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
AAAS and Science & Technology Australia sign MoU to enhance the role of STEM on the global stage - April 13, 2018
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has signed a memorandum of understanding with Australia's leading scientific organisation, pledging to foster collaborations to enhance the role of science, technology, engineering and mathematics on the global stage. The agreement stems from a meeting last spring… Read More
Libraries reject Taylor & Francis’ new policy of locking content - February 16, 2018
More than hundred and ten libraries have signed an open letter to Taylor & Francis rejecting their new policy of locking content more than 20 years old behind a 'moving wall'. This means that academic research which was previously available to universities as part of… Read More
Taylor & Francis announces new data sharing policies opening up the research lifecycle - February 14, 2018
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis has introduced a suite of new data sharing policies to drive open scholarship forwards and help the research communities achieve their goals. Data is a key research output, therefore sharing it presents a multitude of opportunities for research and researchers. The… Read More
ACS Publications announces new manuscript submission guidelines - February 2, 2018
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced 'Review-Ready Submission' as part of an ongoing effort to improve the author and reviewer experience. This change to submission requirements will save researchers time by eliminating journal-specific formatting. By simplifying the way in which a… Read More
Committee on Publication Ethics announces changes to its Code of Conduct and new policy on expulsions - November 30, 2017
The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) recently announced changes to its Code of Conduct as well as a new policy on sanctions against member journal editors and publishers that do not follow their 'principles.' Until recently, members of COPE agreed to adhere to their Code of… Read More
Wiley launches new data sharing and citation policies to improve transparency in research - September 15, 2017
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. has announced the launch of new data sharing and citation policies that will be implemented across all participating Wiley journals. Sharing data enables researchers to reuse experimental results and supports the creation of new work built on previous findings. These… Read More
