(21 Mar 2022) It will come as no surprise to those who work in higher education, or follow developments in the sector, that cyber-attacks are on the increase. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the UK reports that, since late February 2021, ransomware attacks on the UK’s education establishments, including schools, colleges, and universities, have increased. With library…
(11 Mar 2022) The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) plans to release Jxiv on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Jxiv is the first full-fledged preprint server in Japan that makes unpublished, pre-reviewed papers (preprints) openly available, in order to support rapid-release research results and promote open science. Papers are one of the most common…
(10 Mar 2022) Publishing the outcomes of scientific research is essential to helping clinicians, researchers, caregivers, and patients learn about key developments in medical treatments and care. But many scientific journals only publish jargon-heavy, technical information that most non-specialist readers must work hard at to understand, especially when it comes to working through scientific complexities…
(14 Mar 2022) Thanks to evolving AI technology, the showcase of citation is no longer simply a solid number. Aaron Tay, a librarian and long-time observer of research tools recap the citation context features in Semantic Scholars, scite, Web of Science, and Scholarcy. “The definitions for citation sentence or citation context vary slightly but…
(10 Mar 2022) The Microbiology Society and Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS) have announced their transformative agreement starting in 2022. The Publish and Read model will allow researchers at affiliated institutions to publish an unlimited number of Open Access (OA) articles in hybrid and fully OA titles, as well as have full reading access to the…
Researchers need to observe ethical standards during a pandemic, say Ben Kasstan Rishita Nandagiri and Siyane Aniley, and journals should hold them to these standards. (8 Mar 2022) The pandemic has changed academic research. It has led to gender gaps in authorship, questions about the quality of scientific publishing, and shifts in peer review processes. As the effects — short and long…
(1 Mar 2022) All employees of parliamentary libraries or research services who hold active membership of the Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific are eligible to stand for election. Nominations can be made in two ways: individuals may nominate themselves a member may nominate another individual for election, provided the nominee…
By Ruth A. Pagell* Abstract The 37 chapters in Hazelkorn’s and Mihut’s Research Handbook on university rankings: Theory, methodology, influence and impact bring together a broad spectrum of topics concerning university rankings, geopolitics, and higher education policy. This review highlights a selection of chapters from well-known international researchers to local authors. All chapters are…
(10 Mar 2022) Since Russian forces invaded their country, Ukrainian scientists have repeatedly issued a plea to the world’s journal editors: Punish Russia by declining to publish manuscripts from its scientists. But editors and publishers have largely refused the call. The journals cite a long-held principle in scientific publishing, enshrined by the International Science Council and…
(12 Mar 2022) Clarivate respects and supports the rule of international law and joins the global community in condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Given the continued aggression against Ukraine by Russian forces, Clarivate has made the decision to close its office in Russia effective immediately and we will work to cease commercial activity in Russia…