“A booming open-access (OA) publishing company has dismissed virtually the entire leadership of two medical journals amid a heated conflict over editorial independence. Frontiers, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, removed 31 editors of Frontiers in Medicine and Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine on 7 May after the editors complained that company staff were interfering with editorial decisions and violating core principles of medical publishing….”

“Advocates of open access tell only one side of the story, ignoring the exploitative practices and poor quality of many open-access journals….”

“He [Kevin Cullen] founded “open access IP” whereby universities “give away” most of their intellectual property – with benefit derived from “impact” in society and associated kudos.

Cullen pioneered the open access IP concept at the University of Glasgow and has now been adopted by the entire UK academic world….”

“This section lists sources that provide images for a wide range of uses, including academic and scholarly use, with a focus on images suitable for publication. The current trend to make images in the public domain available without charge for use in academic publications is gaining momentum among cultural institutions and libraries. Certain conditions, such as a limited print run, may apply in some cases; these conditions are not copyright requirements, but rather part of a contractual agreement between the user and the institution offering access to the images. Many institutions discount fees for academic publications, and fee-based agencies frequently have similar policies. Many institutions that charge a fee for use in publications offer images for personal research or classroom use at no charge. Please carefully review the rights and permissions statements provided by each institution….”

Abstract:  The purpose of this study was to understand TAMU faculty awareness of open access (OA)

“The SEAS Code Repository is provided to the SEAS and wider Harvard community for course support, research collaboration, and to make it simple to share your ideas and work with others….”

“REDCap is a free, secure, web-based application designed to support data capture for research studies. The system was developed by a multi-institutional consortium initiated at Vanderbilt University. Data collection is customized for each study or clinical trial by the research team with guidance from Harvard Catalyst EDC Support Staff. REDCap is designed to comply with HIPAA regulations. REDCap is not 21 CFR Part 11 compliant….”

“[T]he Director [of] Advocacy has overall responsibility for the advocacy direction, vision and execution to support the PLOS mission and goals and overall management responsibility for the experienced group of highly motivated and collaborative advocacy staff. The Director, Advocacy will be a key leader of PLOS’ continued innovation to enable transparent, collaborative and barrier-free scientific communication….”

“Fortunately, there are possible resolutions to this disconnect. One, of course, is making studies more readily available through open-access publishers like PLOS ONE….”

“Here’s the latest answer from the +Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): 67.9% of listed journals charge no publication fees (or article processing charges, APCs). Only 32% charge such fees. This confirms every study ever done on this question. Yet we still see people who ought to know better repeat the untruth that all or most OA journals charge author-side fees. Please spread the word.

“Academic data sharing is a way for researchers to collaborate and thereby meet the needs of an
increasingly complex research landscape. It enables researchers to verify results and to pursuit
new research questions with “old” data. It is therefore not surprising that data sharing is
advocated by funding agencies, journals, and researchers alike. We surveyed 2661 individual
academic researchers across all disciplines on their dealings with data, their publication practices,
and motives for sharing or withholding research data. The results for 1564 valid responses show
that researchers across disciplines recognise the benefit of secondary research data for their own
work and for scientific progress as a whole—still they only practice it in moderation. An
explanation for this evidence could be an academic system that is not driven by monetary
incentives, nor the desire for scientific progress, but by individual reputation—expressed in (high
ranked journal) publications. We label this system a Reputation Economy. This special economy
explains our findings that show that researchers have a nuanced idea how to provide adequate
formal recognition for making data available to others—namely data citations. We conclude that
data sharing will only be widely adopted among research professionals if sharing pays in form of
reputation. Thus, policy measures that intend to foster research collaboration need to understand
academia as a reputation economy. Successful measures must value intermediate products, such
as research data, more highly than it is the case now.” 

“The Texas Tech University Libraries seeks a dynamic, innovative and collaborative individual for the position of Scholarly Communication and Copyright Librarian.  The successful candidate will work with faculty, staff, and students to convey an understanding of the changing modes of scholarly communication, open access and copyright issues, and scholarly publishing….”

“The limitations of the traditional research paper are well known and widely discussed; however, rather than seeking solutions to the problems created by this model of publication, it is time to do away with a print era anachronism and design a new model of publication, with modern technology embedded at its heart. Instead of the current system with multiple publications, across multiple journals, publication could move towards a single, evolving document that begins with trial registration and then extends to include the full protocol and results as they become available, underpinned by the raw clinical data and all code used to obtain the result. This model would lead to research being evaluated prospectively, based on its hypothesis and methodology as stated in the study protocol, and move away from considering serendipitous results to be synonymous with quality, while also presenting readers with the opportunity to reliably evaluate bias or selective reporting in the published literature.”

“Memorial University is seeking an energetic and resourceful Scholarly Communications Librarian to provide leadership in developing, managing and promoting the Libraries’ scholarly communications and copyright initiatives. The individual should enjoy interacting with people and be committed to a reflective professional practice that identifies needs, creates new solutions, and involves both team and individual working styles. We encourage applications from librarians who are attracted to an evolving workplace that strives to meet changing user needs and the long term requirements of research and scholarship.

Continuing to build and advance the Memorial University Libraries research….”

“K-State Libraries invite applications and nominations for two Digital Scholarship Librarians. To support the university’s goal of becoming a top-50 public research university by 2025, these positions will work collaboratively to grow the center’s publishing, copyright, and data services;  support   the institutional repository, K-State Research Exchange (K-REx), and online publishing imprint, New Prairie Press (NPP); engage campus content providers; and provide education and guidance on digital scholarship. These are forward-thinking, innovative roles for individuals with a desire to excel in a range of cutting-edge digital scholarship initiatives, including building and managing born-digital or digitized content; advocating for open access (OA); and identifying opportunities to support the research and publication lifecycle. We are seeking individuals with knowledge of contemporary digital library standards for all formats. These are full-time tenure track positions, and the candidates must have a commitment to scholarly/creative activities and professional service necessary for pursuing tenure at K-State Libraries. These positions report to the Director of the Center for the Advancement of Digital Scholarship….”