Guest Post — Space and Grace in Open Access Publishing
We should strive for open but also be realistic about the options truly available to researchers and discuss them transparently and honestly.
Guest Post — APC Waiver Policies; A Job Half-done?
APC waivers aim to help ensure that researchers from low- and middle-income countries can publish their research. But the current system is hindered by lack of awareness, clarity and consistency. Andrea Powell proposes how publishers could improve the situation.
Guest Post — A Unified, Common Ground Approach to Open
Global initiatives in open are decentralized and disconnected, lacking researcher input and buy-in. An “opens solutions” approach can both embrace and leverage that diversity, ensuring that it all contributes to the greater whole.
Publishers Care about the Version of Record, Do Researchers?
Study of researchers indicates that a preprint or accepted manuscript can substitute for the version of record in some use cases but not all.
Imposters and Impersonators in Preprints: How do we trust authors in Open Science?
Preprints play a crucial role in open science but offer an opportunity to be gamed. Fictitious authorship in preprints show that open science needs checks and we need to collaborate to govern Open Science.
Guest Post — Building an Easier Path Toward Open Access Book Publishing: Support for Authors
Christina Emery presents an updated overview of the open access books landscape and examines the challenges of open access book publishing according to feedback from authors and researchers, plus what support is available to them.
What’s Next for Open Science — Making the Case for Open Methods
Transparency around research methodologies is essential for driving public trust and accurate, reproducible research results.
Guest Post – Scientific Output in the Year of COVID, An Update
An update and a correction for an earlier post on research publication growth in 2020.
The Cell Press Inclusion and Diversity Statement — An Interview with Deborah Sweet
Deborah Sweet of Cell Press discusses their recently introduced Inclusion and Diversity Statement in this interview with Alice Meadows
Open Access and Global South: It is More Than a Matter of Inclusion
Haseeb Irfanullah discusses how we can overcome the barriers blocking global participation in open access publishing.
Pandemic Perspectives: Updating Talking About — and Maybe Even Selling — Books in a Pandemic
What have we learned over the course of the COVID pandemic? Our authors revisit earlier posts with updates, now that we have a longer view. First, Karin Wulf revisits her post on selling books in a pandemic.
Guest Post — Publishing in a Pandemic: 5 Factors Limiting Scholarly Research
Survey results on COVID pandemic impacts on researchers and educators across the disciplines, and implications for scholarly publishers.
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.
Parallel Peer Review at Cell Press: An Interview with Deborah Sweet
Cell Press announces an experiment with parallel peer review.
Guest Post — Creative Commons in Court
Are US federal courts enforcing Creative Commons licenses? Yes, but not as copyright holders may hope.