(29 Jan 2020) A new ranking system for academic journals measuring their commitment to research transparency will be launched next month – providing what many believe will be a useful alternative to journal impact scores. Under a new initiative from the Center for Open Science, based in Charlottesville, Virginia, more than 300 scholarly titles in psychology,…
(24 Jan 2020) An investigation by Elisabeth Bik, Smut Clyde, Morty and Tiger BB8 reveals the workings of a paper mill. Its customers are Chinese doctors desperate for promotion. Apparently even journal editors are part of the scam, publishing fraudulent made-up science. Read the full story here.
By Ruth A. Pagell* What is the impact of “hyper-authorship” on rankings? Who is the best researcher in the world? What is the best Asian university in the field of Plant and Animal Science? What region now leads the world in the PISA reading scores? 1 – Multiple Authorship Clarivate Analytics released the report “Multi-authorship…
(15 Jan 2020) Taylor & Francis Online now displays clinical trial data within the Crossmark popup, as seen above, including links to other publications that relate to those clinical trials Taylor & Francis Online (tandfonline.com) now links clinical trial data to published articles and automatically deposits this data to Crossref and PubMed, when authors supply the…
(9 Jan 2020) Kudos, the award-winning service for accelerating research impact through strategic communications management, has today announced the launch of its new Research Showcase. This public website (growkudos.com/showcase/) is the world’s first platform to drive discovery of “research in progress”, providing stakeholders – from funders, taxpayers and donors, to research participants and beneficiaries –…
(12 Dec 2019) Choice today announced the publication of the fifth in a series of white papers designed to provide actionable intelligence around topics of importance to the academic library community. This paper, “Research Data Services in Academic Libraries: Where are We Today?”, offers a unique opportunity to revisit and re-examine findings from a 2012 ACRL…
“Predatory journals and publishers are entities that prioritize self-interest at the expense of scholarship and are characterized by false or misleading information, deviation from best editorial and publication practices, a lack of transparency, and/or the use of aggressive and indiscriminate solicitation practices.” (Nature, 2019) By Ruth A. Pagell* (22 Dec 2019) This article looks…
Climate crisis, artificial intelligence, and vaccines top the list of 2019’s most discussed research (17 Dec 2019) From the increasing use of artificial intelligence to the climate emergency facing us all, many of this year’s most polarizing issues feature in the Altmetric Top 100, released today. The annual Altmetric Top 100 highlights research published in 2019 that has…
By Ruth A. Pagell* Nature releases its top Young Universities rankings with 42 East Asia/Pacific universities QS’ Arab Region 2020 Rankings has a new regional leader U.S. News Best Global Universities adds 250 new institutions, but few from ASEAN Following up on Ruth’s Rankings 41 on sustainability, a U.S. urban university embraces farming Other news…
(19 Nov 2019) Kudos Pro, the award-winning service for accelerating research impact through strategic communications management, will be trialled for a year at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) to support early career researchers. The newly launched targeted communications platform will support research grant holders, project teams, departments and other groups seeking to increase engagement with…
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