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(updated 24 Aug 2020) To fight against the epidemic of 2019 Novel Coronavirus, researchers around the world are working hard to bring pieces together for a clearer picture of the…
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China tightens policy on academic misconduct
(20 Jan 2021) China is ramping up its crackdown on academic misconduct with plans for plagiarism spot checks on undergraduate dissertations, warning universities that they face losing funding or having…
IOP Publishing partners with Morressier to introduce a new standard in conference workflows
(19 Jan 2021) IOP Publishing (IOPP), the publishing arm of the Institute of Physics, has partnered with Morressier, provider of virtual conference and content solutions for professional and academic organisations,…
Crossref is hiring Technical Support Contractor
(Jan 2021) Crossref is looking for a Technical Support Contractor working remotely from Asian friendly time zones. About the role The Technical Support Contractor will work closely with our…
India releases national statistics on research & development
(11 Jan 2021) From the foreword of the publication: “The present publication “Research and Development Statistics, 2019-20” is based on the survey conducted during 2018-19. DST has strived together…
Delving deep into the basements of New Zealand’s national archives
(20 Jan 2021) Deep in basements beneath Mulgrave St, archivist Shaun McGuire winches a cog that opens towering rows of what are known as stacks – giant shelving units weighing as…
New open access platform for mathematics launched online
(13 Jan 2021) With its funding decision in 2019, the Joint Science Conference of the Federal Government and the Länder had paved the way for zbMATH Open. Now it is done:…
Amazon hit with antitrust lawsuit alleging e-book price fixing
(14 Jan 2021) Amazon is accused of fixing the price of e-books sold on the e-commerce site through anticompetitive agreements with the nation’s top five publishers, according to a complaint filed Thursday. …
The changing role of medical librarians in a COVID-19 world
(4 Dec 2020) Health librarians really need to have a broad picture of the health environment to have an impact and connect all the dots,” says Gemma Siemensma, Library Manager…
McKinsey report and Clarivate data identify global innovation’s pivot to Asia
(14 January 2021) IP activity in Asia has undergone two unmistakable shifts in recent years, both spearheaded by Mainland China. The first has progressed over the long-term and seen Asia…
Austrian Labor Minister resigns due to academic plagiarism scandal
(11 Jan 2021) Austria Labor Minister Christine Aschbacher has resigned amidst a plagiarism scandal that accuses her of plagiarizing two separate theses that she submitted as part of her academic career. According…
Twitter shuts down account of Sci-Hub
(14 Jan 2021) Twitter last week permanently suspended the account of Sci-Hub, the website that has posted millions of freely accessible copies of scientific articles pirated from subscription journals. Twitter said…
Science family of journals announces change to open-access policy
(15 Jan 2021) In a step towards open access, the publisher of Science will start allowing some authors publishing in its high-profile subscription journals to share their accepted manuscripts openly online under liberal…
Fun Facts on Numbers: How has India adopted open access?
(15 Jan 2021) While the Indian government is considering paying scholarly content on behalf of all researchers in the country, the western hemisphere is mandating open access as standard. In this…
Hong Kong Baptist University Library is hiring Assistant Librarian, Special Collections & Archives
(15 Jan 2021) Job opening: Assistant Librarian (Special Collections & Archives Section) (PR0079/19-20) The Hong Kong Baptist University Library is currently seeking a highly motivated and service-oriented professional for the…
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