(28 Aug 2020) China continued its yearslong run of double-digit percentage increases in spending on R&D in 2019, but the nation is likely to fall short of a long-standing goal of increasing R&D expenditures to 2.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by this year. But not hitting the target “should not be considered a failure,…
An Ex Libris-commissioned report uncovers lower levels of support from the research office and library vs. 2019, increased pressure on research funding, and opportunities for greater collaboration between research offices and libraries (3 Sept 2020) Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, is pleased to announce the publication of its annual study on the challenges that academic…
(11 Aug 2020) Due to the widespread impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in our communities don’t just involve dining outdoors and wearing masks in public, but are present in research institutes as well. Whether in hospitals, universities, government agencies, or biotechnology companies, laboratories around the country have had to address COVID-19 in some way.…
Only a small fraction of research misconduct ever comes to light. Independent investigative bodies could remedy that. (11 Aug 2020) From Nature Index: Only a small fraction of research misconduct ever comes to light. What’s more, many commonplace research misbehaviors are categorized as questionable research practices (QRPs) rather than outright misconduct. That includes publication bias, where scholarly…
(7 Jul 2020) From Google Scholar Blog: “Scholar Metrics provide an easy way for authors to quickly gauge the visibility and influence of recent articles in scholarly publications. Today, we are releasing the 2020 version of Scholar Metrics. This release covers articles published in 2015–2019 and includes citations from all articles that were indexed in…
(15 Jul 2020) Choice announces the publication of the sixth in a series of white papers designed to provide actionable intelligence around topics of importance to the academic library community. Despite the fact that the paper, “Supporting Scholarly Research: Current & New Opportunities for Academic Libraries,” was researched and written during the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, this…
(6 Jul 2020) Today sees the publication of NISO RP-30-2020, Manuscript Exchange Common Approach (MECA) Recommended Practice — an open protocol for the transfer of manuscripts within and between manuscript systems. As well as developing a common vocabulary, the MECA Working Group has also made specific recommendations for transmitting, identifying, and packaging the content being transferred.…
By Ruth A. Pagell* This may seem like the wrong time for continuing our evaluation of resources for international students, not only because of Covid-19 but also because of the geo-political tension between the U.S. and China (Sharma). However, this is the time QS released its first USA rankings. OECD tracks international student mobility (OECD…
(11 Jun 2020) Aries Systems Corporation, a leading technology workflow solutions supplier to the scholarly publishing community, is pleased to announce their partnership with The Charlesworth Group. In response to the rapid growth of the Chinese scholarly publishing market, Aries and The Charlesworth Group have partnered to integrate Editorial Manager, a manuscript submission and peer review…
(9 Jun 2020) From the Ministry of Education and Culture Finland: The new service at research.fi brings together in one place information about research carried out in Finland. It shares the data and makes it accessible to everyone in an easy form. The service, launched on 9 June, benefits researchers, the media, businesses, organisations, decision-makers…