Asia Open Access Survey: A Report on Publication Accessibility
Asia’s presence in science has become prominent with the increasing investment in research and development. This advancement has equally increased the scientific publication…
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BioRxiv and Authorea Partner to Streamline Preprint Submission
Science communication is very important. As researchers increasingly forge global collaborations in biological research, the scientific community will need more collaborative…
Synthetic Genomics: The Future of Human Evolution
The Human Genome Project was a great feat in genome engineering and modern science. In deciphering the genetic blueprint to life, biologists greatly enhanced their knowledge of the…
More German Universities Cancel Elsevier Contracts
Lately, there has been some dissatisfaction with major academic publishers. This has led to boycotts and subscription cancellations. At the heart of the matter is a push by…
ASM and Overleaf Release New Author Template
Overleaf is a cloud-based tool that helps authors to quickly and easily prepare manuscripts and also collaborate and submit their final papers to partner journals. The American…
Elsevier Expands into Institutional Repositories: Acquires Bepress
Academic publishing giant, Elsevier, has acquired bepress. Bepress helps organizations showcase their academic research. It makes it possible to collect, organize, and display the…
What Is Really Driving the Preprint Trend? 4 Key Factors in Its Success
Academic publishing has long relied upon a simple approach. Write the manuscript, ask a few colleagues for comments on it, and then submit it to a journal for peer review.…
Latin America University Rankings: Which University Topped the List?
Times of Higher Education (THE) recently announced Latin America world university rankings. The data was collected from institutions and Scopus to assess the institution’s…
Does Journal Indexing and DRJI Scores Affect Your Research Career?
It is an achievement to publish scientific journal articles in indexed journals. It ensures that all subscribers to that journal will read and cite your article. With so many…
ALPSP Announces Finalists for Innovation in Publishing Awards
In an effort to highlight and promote innovations in the publishing industry, the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) presents the ALPSP Awards…
Ingenta Joins the Meta AI Network: The Future of Search Engine
The research output has increased significantly over the years. According to one estimate, 2,000-4,000 papers are published every day in biomedicine field alone. The sheer volume…
Court Issues Restraining Order Against Professor in Harvard Dispute
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There is a bizarre case of alleged scientific misconduct happening at the Harvard Medical School. This Harvard dispute involves Prof.…