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Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, October 2015

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…
Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, October 2015

Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, October 2016

Some of you would agree that staying on top of the happenings in the scholarly world this month was no mean feat! To ensure that you didn’t miss out on any of the buzz,…
Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, October 2016

Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, December 2016

The issues that received attention in the scholarly community in December were related to authorship, high subscription costs of journals, launch of Elsevier’s new…
Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, December 2016

Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, November 2016

November was an eventful month for researchers and non-researchers alike. While Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections was much talked about, some other…
Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, November 2016

Women in science need a level playing field

Only one in three researchers in the world is a woman, according to recent estimates by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Men continue to dominate science,…
Women in science need a level playing field

Peer reviewers tell all: A Q&A with expert reviewers

The work of peer reviewers can remain somewhat mysterious, particularly for the less experienced authors. To better understand the work of a reviewer, their decision…
Peer reviewers tell all: A Q&A with expert reviewers

Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, July 2016

Did your busy schedule keep you from following the hottest topics of discussion in the scholarly circles? Worry not! Our team of editors has been on top of the goings-on…
Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, July 2016

Working from home during the pandemic: 3 Remarkable academic mothers share their stories

Wouldn’t it be interesting to take a peek into how academic mothers managed their work while also taking care of their kids during the pandemic? We spoke to three…
Working from home during the pandemic: 3 Remarkable academic mothers share their stories

Responsible use of preprints, need for animal research, PhD career prospects, and more (Good reads, August 2018)

The month of August was remarkable for the scholarly communication and academic publishing community. Several important discussions around preprints, use of animals in…
Responsible use of preprints, need for animal research, PhD career prospects, and more (Good reads, August 2018)

Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, April 2017

The month of April was perhaps the most exciting time for academics around the world as several hundred researchers and supporters of science participated in the March…