(8 July 2021) Last year a number of early career academics discovered that their PhD theses, which had been deposited in institutional open access repositories, were being sold for profit via Amazon Seller pages. In this post Guy Lavender, with contributions from Jane Secker and Chris Morrison, discuss the implications of this episode in relation…
(6 July 2021) Around 130 participants came together to join the CHORUS Forum at the Japan Open Science Summit (JOSS) on 18th June, timed in the morning for the panelists from Japan and the evening for those from the USA. Most of the delegates came from Japan, but they were supplemented by a few from…
(9 July 2021) Libraries Tasmania is looking for an experienced and dynamic leader of its statewide Library Network, which includes 45 public libraries, the State Library and Archive Service, Bruny Online and the Risdon Prison Library. As a Senior Executive, the successful applicant will be required to provide leadership, strategic direction, and authoritative advice…
(9 July 2021) The role involves working within a rapidly changing digital environment, requiring the ability to learn complex computer applications quickly and comprehensively. The role entails stakeholder management on cross-functional projects, operating within an agile environment, whist utilising a variety of project methodologies and tools to achieve project deliverables and outcomes. The Specialist,…
(25 Jul 2021) Although researchers often have valid reasons to take text they have already published and reuse it in new papers, peers often frown on such recycling as “self-plagiarism.” But when Cary Moskovitz of Duke University, who studies the teaching of writing, went looking for guidance on self-plagiarism for his students, he came up empty-handed.…
(7 Jul 2021) More than half of Dutch scientists regularly engage in questionable research practices, such as hiding flaws in their research design or selectively citing literature, according to a new study. And one in 12 admitted to committing a more serious form of research misconduct within the past 3 years: the fabrication or falsification of…
(22 June 2021) Review papers play a significant role in curating the scholarly record. Drawing on a study of close to six million research articles, Peter McMahan shows how review papers not only focus and shift attention onto particular papers, but also serve to shape entire research domains by linking them together and outlining core…
Research4Life programs make a significant positive difference to research experiences in low- and middle-income countries – but only when users know they are available and how to use them. (21 June 2021) Key findings of an independent Research4Life user experience review conducted during 2020 using a combination of interviews, surveys and focus groups by INASP…
(30 Jun 2021) A new Open Access pilot scheme from Cambridge University Press will turn conventional publishing models on their head by making academic monographs that sell the most copies available online for free. The initiative, called Flip it Open, will see selected books published and sold as normal, primarily through library collections for universities. But…
(30 Jun 2021) Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today released the 2021 update to its annual Journal Citation Reports (JCR)™. The annual JCR release enables the research community to evaluate the world’s high-quality academic journals using a range of indicators, descriptive data and visualizations. The…