Monthly archive for September2018

As demands on the peer review system are increasing, reviewers are simultaneously becoming less responsive to invitations

As demands on the peer review system are increasing, reviewers are simultaneously becoming less responsive to invitations

During this Peer Review Week 2018, Tom Culley shares findings from the new Publons “Global State of Peer Review” report. As demands on the peer review system increase, reviewers are actually becoming less responsive to invitations.

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Reading list: a selection of posts on peer review to celebrate #PeerReviewWeek18

Reading list: a selection of posts on peer review to celebrate #PeerReviewWeek18

This week is Peer Review Week 2018, a global event celebrating the essential role that peer review plays in maintaining scientific quality.

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Science Europe – cOAlition S

Science Europe – cOAlition S

On 4 September 2018, 11 national research funding organisation, with the support of the European Commission including the European Research Council (ERC), announced the launch of cOAlition S, an initiative to make full and immediate Open Access to research publications a reality.

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UK Research and Innovation joins Europe-wide ambition on open access

UK Research and Innovation joins Europe-wide ambition on open access

Today, Tuesday 04 September 2018, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), joined funders from across Europe to launch cOAlition S, a collective declaration of a commitment to open access publishing in academia.

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Radical open-access plan could spell end to journal subscriptions

Radical open-access plan could spell end to journal subscriptions

Research funders from France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and eight other European nations have unveiled a radical open-access initiative that could change the face of science publishing in two years — and which has instantly provoked protest from publishers.

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A chance to visit the Special Collection: Heritage Open Day 6th September

A chance to visit the Special Collection: Heritage Open Day 6th September

On Thursday September 6th, for the first time ever the Library at Sheffield Hallam University will be taking part in Heritage Open Days, the UK’s largest heritage festival which was established in 1994 and since held annually in early September.  Heritage Open Days have to…

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