SPARC applauds Congressional passage of the OPEN Government Data Act - December 27, 2018
SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, has applauded Congressional passage of the Open, Public, Electronic and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act. The bill, which is included as Title II of the broader Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, requires federal agencies to publish government data… Read More
IEEE announces retraction of 29 articles published in IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility from 2017 to 2018 - November 21, 2018
Technical professional organisation IEEE is retracting 29 articles that were published in IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility from 2017 to 2018 because of violations of IEEE policy discovered in the peer review process of those articles. IEEE requires strict adherence to its policies, and will issue… Read More
OpenAIRE welcomes EC’s new sets of recommendations to Member States - October 15, 2018
The European Commission has released a new set of recommendations to the Member States that offer guidance and propose the best way to implement and support open science practices. The new recommendations include sections on incentives, rewards and require action plans from member states with concrete… Read More
AAAS launches Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues - September 28, 2018
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the non-profit publisher of the Science family of journals, has announced the launch of the Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues, which will bring clearly and strategically communicated information to decision makers -from policymakers to parents… Read More
Serbia adopts national science policy called the ‘Open Science Platform’ - August 20, 2018
Serbia recently adopted a national science policy called the 'Open Science Platform'. The Serbian version of the policy is available on the official webpage of the Serbian Ministry (MESTD) and the version in English is available on OpenAIRE. The discussion about OS… Read More
Atypon prepares its Literatum and nearly 1000 client websites for GDPR-compliance ahead of deadline - June 22, 2018
Atypon's online publishing platform, Literatum, and nearly 1000 websites it hosts became GDPR-compliant well ahead of the European Union's deadline, enabling Atypon customers to meet GDPR requirements. Atypon's implementation also gives publishers control of how most of those requirements are implemented on their sites. The… Read More
American Psychological Association launches new website to guide users of APA Style JARS - May 17, 2018
The American Psychological Association (APA) has launched a website to guide researchers in psychology in using the APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS), which are aimed at enhancing the quality of published research by promoting transparency and facilitating the assessment of rigour. The APA… Read More
European Commission releases recommendation on access to and preservation of scientific information - May 8, 2018
The European Commission has released a new set of recommendations to the Member States that offer guidance and propose the best way to implement and support open science practices. The new recommendations include sections on incentives, rewards and require action plans from member states with concrete… Read More
SAE International and MaaS sign MoU for the creation of integrated mobility standards - May 4, 2018
SAE International, a global association committed to being the ultimate knowledge source for the engineering profession, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Alliance to support and foster collaborative efforts in creation of guidelines and standards for development of… Read More
New editorials provide updated guidance to authors submitting to the British Journal of Pharmacology - April 17, 2018
New editorials published in the British Journal of Pharmacology provide guidance for authors of papers submitted to the journal, with guidance on how to design and conduct experiments as well as what key information should be provided in methodology and presentation of data. The aim is… Read More
