Scholarly Communications Good Reads

November was an interesting month for the scholarly communication folks. This month was marked by discussions around irreproducibility, authorship conflict, and costs of publishing among others. Our editors followed all of these deliberations and would like to give you a glimpse into the most engaging perspectives on research

October was an exciting month and we had so much to read about!  We closely followed the 2015 International Open Access Week, the debate on the ethics of stem cell research, problems with clinical trial registration, discussions on irreproducibility of scientific research, a new solution to determine author contribution in mass authorship papers, an insightful report on the peer review process released by Taylor and Francis, and new discussions on the sexism charge against Nobel Laureate Tim...

In this post, we bring you a collection of some of the most interesting information about the goings-on in academia this month, handpicked by our editorial team. The topics range from the end of sanctions in Iran and a move towards gender equality in Australia to the launch of a one-of-a-kind journal, along with a host of new perspectives and proposals shared by academicians.

Our team of editors loves to stay on the top of goings on in the academic publishing industry. We would like to share with you some of the most interesting bits of information our editorial team came across. So this is the first of our new monthly series that will give you a snapshot of what has been happening in the world of scholarly communications. Happy reading!