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Feb
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The Role of Research Societies in Promoting Open Science, Preprints, and Reproducibility: An Interview with Iratxe Puebla

Research societies are constantly seeking to extend and advance their respective fields. Open science and preprints play an important role in improving the transparency, reliability, and integrity of the scientific process and research in general. Today, we’ll discuss with Iratxe Puebla various ways in which societies can promote preprints and open science, with an ultimate […]
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07
Feb
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WeChat’s Business Version WeCom: An Introduction for Societies, Journals, and Publishers Entering China

China will be one of the most active markets for the scientific research industry in the next five years, according to the Report on Market Foresight Analysis and Future Investment Strategy of China’s Scientific Research Industry (2022-2027). Consequently, many international publishers and societies are making efforts to expand their presence in China. However, it is […]
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31
Jan
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Geographical Differences in Open Access Ecosystems: Implications for Research Societies and Publishers

Open access (OA) has moved from a niche challenger to conventional scholarly publishing, to a movement that is transforming the traditional academic publishing landscape. In response to the rise of OA and the overall shift to open science, many publishers and societies have shifted to fully open or hybrid OA models to meet the increasing […]
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20
Jan
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Phase II of the NIH Policy on Preprints: Implications for Scholarly Publishing

Preprints of scholarly research articles have been around since at least the 1960s and were originally actually printed. Now, preprints are versions of scientific articles that are posted to public servers prior to undergoing a peer review process. The availability of preprints became more prevalent in 2017 with the introduction of new preprint servers and […]
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13
Jan
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What is the TOPS mission? A Quick Look at NASA’s Latest Commitment Toward Open Science

On January 11, 2023, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the US declared 2023 as the Year of Open Science, in collaboration with multiple well-known federal agencies such as NASA and the US NIH. Among these agencies, NASA stands out for its Transform to Open Science (TOPS) mission, which is […]
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