The Royal Society of Chemistry signs the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) – June 16, 2020
The Royal Society of Chemistry has signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), continuing its drive to modernise how to measure excellence in the chemical sciences. The Royal Society of Chemistry is the first major chemical society to sign up to the declaration’s… Read More
eLife and PREreview partner on open discussion and review of preprints – June 16, 2020
eLife has announced a partnership with PREreview, a platform for the crowdsourcing of preprint reviews, to bring together scientists globally for a series of virtual discussions around research posted as preprints. These live-streamed discussions, known as preprint journal clubs, will take place once a month… Read More
University of Westminster Press publications join ScienceOpen’s discovery platform – June 16, 2020
Research and publishing network, ScienceOpen, and the University of Westminster Press (UWP) have released several collections of open access articles and books in the humanities and social sciences that are now available on ScienceOpen. The publications will be embedded in the discovery environment of ScienceOpen for… Read More
Kudos, Impact Science partnership to provide communications services to key research stakeholders – June 16, 2020
Kudos, the award-winning networking and communications tracking service for accelerating research impact, has announced a partnership with Impact Science, a Cactus Communications (CACTUS) brand that offers solutions for science dissemination and engagement with peers, public, and policymakers for wider research outreach. With… Read More
OpenAIRE National Workshop in Poland discusses implementation of open access policies – June 16, 2020
Over 90 participants attended the OpenAIRE National Open Access Workshop that took place in Poland on June 8, 2020. The workshop was devoted to the implementation of open access policies and served as an initial point for further cooperation between open access representatives appointed in institutions… Read More
Jisc appoints Liz Bal as new director of open research services – June 16, 2020
Jisc has announced the appointment Liz Bal as director of open research services. Acting for and with Jisc members, Liz will provide strategic direction for Jisc’s services to ease the move to open research for UK researchers, institutions and funders. Liz comes to Jisc with ten… Read More
