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India’s Fight Against Predatory Journals: An Interview with Professor Bhushan Patwardhan

An interview with Bhushan Patwardhan, Vice Chairman of India’s University Grants Commission, discussing strategies that are being employed to combat predatory publishing.

  • By Tao Tao
  • Feb 5, 2020
  • 20 Comments

Typography Turns Words into Stories with Influence

Typography is storytelling, and can be used to reveal truths or create myths. Learn more on how this works from Sarah Hyndman.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jan 31, 2020
  • 9 Comments

Revisiting The Great Acceleration: A Technology Perspective

A reflection on the increasing rate of change in the technology space, enabled by the commoditization of compute capability and what the implications are for the world of scholarly publishing

  • By David Smith
  • Dec 19, 2019
  • 6 Comments

Citation Contamination: References to Predatory Journals in the Legitimate Scientific Literature

How many articles from predatory journals are being cited in the legitimate (especially medical) literature? Some disturbing findings.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Oct 28, 2019
  • 51 Comments

Repairing an Institutional Reputation Tarnished by Fraudulent Publishing

Given the reality of fraudulent publishers and their deceptive practices, will institutions consider more strongly guiding author choice of publishing venue in order to protect institutional reputation?

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
  • Sep 30, 2019
  • 8 Comments

Building for the Long Term: Why Business Strategies are Needed for Community-Owned Infrastructure

As community-owned and -led efforts to build scholarly communications infrastructure gain momentum, what can be done to help them achieve long term sustainability?

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 1, 2019
  • 7 Comments

They Know We Know They Know: Does Sci-Hub Affect Library Subscriptions?

So does Sci-Hub lead libraries to cancel journals, or doesn’t it? Maybe the answer isn’t a simple yes or no.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Jul 3, 2019
  • 68 Comments

Cabell’s Predatory Journal Blacklist: An Updated Review

Two years after its initial entry into the marketplace, Cabell’s Blacklist has matured into a carefully crafted and highly useful directory of predatory and deceptive journals.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • May 1, 2019
  • 60 Comments

Researcher to Reader (R2R) Debate: Is Sci-Hub Good or Bad for Scholarly Communication?

Transcript of a debate held at the 2019 Researcher to Reader Conference, on the resolution “Sci-Hub Does More Good Than Harm to Scholarly Communication.”

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Apr 16, 2019
  • 28 Comments

Guest Post — The Dissertation Publication Requirement: It’s Time for Reexamination

Guest author Rob Schlesinger encourages a rethink of the common requirement that graduate students publish their dissertations.

  • By Rob Schlesinger
  • Apr 8, 2019
  • 36 Comments

Guest Post — Protecting Patron Privacy in Digital Resources

Mimi Calter, Deputy University Librarian for Stanford, offers a useful framework for libraries as they consider patron privacy.

  • By Mimi Calter
  • Mar 13, 2019
  • 12 Comments

Book Review: Academic Freedom, edited by Jennifer Lackey (Oxford University Press, 2018)

A review of Academic Freedom the latest book in Oxford University Press’s series Engaging Philosophy.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Mar 12, 2019
  • 0 Comments

When Does Enhancement Become Deceit? Advertising Food Tricks

Think science has issues with image manipulation? Wait till you see these advertising tricks used to make food look appetizing.

  • By David Crotty
  • Feb 1, 2019
  • 1 Comment

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Baffling Funder Mandate

Famed detective Sherlock Holmes does his best to help his friend Dr. Watson figure out how best to comply with the requirements of Plan S.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Jan 15, 2019
  • 24 Comments

The Double-bind Theory of Scholarly Publishing

What the public wants is better science, not open science. Plan S has put those two forces in conflict, and it is driving everybody crazy.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Jan 7, 2019
  • 22 Comments
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