Articles Are the Fundamental Unit of Data Sharing
The FAIR principles answer the ‘How’ question for sharing research data, but we also need consensus on the ‘What’ question.
Guest Post — Assessing User Perceptions of an Open Access Subvention Fund
The results of a study on author perceptions of funding open access articles through a library subvention fund at Virginia Tech are analyzed.
Sustainable Open Access – What’s Next?
How can collective action models to support open access, like Subscribe to Open, be applied to academic publishing? An interview with Raym Crow.
The Effect of a Strong Data Archiving Policy on Journal Submissions (Part II)
We revisit our analysis of how adopting a strict data policy affects journal submissions and find that the effects depend a lot on Impact Factor trends
Revisiting: A Curious Blindness Among Peer Review Initiatives
Revisiting a 2018 post — Overlooking the need for paid Editorial Office staff hobbles many attempts to reform peer review.
Revisiting: The Problem(s) With Credit for Peer Review
Revisiting a 2015 post to ask whether we are any closer to offering researchers credit for non-research activities?
Beyond Publication — Increasing Opportunities For Recognizing All Research Contributions
Recognizing the many ways that researchers (and others) contribute to science and scholarship has historically been challenging but we now have options, including CRediT and ORCID.
“Little Deals” Everywhere: Is Demand-driven Collection Development Catching Fire?
As the big deal falls, we are witnessing a shift in academic library purchasing power closer to the point of need.
Guest Post – MDPI’s Remarkable Growth
Despite controversies, MDPI has flourished and are now the 5th largest scholarly publisher in the market. Christos Petrou offers an analysis of their enormous levels of growth.
Ask The Chefs: Do’s And Don’ts Of Data
Is the value of data in decision making all hype? How can we leverage data to server our mission, customers, and our own operational effectiveness?
Tweeting-Citations Authors Speak, Finally
We stand by our data. We just won’t share it or believe that you replicated our study.
Guest Post — Is It Time to (Finally) Get Serious about Submission Charges?
Journal submission fees would reduce the continuously growing editorial and peer review burdens while allowing for better levels of rigor and oversight. Roy Kaufman makes a case for their adoption.
What Do Libraries Keep When They Cancel the Big Deal?
How do libraries decide which titles to keep when they cancel the Big Deal? What do the results look like? A look at seven libraries that walked away by @lisalibrarian.
Reanalysis of Tweeting Study Yields No Citation Benefit
Scientific authorship comes with benefits, but also responsibilities. If authors are unwilling to explain their work, editors must step up to defend their journal.
Guest Post — The Covid Infodemic and the Future of the Communication of Science
ResearchGate’s Joseph DeBruin looks at the balance between speed and uncertainty in scholarly communication, and how technology can facilitate better information travel.