Editor's picks

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Viewpoint
Transforming research for an Open Science world

IET's Research Solutions are helping to transform research for an Open Science world

open science
White paper
Three US organizations reflect on their transition to OA

In the US, the pace of transition to OA is accelerating. An increasing number of libraries are signing transformative agreements (TAs) that support authors to publish OA, while maintaining access to subscription content.

White paper
Analysis and opinion
Rewarding open practices in research publishing

Monica Moniz explains how an innovative ‘question-led’ journal series can address issues of demoralisation among academic authors, as well as advancing knowledge

Journals, Impact

News

Publishing news
IOP Publishing launches Sustainability Science and Technology
28 November 2023

Open access journal dedicated to advancing sustainability through research in science, technology, and engineering

Research news
ResearchGate and AAAS announce new Journal Home partnership
28 November 2023

With Journal Home, all version-of-record content from the 14 SPJs will be available to researchers on ResearchGate, including all archive content

open science
Open Science Charter makes urgent appeal for open access
27 November 2023

Open Science Charter calls on all to prioritise the public good, reinforcing trust in science

Analysis & opinion

Journals
Rewarding open practices in research publishing
01 November 2023

Monica Moniz explains how an innovative ‘question-led’ journal series can address issues of demoralisation among academic authors, as well as advancing knowledge

Analysis & opinion

Research news
Be ready for UKRI’s new open access policy
30 October 2023

Anna Hughes advises UKRI-funded researchers on how to prepare their work in 10 simple steps

Global South
Bridging the north/south divide
11 October 2023

Simon Linacre outlines the changing dynamics of pharmaceutical research between Global North and Global South and the implications for scholarly communications

Peer review
De-pressurising the system for researchers
04 October 2023

Chris Graf outlines three challenges for future research publishers to ease the pressure on reviewers

Features

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ebooks
Searching for the right ebook business models
24 April 2023

The rapid adoption of ebooks in recent years has led to greater scrutiny of pricing models, writes David Stuart

Features

Metrics
COUNTER: more than just subscription metrics
11 April 2023

Twenty years after its launch, the latest update to the COUNTER Code of Practice is about to go live

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FAIR data
Making publishing platforms fairer
09 March 2023

Four industry figures tell Annabel Ola what needs to change to make research accessible to all

Grey literature
The chasm between the scholarly record and grey literature
02 March 2023

Toby Green examines the growing problem of grey literature research, which is not being published

Interviews

Interview
“Publishing isn't just a single stepping stone”

Sophie Goldsworthy met Tim Gillett to discuss all things scholarly, the forthcoming Oxford Intersections series, and her love of landscape photography

Interview
'So much in the current system discourages best research practice'

Octopus founder Alexandra Freeman explains how the platform will "change the culture to one that is more collaborative than competitive"

Mandy Hill

Interview
Spirit, mission and community

We met Mandy Hill, Managing Director, Academic Publishing, at Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Viewpoint

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open science
Transforming research for an Open Science world

IET's Research Solutions are helping to transform research for an Open Science world

Industry trends
Increasing your employees’ copyright awareness

Your employees and copyright awareness: sharing your policy may not be enough

BMJ and Overton launch first medical research impact tool

BMJ and Overton launch first research impact tool focused on health and social care

Resources

Working to engineer a better world? Watch the IET video here: Intelligence & Research - The IET

open science
Transforming research for an Open Science world

IET's Research Solutions are helping to transform research for an Open Science world

White paper
Three US organizations reflect on their transition to OA

In the US, the pace of transition to OA is accelerating. An increasing number of libraries are signing transformative agreements (TAs) that support authors to publish OA, while maintaining access to subscription content.

Research news
Global perspectives on research management

This white paper brings together insights from eight Research Management and Administration (RMA) experts around the globe, on the growing role of research managers.

Press releases

IOP Publishing's Applied Physics Express converts to fully...
13 September 2023

From January 2024 all articles published in APEX will be immediately and openly accessible

Karger Publishers expands open access portfolio
13 September 2023

Journal features research and reviews reporting on translational and clinical studies encompassing all fields of immunology

SPIE partners with Cadmore Media for video publication
05 September 2023

Partnership brings SPIE’s 55,000+ video assets to Cadmore’s streaming platform

News story

The Research Information Yearbook 2023-24 is out now!

20 September 2023

We are delighted to tell you that the Research Information Yearbook for 2023-24 is now published!

 

As ever, the last 12 months has been a time of change in scholarly communications, and this yearbook covers many of the subject areas that have seen crucial developments: artificial intelligence; open science and research; ebook pricing; preprints; user experience; developments in the Global South, India and the Middle East; metrics and citation; and industry standards.