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5 Scholarly open access publishers that are accelerating science

More and more scholarly societies, funders, publishers, and researchers are joining the efforts to make research behind pay walls accessible. Learn about some of the…
5 Scholarly open access publishers that are accelerating science

A look at Sci-Hub’s current state and its impact on scholarly communication

Have you heard of Sci-hub? This post looks at its history, what researchers think about it, and how does its future look like.
A look at Sci-Hub’s current state and its impact on scholarly communication

What you need to know about hijacked journals

Hijacked journals have come back into focus recently, and they can cause more damage than predatory journals to the scholarly record. Learn what they are and how to…
What you need to know about hijacked journals

Mirror journals - a new track in open access publishing?

With a definitive shift towards open access in the academic publishing landscape, journals and publishers are providing more avenues for open access publishing. Mirror…
Mirror journals - a new track in open access publishing?

The open systems we develop should be inclusive, equitable, and truly serve the needs of a diverse global community

Iryna Kuchma is the Open Access Programme Manager for EIFL, a not-for-profit organization that helps libraries enable access to knowledge in developing and transition…
The open systems we develop should be inclusive, equitable, and truly serve the needs of a diverse global community

Predatory and pseudo-scientific publishing: A major threat to scientific rigor and research

French theoretical physicist and founder of the Dolos list, Professor Alexander Georges, shares his views on the emergence of predatory publishing and discusses how this…
Predatory and pseudo-scientific publishing: A major threat to scientific rigor and research

How researchers and journals can use preprints to make research freely accessible

How can more scholars and journals embrace preprints to make research freely accessible? How are new uses of preprint servers changing the academic publishing landscape?…
How researchers and journals can use preprints to make research freely accessible

Ask Me Anything About Open Access: Intl. Open Access Week 2021 Special

This International Open Access Week, we bring you an R Discovery-powered Ask Me Anything (AMA) on open access! We invited a panel of industry experts to answer questions…
Ask Me Anything About Open Access: Intl. Open Access Week 2021 Special

Plan S: An update on what’s happening and what’s in store

Plan S, an open access publishing initiative, was launched in 2018 and is a major step toward making research readily freely and readily available to everyone. Here's a…
Plan S: An update on what’s happening and what’s in store

[Open Access Week 2022 special] Community speak: What does open access mean to you?

Experts and KOLs from the scholarly publishing industry are voicing their opinions on climate research being open accessible to all. To explore how openness in science…