Lou Peck discovers that a challenging issue is also increasingly complex – but there is also plenty to be celebrated
Editor's picks
Jane Winters was interviewed as part of Research Information's report The Scholarly Publishing Research Cycle 2018
Robert-Jan Smits gave an impassioned update – and defence – of Plan S at APE 2019 in Berlin
News
13 February 2019
Five women from developing countries are being honoured with an award for their research in the biological sciences
13 February 2019
Publisher Springer Nature has stated its 'strong support' to accelerate the adoption of open access under Plan S
06 February 2019
A coalition of industry bodies is to collaborate and look at ways in which learned societies can thrive under Plan S
Analysis & opinion
21 February 2019
Lou Peck discovers that a challenging issue is also increasingly complex – but there is also plenty to be celebrated
18 February 2019
Jane Winters was interviewed as part of Research Information's report The Scholarly Publishing Research Cycle 2018
14 February 2019
Robert-Jan Smits gave an impassioned update – and defence – of Plan S at APE 2019 in Berlin
Features
28 January 2019
Be it traditional or transparent, peer review players from the West want more reviews from the East, reports Rebecca Pool
26 November 2018
While researchers, publishers and funders warm to data sharing, issues over misuse, citation and credit remain, reports Rebecca Pool
24 September 2018
Nine industry figures give us the low-down on the world of publishing platforms
24 September 2018
David Stuart describes how mainstream altmetrics have become, and the challenges the concept still faces
Interviews
28 January 2019
Alison Shaw, chief executive at Bristol University Press, talks about her early career and her hopes for the future
19 November 2018
Danny Kingsley, deputy director at Cambridge University Library, looks back at her early days at Australian National University – and forward to the many challenges facing librarians
31 October 2018
SpringerNature’s new CEO Daniel Ropers was keynote speaker at the STM Frankfurt event this month. Here, he outlines his early thoughts as a ‘newbie’ to scholarly communications
Viewpoint
31 May 2018
For academic journal articles Altmetric badges are a widely used and well understood measurement of impact. Historically, due to both complexities in the data and differences in the way audiences engage with the content, it has been more difficult to provide the same kind of insights into the impact of books and book chapters.
9 April 2018
How Dimensions allows publishers and institutions to escape the limitations of siloed data
Since Dimensions launched in January, Digital Science has been talking and writing about how the platform breaks down barriers between different types information that have previously been siloed. But how do silos develop and why are they so damaging?
Webcasts and white papers
26 January 2018
For tips on researching food information effectively, please join us for this webcast
08 December 2017
Successful life sciences and biomedical research is critical to important scientific breakthroughs and innovation
20 November 2017
This webcast addresses options available through GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO, and listeners will hear from one library that has worked with GOBI to build its collection