More and more studies are emerging showing how misdirecting and expanding citations can lead to long-term misconceptions and mistaken belief systems in the sciences.
[…] may be the next logical step. Related articles Sage Open: Open Access Publishing Comes to the Social Sciences, Humanities (scholarlykitchen) Cascading Peer-Review – The Future of Open Access? (scholarlykitchen) Long Road to Open Access (insidehighered.com) Enhanced by Zemanta mixte turnstile […]
[…] on average — which will translate into much higher copyediting and typesetting costs per accepted paper. Sage does not use cascading peer review. Manuscripts rejected from other Sage journals will require resubmission to Sage Open like any other journal and […]
The benefits of personalizing discovery are already playing themselves out in the consumer space, suggesting tremendous opportunities for using data to personalize the research process. Given the scale of data needed for effective personalization, the implications of changing discovery processes will cascade through the scholarly ecosystem.
An extended metaphor for the complex nature of the world of scholarly publishing, and how seemingly small changes can cascade.
[…] that Nielsen’s Law may be incorrect (more of a guideline, really). Others have proposed a faster growth rate for bandwidth. Experience seems to favor this faster rate of growth in bandwidth and access. Cascading Style Sheets Moore’s Law Zemified by Zemanta
A recent survey of 66 learned societies (primarily in the UK) revealed a revenue crisis which threatens the very existence of community-driven publishing, and by extension learned societies themselves.
[…] rule, which enters affect in April 2026. While it applies most directly to federal and state agencies, it has a cascading affect to those businesses that are suppliers to government agencies. Publishers who provide content or tools to the community […]
In today’s Peer Review Week post we hear perspectives on innovation and technology in peer review from a diverse group of users from different countries and disciplines.
A new interactive report on the research lifecycle designed to offer a deeper understanding of the state of scholarly metadata in 2023 is presented.
Nathan Mealey, Michael Rodriguez, and Charlie Barlow look at the state of Controlled Digital Lending.
The sudden virtualization of conferences sparked a flurry of experimentation. It is now time to build the future of the scholarly meeting.
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?
[…] landmark article (e.g. E=mc^3)? All of the subsequent literature must then be updated, which could become chaos. This scenario of cascading revisions is prevented under the current system by the tradition of a ‘version of record’, where the published version […]
Following a rich and lively panel discussion at ALPSP, Alison Mudditt summarizes the cultural changes needed and practical actions we can all take individually and within our organizations to stamp out harassment and create respectful, dignified places of work for everyone.