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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.

  • By Christina Emery
  • Mar 11, 2021
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

A Framework for the Future of Conferences

The sudden virtualization of conferences sparked a flurry of experimentation. It is now time to build the future of the scholarly meeting.

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld, Laura Brown
  • Mar 1, 2021
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

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
  • Time To Read: 11 mins

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
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

Guest Post — What Should A Conference Cost?

Mark Carden looks at the many factors that go into organizing a conference and how that leads to the event’s pricing.

  • By Mark Carden
  • Feb 11, 2021
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 14 mins

Wiley Acquires Hindawi: An Interview with Judy Verses and Liz Ferguson

Last week Wiley acquired Hindawi for $298M or a multiple of 7.45 based on 2020 Hindawi revenue. Hear why and what comes next from Wiley’s EVP of Research, Judy Verses, and VP of Open Research, Liz Ferguson.

  • By Ann Michael
  • Jan 11, 2021
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Don’t Bust Silos When a Little Remodeling Will Do

Financial uncertainty of 2021 may inspire organizations to do some silo busting. Angela Cochran explores opportunities to meet those goals while leaving silos intact.

  • By Angela Cochran
  • Jan 7, 2021
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Can Publishers Maintain Control of the Scholarly Record?

The journal brand has proven to be the great intangible asset of the scholarly publisher. Can publishers extend the reach and value of journal brands by supporting research materials beyond the version of record?

  • By Danielle Cooper, Oya Y. Rieger, Roger C. Schonfeld
  • Jan 6, 2021
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

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
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post — Subscribe to Open: The Why, The How and The What Now?!

The International Water Association is going to flip its entire journal portfolio to open access via a Subscriber to Open model. Here’s how they plan to make it a success.

  • By Sara Bosshart, Rod Cookson, Philipp Hess
  • Dec 8, 2020
  • 18 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

A World Elsewhere: PLOS’s Community Action Publishing Model

Can community-action publishing prove to be a viable alternative to market-based publishing?

  • By Joseph Esposito, Michael Clarke
  • Nov 23, 2020
  • 23 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

In Search of Equity and Justice: Reimagining Scholarly Communication

If we are truly committed to a more equitable and resilient system of scholarly communication, we need to look beyond diversity programs and understand how this watershed moment requires us to reexamine everything, including strategy and business models.

  • By Alison Mudditt
  • Oct 28, 2020
  • 18 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Ask the Community (and Chefs): How Can We Achieve Equitable Participation in Open Research? – Part 2

In support of Open Access Week, we asked our community how we can achieve equitable participation in Open Research. Today, part 2. Come share your views!

  • By Ann Michael, Jasmine Wallace, Judy Luther
  • Oct 22, 2020
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Ask the Community (and Chefs): How Can We Achieve Equitable Participation in Open Research?

In support of Open Access Week, we asked our community how we can achieve equitable participation in Open Research. Part 1 today, Part 2 tomorrow. Come share your views!

  • By Ann Michael, Alison Mudditt, Haseeb Irfanullah
  • Oct 21, 2020
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

Preprints and Author Services: An Interview with Rachel Burley and Eugenie Regan

Springer Nature recently invested further in Research Square Company to become majority owner of this preprint and author services platform. Today, an interview with Rachel Burley and Eugenie Regan about what to expect.

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld
  • Oct 8, 2020
  • 12 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

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