New Global Research Report reveals untapped potential of research base in South and East Asia - October 2, 2019
The Institute for Scientific Information at the Web of Science Group, a Clarivate Analytics company, has released a new Global Research Report that reveals the untapped potential of the research base in South and East Asia. The report examines the research… Read More
EBSCO Information Services releases Serials Price Projection Report for 2020 - October 2, 2019
The 2020 Serials Price Projection Report from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is now available. 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… Read More
New report looks at how European funders are approaching Open policy and practices - September 30, 2019
A report that reveals the Open Access and Open Science policies, incentives and practices of European funders has been released. Based on a survey conducted in late spring, the report is a first of its kind to examine what key international funding bodies (international and national… Read More
OA in the open white paper surfaces challenges, opportunities, next steps for open access collecting - September 16, 2019
A new white paper, ‘OA in the Open: Community Needs and Perspectives,’ from the Supporting OA Collections in the Open project documents a series of conversations with librarians with expertise in collections, acquisitions, scholarly communication, and administration, from diverse institutions, regarding their experiences and attitudes towards… Read More
Digital Science launches report focusing on falsifiability and reproducibility in scientific research - September 16, 2019
Digital Science has launched a report focusing on falsifiability and reproducibility in scientific research. The report addresses three areas including appropriate documentation and sharing of research data, clear analysis and processes, and the sharing of code. Making Science Better: Reproducibility, Falsifiability and the Scientific Method… Read More
ORCID’s funder working group publishes its recommendations - September 6, 2019
ORCID's Funder Working Group, part of the ORBIT (ORCID Reducing Burden and Improving Transparency) initiative, has published three reports summarising their work to date. The reports cover ORCID and grant DOIs and the use of ORCID in grant applications and grant reporting processes. Collectively, they… Read More
Market report publishers must understand how customers use their syndicated content, notes new Publish Interactive whitepaper - August 29, 2019
Publish Interactive, a research publishing tech provider, has released a new whitepaper, according to which, publishers of high-value B2B market analysis must ensure they understand how their customers use content to remain competitive. Trends in High-Value Research Publishing 2019 points out that publishers of chargeable research… Read More
UNSILO survey on AI in academic publishing - August 28, 2019
UNSILO is running a survey on AI in academic publishing. The survey explores attitudes to the use of AI, and the extent of take-up of AI tools in the academic publishing workflow. Respondents include authors, publishers, librarians, and others involved in academic publishing. The results of… Read More
Growth in data and questions on quality are increasing researcher workload, says new study - August 21, 2019
Data proliferation and a lack of confidence in the multitude of research outputs is adding to researcher workload and is likely to impact public confidence in science, according to a survey of the global research community on trust in research – one of the largest surveys known to date. The… Read More
Choice white paper supports libraries to develop and implement a marketing outreach strategy - August 21, 2019
Choice, a publishing unit of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), has announced the publication of the fourth in a series of white papers designed to provide actionable intelligence around topics of importance to the academic library community. This paper, their second marketing-focused publication… Read More
