AAAS Survey reveals how open access publishing trends and costs are affecting the scientific enterprise - November 8, 2022
To better drive scientific innovation and apply lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, federal policymakers are exploring methods to increase access to published scientific research and data that is federally funded. Yet the policies meant to ensure public access for readers are increasingly affecting publishing opportunities for researchers, creating hidden… Read More
Emerald announces 2022 Time for Change survey - November 8, 2022
Emerald Publishing’s 2022 Time for Change survey, now in its fourth year, reveals an increased emphasis on open research, with 46% of academics considering open access and sharing of open data sets, compared to 29% four years ago. Despite the interest in open research, funding remains a… Read More
SPARC Europe releases ‘Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education’ report - November 2, 2022
SPARC Europe has announced the publication of the report, Open Education in European Libraries of Higher Education: Implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on OER. The report presents the findings of the third edition of the annual survey of European academic libraries on the topic of… Read More
Clarivate’s new report identifies the role of research and innovation in the world’s shift to sustainable energy sources - October 26, 2022
Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has released a new report, A study of energy in transition: the role of research and innovation in the world’s shift to sustainable energy sources. It finds… Read More
Clarivate Global Research Report analyses the role of research assessment across six regional systems - October 20, 2022
Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has released an in-depth look at a formal regional research assessment, co-authored by the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate, together with esteemed industry partners: Kate Williams, University of Melbourne;… Read More
ARL, AAMC and AAHSL release ‘Institutional Strategies for the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy’ report - October 20, 2022
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have released a new report, Institutional Strategies for the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. The report shares… Read More
The State of Open Data Report 2022: Findings provide update on researchers’ attitudes towards open data - October 14, 2022
Researchers worldwide will need further assistance to help comply with an increasing number of open data mandates, according to the authors of a new report. Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature have released The State of Open… Read More
Springer Nature’s new report reveals key 2021 performance metrics from across its portfolio and platforms - October 6, 2022
Springer Nature has released its first annual progress report demonstrating value provided to the research community. The report details the investment made by the company in new products and solutions for researchers, teachers, students and clinicians, faster and more efficient publishing systems, projects to… Read More
Emerald unveils its 2022 global inclusivity report - October 5, 2022
Emerald Publishing has launched its second global inclusivity report to understand academic perceptions and experiences of inclusion. Most academics agree that inclusivity is important, reveals Emerald’s survey of 1,199 academics from across the world. In particular, more than 80% say inclusion is important… Read More
EBSCO’s Serials Price Projection Report for 2023 provides overall effective publisher price increases for academic and academic medical Libraries - September 30, 2022
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has published the 2023 Serials Price Projection Report. The report projects that the overall effective publisher price increases for academic and academic medical libraries are expected to be (before any currency impact) in the range of three to five percent… Read More