Can Open Access Become Sustainable?
The number of open access publications has increased considerably during the last few years resulting from improved internet usage and the wish to make science more transparent and…
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Can Innovation Change the Future of Science in Japan?
Earlier this year, we wrote about science in Japan. In that piece, we said that Japan conducts less research because the country does not have much research funding. Why? The…
Open Science Prize: An Initiative Towards Effective Research Collaboration
The quality of research often improves with good collaborators. In our modern world, answering complex questions requires a team of experts. The Open Science Prize (OSP) was set up…
2017 Nobel Prizes: An Insight Into the Winners and Their Accomplishments
The Nobel Prize is the most prestigious award given in recognition of academic, cultural, and/or scientific advances. The Nobel prizes in Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, and…
Can Toll-Free Links Improve Access to Academic Research?
Major publishers, like Elsevier, benefit from robust online manuscript access. Meanwhile, the research community prefers sharing their research. When articles are posted to…
Controversy over New NIH Clinical Trials Definition
Clinical trials in the research community are subject to strict ethical and regulatory requirements. For instance, in the U.S., researchers must register clinical trials and report…
NIH Research Funding Declines Due to Budget Cuts
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds a large portion of the biomedical research in the United States. Biological research helps advance innovation, create cures or…
Know More About SciCrunch and RRIDs: An Interview With Dr. Anita Bandrowski (Part 1)
Research studies involve the analysis of crucial data and drawing appropriate conclusions from that data. With the constant increase in the number of research studies, the amount…
European Commission Moving into Academic Publishing
In a 2017 article in Science, Martin Enserink reported on a new venture by the European Commission that would include academic publishing. The Commission is a major annual funder…
The Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC) Continues to Receive Increased Support From Publishers
Open citation refers to the practice of making papers in a reference list accessible. Open citations use a common, machine-readable format. The listed papers can be accessed…
ScienceOpen Recognized by ORCID for Collect and Connect Program
ScienceOpen is not only a discovery and networking platform for researchers but also a leader in integrating ORCID into their activities. ORCID has recently acknowledged…
Which Is Better? Impact Factor or Impact Quotient
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Researchers consider a variety of factors when choosing a journal for publication. However, many often make the mistake of choosing an…