Canadian Science Publishing announces new guidelines for reporting community-engaged research in manuscripts - February 3, 2022
Canadian Science Publishing has released guidelines to help researchers report community-engaged research (CER) in manuscripts. CER is a growing area that involves researchers and communities collaborating to advance community goals and science. With the rise in queries from authors and submissions across journals on… Read More
LIBER signs public statement on Digital Services Act - January 24, 2022
LIBER has signed a public statement alongside the university association CESAER and the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), calling on the European Union to proactively recognise the importance of education and research digital infrastructures when devising digital-focussed… Read More
cOAlition S welcomes the landmark UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science - January 13, 2022
cOAlition S has welcomed the landmark UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science that was adopted at the 41st session of its General Conference in November 2021. The document provides an international framework where Open Science is viewed as a global public good, and where the… Read More
Open Access Australasia and CAUL support the UNESCO recommendation on open science - November 24, 2021
The adoption of the UNESCO Open Science Recommendation at the 41st Session of its General Conference this week in Paris is a strong global signal of the importance of a coherent approach to open science. Open science is an inclusive and ambitious endeavour, needed for equitable access… Read More
Scholarly publishers agree on standards for inclusion and diversity - November 22, 2021
As a signatory of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Joint Commitment for Action on Inclusion and Diversity in Publishing, PLOS has announced that the group has agreed to a set of standards to reduce bias within scholarly publishing. Last year, PLOS joined together with… Read More
INORMS Research Evaluation Group releases guide to SCOPE Framework for responsible research evaluation - November 22, 2021
The International Network of Research Management Societies (INORMS) Research Evaluation Group (REG) has released an 18-page guide to their framework for responsible research evaluation called SCOPE, which has been designed by Emerald Publishing. Established in 2018, the INORMS REG has been working to… Read More
STM welcomes UNESCO recommendation on Open Science - November 17, 2021
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has welcomed the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recommendation on Open Science that was adopted at the 41st session of the organization held in Paris. STM members appreciate that… Read More
C4DISC updates Joint Statement of Principles - October 25, 2021
The Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC), formed to discuss and address issues of diversity and inclusion within the industry, has updated their Joint Statement of Principles. In principle and in practice, collectively, C4DISC member and partner organizations value and seek accessibility, diversity,… Read More
Members of International Science Council endorse eight principles for reform, commit to work for change in scientific publishing - October 25, 2021
As the 2021 Open Access week begins, the scientific community as represented by the International Science Council’s members has approved a resolution committing to work to reform scholarly publishing, and to endorse eight fundamental principles for scientific publishing that contributes to the advancement of science as a… Read More
SPARC Europe to support high-level European OS policymaker group CoNOSC to advance national European Open Science policies - October 18, 2021
SPARC Europe is supporting the Council for National Open Science Coordination (CoNOSC) in their efforts to advance national European Open Science policies. The CoNOSC mission is to help countries create, update and co-ordinate their national open science policies by sharing valuable insights from the network. SPARC… Read More
