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Sarah Greaves
Hindawi appoints editors to support open science
13 June 2019
Open access publisher Hindawi has updated its journals’ editorial models – by introducing more editors in order to fully serve their communities
Last few spaces for ConTech event
11 June 2019
Organisers of the ConTech forum, being held in London next week, have just a few tickets left for the event
Journal explores impact of data science on government policy
11 June 2019
An open access journal will explore the role of data science in shaping government policy – and its possible impact on privacy and public trust
Competition 'to boost research innovation'
11 June 2019
The academic community is being encouraged to enter a competition to find the best ideas to support innovation for future research
The Digital Science report was released on 11 June
OA 'threatens to leave monographs behind'
10 June 2019
Open access is still a relatively small part of the monograph landscape, according to a report released today
Jisc expert appointed to accelerate Plan S
05 June 2019
Neil Jacobs, head of open science and research lifecycle at Jisc, has been appointed as interim programme manager for the international consortium of research funders, cOAlition S
Journal reports offer 'data-driven decision making'
05 June 2019
Publlishers are being offered the chance to embrace 'truly data-driven decision making' following the release of a series of analytical reports released today
Mariamawit Yeshak
SSP keynote: ‘research is not complete until it is communicated’
30 May 2019
Mariamawit Yeshak kicked off the SSP annual meeting with an impassioned account of the differences between scholarly and societal impact in African scholarly communications
Call for papers – Challenges in the Scholarly Publishing Cycle 2019: DEADLINE EXTENDED
22 May 2019
Deadline extended to 21 June. Our 2019 conference will provide librarians and information professionals with an invaluable insight into best practice for delivering the open research agenda
Initiative aims to 'unite all OA book content'
21 May 2019
The open access (OA) initiative Knowledge Unlatched has announced plans to 'unite all OA book content over the coming months'
Data issues and lack of skills 'hindering AI'
15 May 2019
Artificial intelligence in life sciences is being held back by data issues and skills shortage, according to research
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Wayne Sime discusses his hopes for the future of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
From bypassing aggregators to the influx of new university presses, the world of library-based publishing is changing fast, reports Rebecca Pool
Vivek Mehra explains how the English language is dominating global communication and changing school structure
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Rossana Morriello
Rossana Morriello assesses the ways in which librarians are supporting research in Italy
Nandita Quaderi – editor-in-chief of the Web of Science – champions objectivity, selectivity, and data integrity
This article was jointly written by Andrea Chiarelli (pictured), Juliane Kant and Birgit Schmidt on behalf of Knowledge Exchange. Andrea Chiarelli is a consultant at Research Consulting. Juliane Kant is partner representative for the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) in Knowledge Exchange. Birgit Schmidt is head of knowledge commons at Göttingen State and University Library.
Active engagement and collaboration are needed to deliver the promise of preprints, writes Andrea Chiarelli