German and South Korean academic and research institutions seek to leverage the potential of Open Access to reduce costs by concerted bargaining with large publishers, such as Elsevier, as they let journal subscription negotiations protract or extend over deadlines. A Blog Article by Pablo Markin. […]
A recent empirical study by Néhémie Strupler and Toby C. Wilkinson demonstrates that openly accessible digital tools, such as open-source Git and R platforms, can increase the transparency of archaeological fieldwork, while adding methodological rigor to its procedures. A Blog Article by Pablo Markin. While […]
The successful conversion of RSC Advances published by the Royal Society of Chemistry into Gold Open Access since October 2016 indicates the maturity of the Open Access model, its acceptance by the scientific community and the continued growth of the journal after the transition to […]
In early 2017, Open Geosciences has published Stoppa et al.’s research results on the historical eruption of Vesuvius in 1631, in which a novel, simplified model of its volcanic activity has been proposed. A Blog Interview by Pablo Markin. While the model proposed by Stoppa […]
This geochemical study has used multiple research methods, such as bulk rock analyses and X-ray diffraction, to explore the causes for Vesuvius eruptions, their possible precursor phenomena and the expected effects of volcanic activity. A Blog Article by Pablo Markin. In March 2017, Francesco Stoppa, […]
This timely volume provides a Nordic and theoretically informed perspective on the transformations that the public sphere has been undergoing in recent decades. A Book Review by Pablo Markin. Published in April 2017 by De Gruyter Open, Institutional Change in the Public Sphere: Views on […]
As resistance to subscription deals grows, Elsevier takes over Bepress providing Open Access storage to faculty- and student-generated materials. A Blog Article by Pablo Markin. The recent acquisition by Elsevier of Bepress announced in early August 2017 can signify a growing accommodation by large publishers, […]
While Open Access has been considered a threat to traditional publishing models, the market for both printed and electronic content remains robust. A Blog Article by Pablo Markin. Though as recently as several years ago Open Access has been listed among the challenges that the […]
Rather than transfer the copyright to their articles to large publishers via exclusive agreements, Hong Kong’s researchers increasingly opt for Open Access. A Blog Article by Pablo Markin. From 2015, Hong Kong universities, such as the Hong Kong Baptist University and the Chinese University of […]
Digitization increasingly makes it possible to develop and apply scientific article-level impact metrics, rather than rely on journal-level measures of influence on the research community. A Blog Article by Pablo Markin. While journal impact factor metrics have been and continue to be used to assess […]