Goodrich discusses the impact of the pandemic on the scholarly publishing lifecycle as well as review trends seen through the lens of CCC’s own platform and data as well as a broader trend overview. As the latest wave of […]
Read moreBlogs selected for Week October 26 to November 1, 2020
1. In search of equity and justice: Reimagining scholarly communication Author: Alison Mudditt While open access is a critical piece of the equity puzzle in scholarly communication, there is a much deeper agenda at play here. PLOS has from the outset been focused on designing broad-scale systemic change. Recently, PLOS has been clear about the […]
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