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Wiley Becomes First Major Publisher to Require ORCID IDs for Submitting Authors
Wiley Becomes First Major Publisher to Require ORCID IDs for Submitting Authors
John Wiley & Sons Inc. announced today plans to require ORCID iDs as part of the manuscript submission process for a large number of journals. Beginning in winter 2016, more than 500 Wiley journals using ScholarOne Manuscripts will require the submitting author (only) to provide an ORCID identifier (iD) when submitting a manuscript. Wiley is proud to be the first major publisher to join other stakeholders that have signed ORCID’s open letter.
Disrupting the World of Science Publishing
Every scientist wants his or her paper to appear in Cell, Nature or Science. In today’s scientific world, being associated with such publications is synonymous with prestige and excellence, opening doors to top positions and coveted awards.
Open-Access Mega-Journals: A Bibliometric Profile
While the total output of the eleven open-access mega-journals grew by 14.9% between 2014 and 2015, this growth is largely attributable to the increased output of Scientific Reports and Medicine.
Wellcome Open Research: The Start of a New Journey
The first articles have gone live on Wellcome Open Research; 15 of them in total, with more submissions in the pipeline.
Scientific Language Is Becoming More Informal
Biologists in particular are writing their papers in a less formal style.
Publishing Innovations Aim to Highlight Hidden Research Efforts
Open publishing platforms that bring grey literature out of the dark promise to save money, reduce duplication and speed communication
You Can Make GitHub Repositories Archival by Using Zenodo or Figshare
GitHub is not a solution to the problem of making scripts and software available as part of the permanent record of a publication. But the folk at Zenodo and Mozilla Science Lab (in collaboration with Figshare) have solutions for you now.
Peer Review Is in Crisis, But Should Be Fixed, Not Abolished
The traditional mode of publishing scientific research faces much criticism – primarily for being too slow and sometimes shoddily done. Maybe fewer publications of higher quality is the way forward.
eLife Appoints New Head of Technology to Lead Open-Source Tool Development
eLife has appointed Paul Shannon as its new Head of Technology to oversee the development of tools and software in support of science communication.
Authorea Acquires The Winnower
The Winnower will power a range of publishing services for researchers who are writing on Authorea.
On Publishing and the Sneetches: A Wake-Up Call?
The knowledge that we produce in our publicly funded works belongs to humankind and must not be locked up behind pay-walls— newly submitted papers should be open-access and older ones open-archive.
Peer Review Needs To Be More Transparent If We Want Better Science
How should the scientific publication process be rethought to be more meritocratic?
Funders and Publishers as Agents of Change
Funders and publishers have something in common: for better or worse, we have the ability to influence the behavior of researchers.
Publisher Pulls 58 Articles by Iranian Scientists Over Authorship Manipulation
Publisher Pulls 58 Articles by Iranian Scientists Over Authorship Manipulation
Cull of papers follows similar discoveries in 2015.
Examples of Bad Peer Review and Why It Is Damaging to Researchers
Peer review publications remain a key stage in the quality assurance of new research, but some comments can be the stuff of nightmares.
The Best of Both Worlds
For some time now PLOS has discussed new initiatives designed to accelerate research communication.
Citations Increase with Manuscript Length, Author Number, and References Cited in Ecology Journals
Citations Increase with Manuscript Length, Author Number, and References Cited in Ecology Journals
A paper that suggests that the imposition of arbitrary manuscript length limits discourages the publication of more impactful studies.
High Impact, Fast Decisions and Reasonable Rejection Rates
Rejection rates in Frontiers journals are around ~27%, most manuscripts are published within 3 months, and yet, Frontiers’ citations rates are amongst the very highest.
Aim High, Publish Fast
New service offers a rigorous independent peer review and helps you publish quickly in the best possible journal. Submission is free.
Are Mega-Journals the Future, a Stepping Stone to It or a Leap into the Abyss?
Nature’s new kid on the block Scientific Reports is now the biggest journal in the world. But while such giants are currently overturning the world of scholarly publishing, their long-term future is unclear.
Stop Submitting Papers
We should write our draft, go over it with our co-authors, and then put it on a preprint server. And wait. After a year, when we had the opportunity to share this paper with colleagues, then we can submit it.
Building a sustainable future for eLife
To support the long-term growth of eLife we are going to introduce a publication fee of $2500
Gender bias found in Earth-science society journals
Women publish and review less than men in American Geophysical Union journals, but have a higher acceptance rate.
Open-access journal eLife to start charging fees
The open-access journal eLife is dropping one of its most distinctive features: free publishing. From 2017, it will charge a fee of $2,500 for all accepted papers.
The current system of knowledge dissemination isn’t working and Sci-Hub is merely a symptom of the problem
The current system of knowledge dissemination isn’t working and Sci-Hub is merely a symptom of the problem
That Sci-Hub’s activities are illegal is not disputed. However, according to Iván Farías Pelcastre and Flor González Correa the issue at the core of the debate is the current publishing and knowled…
A cross-disciplinary approach to science is helping Nautilus carve a unique niche in science publishing
A cross-disciplinary approach to science is helping Nautilus carve a unique niche in science publishing
With a focus on deep reporting, a print magazine, and an intense affinity for illustrations, nonprofit Nautilus has taken an expensive approach to launching a new science publication.
The natural selection of bad science
Poor research design and data analysis encourage false-positive findings. Such poor methods persist despite perennial calls for improvement, suggesting that they result from something more than just misunderstanding.
Cut-throat academia leads to 'natural selection of bad science'
Scientists incentivised to publish surprising results frequently in major journals, despite risk that such findings are likely to be wrong, suggests research.
Robot-written reviews fool academics
Peer reviews created by self-generated text machines are the latest threat to scientific integrity.
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