[…] publishing model combines the benefits of pre-printing (providing rapid publication) with mechanisms to assure quality and transparency (invited and open peer review, archiving and indexing). Moving forward, we are committed to working collaboratively and creatively with funders, institutions, researchers, our publishing […]
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[…] 44th Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) annual meeting, I had the privilege of not only meeting my industry colleagues and peers after more than 2 years, but also hosting a panel discussion called, “Expanding Membership, Reach, and Impact: Striking the […]
[…] The switching costs associated with the collaboration environments in Hivebench and Mendeley derive from a network effect with one’s research peers and collaborators. One’s data and notes are stored and deposited in systems that, even if they allow ready export, […]
[…] currently serve on the Publications Committee for ASIS&T and have served on doctoral student committees, as well as being a peer reviewer for various publications. Here at home, I have volunteered for WriteGirl LA and will soon be joining the volunteers […]
[…] discipline of astronomy and astrophysics, recently led me to reconsider the inclusivity of my own communications — both in my peer–reviewed scholarly publications and in my public speaking engagements. Nebula NGC 2392, image courtesy of NASA. The use of inclusive […]
[…] scholarship, in order to make it professionally more feasible for historians to write for broad audiences. Can an op-ed be peer reviewed post hoc? Of course, it can. So can a blog post. Should a textbook or reference book be considered […]
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[…] a need to contextualize certain scholarly practices for the South. Earlier this year, four African organizations organized a series of peer–review workshops with African researchers to explore the opportunities for open, equitable, and inclusive practices in research evaluation reflecting the […]
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