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Robert Harington

The Future of Scholarly Societies: Interviews with Society Leaders (Part 1)

In this first of two posts, Robert Harington talks with several forward-thinking Society Executive Directors/CEOs, representing a range of fields, on the future of scholarly society operations and strategy.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 21, 2022
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Ask The Chefs: How Does Identity Influence Peer Review?

In anticipation of #PeerReviewWeek21 we asked the Chefs about the role of identity in peer review. See what they said and share your views!

  • By Ann Michael, Charlie Rapple, Tim Vines, Haseeb Irfanullah, Alice Meadows, Jasmine Wallace, Robert Harington, Judy Luther
  • Sep 16, 2021
  • 3 Comments

Subscribe to Open (S2O): An Interview Post in Two Parts (Part 2)

Robert Harington interviews a number of experts with a few burning questions on the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model in a two part post, part two appearing here.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jul 29, 2021
  • 1 Comment

Subscribe to Open (S2O): An Interview Post in Two Parts (Part 1)

Robert Harington interviews a number of experts with a few burning questions on the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model in a two part post, part one appearing here:

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jul 28, 2021
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Open Access, Conspiracy Theories and the Democratization of Knowledge

Robert Harington asks if we need more than Open Access (OA) to truly democratize science? 

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • 14 Comments

Plan S Rights Retention Strategy, Copyright and the Academic Community – Part Two

Robert Harington talks to a range of expert stakeholders with differing views about the Plan S Rights Retention Strategy and Creative Commons Licensing. Part 2. of 2 interview posts.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 19, 2021
  • 10 Comments

Plan S Rights Retention Strategy, Copyright and the Academic Community – Part One

Robert Harington talks to a range of expert stakeholders with differing views about the Plan S Rights Retention Strategy and Creative Commons Licensing. Part 1 of 2 interview posts.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 18, 2021
  • 3 Comments

Transformative Agreements, Funders and the Publishing Ecosystem: a Lack of Focus on Equity

Robert Harington argues that funders, be they national, or private, should consider directly funding their field through funding societies and institutions, with a focus on equitable distribution of funds across scholarly communities.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Dec 16, 2020
  • 2 Comments

The Global Pandemic and Scholarly Societies

Robert Harington asks how scholarly societies are coping as the global coronavirus pandemic continues to cast a shadow, certainly well into 2021 and very likely into 2022 and beyond?

  • By Robert Harington
  • Oct 6, 2020
  • 1 Comment

Ask The Chefs: Improving Trust In Peer Review

In support of #PeerRevWk20 theme #TrustInPeerReview, we asked the Chefs how trust in peer review could be improved. See what the said and add your thoughts!

  • By Ann Michael, Robert Harington, Rick Anderson, Tim Vines, Jasmine Wallace, Lettie Y. Conrad, David Smith, Haseeb Irfanullah, Charlie Rapple, Karin Wulf, Alice Meadows, Phill Jones, Todd A Carpenter
  • Sep 17, 2020
  • 12 Comments

How COVID-19 is Changing Research Culture: An interview with Daniel Hook, CEO of Digital Science

In this interview Robert Harington asks Daniel Hook (CEO of Digital Science and co-author of the new Digital Science report. How COVID-19 is Changing Research Culture) about his views on fundamental shifts in research culture as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jun 24, 2020
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Copyright, Creative Commons, and Confusion

In this article, Robert Harington revisits the history of copyright, steering into Creative Commons Licensing, and weighs the value of protection and reuse in light of an inexorable push towards global openness.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Apr 20, 2020
  • 8 Comments

Community Engagement Amidst a Crisis

Recognizing the importance of community engagement, but also some of the challenges facing traditional forms of engagement and incumbent facilitators, several chefs reflect on how one facilitates a community amidst today’s crisis.

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld, Alice Meadows, Robert Harington
  • Mar 31, 2020
  • 3 Comments

Scholarly Societies: The Importance of Community

In this article Robert Harington describes how scholarly societies are an indelible part of the research and support system for academics across many disciplines. Robert suggests rather than requiring societies to seek alternative revenue streams beyond publishing, why not turn that argument on its head and more fully support society and academic community life?

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 3, 2020
  • 7 Comments

Politics and Open Access

Robert Harington explores rumors circulating in recent weeks of an impending US Executive Order focusing on public access to federally funded research and open data.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Dec 16, 2019
  • 59 Comments

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