As the move towards open science progresses, the relevance of data sharing and data management increases, says new Springer Nature whitepaper - May 24, 2019
Springer Nature has published a whitepaper titled ‘Challenges and Opportunities for Data Sharing in Japan.’ The whitepaper reports a survey of researchers in Japan about data sharing and management. The report includes a summary of discussions by key opinion leaders from the Japanese research community, and… Read More
New SAGE Publishing report lays groundwork for improving social and behavioral science impact metrics - May 24, 2019
While measurement of science impact has traditionally been synonymous with citation counts in academic journals, such counts fail to capture the influence that research can have on policy, practice, and the public. While the social and behavioral sciences (SBS) are uniquely positioned to make this impact and thus benefit society,… Read More
Editage releases new report based on comments from over 2,500 global researchers - May 24, 2019
Editage, a global scholarly communications company, recently released a comprehensive report based on a global author survey capturing the views of almost 7000 researchers on different aspects of scholarly publishing. In the last question of the survey, researchers were asked to provide comments on what they… Read More
LIBER releases two new case studies on research data management support - May 15, 2019
LIBER’s Research Data Management Working Group has published two case studies showcasing research data management support provided by the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and the University Library at The Arctic University of Norway (UiT). The TU Delft case study focuses on the disciplines… Read More
European University Association releases its Second Big Deals Survey Report - May 14, 2019
The European University Association (EUA) has released its Second Big Deals Survey Report. This updated mapping of major scholarly publishing contracts in Europe comes at a time when the sector is undergoing substantial changes. The survey, conducted in 2017-2018, gathers data from 31 consortia covering… Read More
SAGE Publishing and Gold Leaf release new report examining UK’s pedagogical landscape - May 9, 2019
Academic publisher SAGE Publishing and Gold Leaf have released a major study of the UK higher education pedagogical environment. How students, faculty and librarians interact with pedagogical resources is changing. But how is this impacting on learning? How is this influencing the type of resources being… Read More
Open Access: it is about more than just journal articles - April 26, 2019
For Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities respectively over 40% and over 60% of output consists of not being regular journal articles. Solely looking at journal articles ignores a significant share of their contribution to research and society. This is an important finding of a research into publication cultures commissioned… Read More
Publishers welcome 2019 USTR Special 301 Report addressing continuing copyright protection and enforcement concerns - April 26, 2019
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has welcomed the release of the 2019 Special 301 Report by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The Special 301 Report continues to be a critical tool for policymakers to identify and highlight barriers that impede the ability… Read More
New report suggests higher scholarly impact if South Asian countries collaborate globally, but intra-regional collaboration may be key to tackling local challenges, says new report - April 8, 2019
A joint report by Elsevier, the information analytics business specialising in science and health, and the World Bank, shows that over a five-year period between 2012 and 2016, the South Asian region published 679,571 papers, accounting for 5.3 percent of the world’s scholarly output—increasing the region’s… Read More
New Springer Nature white paper proposes five essential factors to accelerate data sharing - April 3, 2019
Academic publishing company Springer Nature has released a white paper titled Five Essential Factors for Data Sharing. The white paper draws on surveys of over 11,000 researchers to make concrete recommendations that ensure good data practice. Five Essential Factors for Data Sharing… Read More
