DORA launches practical guide to implementing responsible research assessment - April 17, 2025
The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) has launched A Practical Guide to Implementing Responsible Research Assessment at Research Performing Organizations to coincide with the organization’s 12th anniversary. Developed through extensive community engagement, the guide offers actionable strategies for institutions seeking to reform research assessment practices.
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American Physical Society receives highest score in SCOAP3 open science evaluation - April 17, 2025
The American Physical Society (APS), a leading publisher in physics research, has achieved the highest score in the first open science assessment conducted by the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3). The Society received 20.18 out of… Read More
CRUE renews transformative open access agreement with Elsevier for 2025–2028 - April 16, 2025
The Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE) has renewed its transformative agreement with Elsevier for the 2025–2028 period. The decision was approved during the organization’s Extraordinary General Assembly held on April 4, 2025. The agreement, which had been set to expire on December… Read More
Canadian Science Publishing and WISER establish partnership to advance equity and research in sustainable energy - April 16, 2025
Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) has announced a new collaboration between FACETS, its multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed open access journal, and Women & Inclusivity in Sustainable Energy Research (WISER), a global network of women and non-binary scholars working in clean, low-carbon, and sustainable energy… Read More
Center for Open Science launches large-scale replication initiative in health behavior research - April 16, 2025
The Center for Open Science (COS) has launched the Replicability Project: Health Behavior (RPHB), a collaborative initiative designed to assess the reliability of empirical findings in health-related research. The project will evaluate the replicability of a broad sample of quantitative health behavior studies published… Read More
Sikt consortium renews national agreement with MDPI to support open access publishing in Norway - April 16, 2025
The Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research (Sikt) has renewed its national agreement with MDPI under the Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP). This renewal secures continued support for open access publishing across 36 participating institutions in Norway, offering discounts on article… Read More
