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View article: Recommendations for accelerating open preprint peer review to improve the culture of science
Recommendations for accelerating open preprint peer review to improve the culture of science Open
Peer review is an important part of the scientific process, but traditional peer review at journals is coming under increased scrutiny for its inefficiency and lack of transparency. As preprints become more widely used and accepted, they r…
View article: Changing the paradigm for primary research dissemination
Changing the paradigm for primary research dissemination Open
The predominant research publishing system is not equitable by design, nor optimised to advance research to create knowledge and ultimately to benefit society. Open Research Central (ORC) was created to foster the re-imagination of the res…
View article: Advancing the culture of peer review with preprints
Advancing the culture of peer review with preprints Open
Preprints enable new forms of peer review that have the potential to be more thorough, inclusive, and collegial. In December 2022, 80 researchers and representatives of funders, institutions, preprint servers, journals, indexers, and revie…
View article: We so loved Open Access
We so loved Open Access Open
We so loved Open Access
View article: Three lessons COVID-19 has taught us about open access publishing
Three lessons COVID-19 has taught us about open access publishing Open
This post is part of a six-week series: Rapid or Rushed? exploring rapid response publishing in covid times. As part of the series, there will be a virtual roundtable on Friday 6th November, 1.30pm featuring Professor Joshua Gans (Economic…
View article: The future of scholarly communications
The future of scholarly communications Open
As the rush intensifies to find ways to treat and manage COVID-19, one thing is clear: researchers, along with their counterparts in industry and the health services, need unrestricted access to the research literature.
However, after mor…
View article: Plan S Price Transparency Framework
Plan S Price Transparency Framework Open
This collection includes the following resources: developed by Information Power, which together, make up the Plan S Price Transparency Framework Data collection spreadsheet Implementation guide Recommendations to cOAlition S (including Co…
View article: Wellcome OA Webinar Slides
Wellcome OA Webinar Slides Open
Slides from Wellcome's 'Open Access policy update' webinar series discussing:- changes to our Open Access policy;- the impact of these changes to our grant conditions that will support researchers to comply with the new policy;- the Journa…
View article: An open toolkit for tracking open science partnership implementation and impact
An open toolkit for tracking open science partnership implementation and impact Open
Serious concerns about the way research is organized collectively are increasingly being raised. They include the escalating costs of research and lower research productivity, low public trust in researchers to report the truth, lack of di…
View article: Plan S: the final cut—response from cOAlition S
Plan S: the final cut—response from cOAlition S Open
On behalf of the cOAlition S Executive Steering Group, I commend the Editors of The Lancet for their positive support for Plan S and the ambition to make full and immediate open access a reality. Finding ways in which researchers can seek …
View article: An open toolkit for tracking open science partnership implementation and impact
An open toolkit for tracking open science partnership implementation and impact Open
Serious concerns about the way research is organized collectively are increasingly being raised. They include the escalating costs of research and lower research productivity, low public trust in researchers to report the truth, lack of di…
View article: SPARC Europe Survey of European Research Funders (Question Set - March 2019)
SPARC Europe Survey of European Research Funders (Question Set - March 2019) Open
This is the question set used in a survey of European research funders commissioned by SPARC Europe. This survey was developed by Mattia Fosci and Rob Johnson (Research Consulting) for SPARC Europe, in consultation with representatives fro…
View article: cOAlition S: Response to PNAS
cOAlition S: Response to PNAS Open
We thank Marcia McNutt (1) for her opinion piece in PNAS where she supports the goal of open access (OA). We agree with her assertion that further changes in scholarly publishing are inevitable as it “aspires to serve science and society.”…
View article: Peer review surveys for ASAPbio/HHMI/Wellcome Meeting #bioPeerReview
Peer review surveys for ASAPbio/HHMI/Wellcome Meeting #bioPeerReview Open
The following information is adapted from asapbio.org/peer-review/surveys and asapbio.org/peer-review/summary On February 7-9, 2018, a group of approximately 90 junior and senior scientists, publishers, editors, and funders convened at HHM…
View article: Peer review surveys for ASAPbio/HHMI/Wellcome Meeting #bioPeerReview
Peer review surveys for ASAPbio/HHMI/Wellcome Meeting #bioPeerReview Open
The following information is adapted from asapbio.org/peer-review/surveys and asapbio.org/peer-review/summary On February 7-9, 2018, a group of approximately 90 junior and senior scientists, publishers, editors, and funders convened at HHM…
View article: Wellcome explains the benefits of developing an open and global grant identifier
Wellcome explains the benefits of developing an open and global grant identifier Open
Wellcome, in partnership with Crossref and several research funders including the NIH and the MRC, are looking to pilot an initiative in which new grants would be assigned an open, global and interoperable grant identifier.
View article: Wellcome explains the benefits of developing an open and global grant identifier
Wellcome explains the benefits of developing an open and global grant identifier Open
Wellcome, in partnership with Crossref and several research funders including the NIH and the MRC, are looking to pilot an initiative in which new grants would be assigned an open, global and interoperable grant identifier.
View article: Maximising the value of research outputs: Wellcome’s approach
Maximising the value of research outputs: Wellcome’s approach Open
Wellcome Trust updated their policy on the management and sharing of research outputs in July 2017. In December 2017, Wellcome Trust visited Cambridge to talk with their funded research community (and potential researchers) about what this…
View article: Developing international open science collaborations: Funder reflections on the Open Science Prize
Developing international open science collaborations: Funder reflections on the Open Science Prize Open
The Open Science Prize was established with the following objectives: first, to encourage the crowdsourcing of open data to make breakthroughs that are of biomedical significance; second, to illustrate that funders can indeed work together…
View article: Ten simple rules to consider regarding preprint submission
Ten simple rules to consider regarding preprint submission Open
a report of negative results, a large data set and its description, and more.Finally,
View article: Presentation from the Open Research Pilot Project Kick-off meeting
Presentation from the Open Research Pilot Project Kick-off meeting Open
Presentation given by Robert Kiley (Wellcome Trust) and Marta Teperek (Office of Scholarly Communication) at the Open Research Pilot Project Kick-Off meeting on 27 January 2017.
View article: Wellcome Open Research - publication data year 1 (Nov 2016-Nov 2017)
Wellcome Open Research - publication data year 1 (Nov 2016-Nov 2017) Open
On November 15th 2017 we celebrated Wellcome Open Research first year of publishing (see more in the blog here: https://blog.wellcomeopenresearch.org/2017/11/16/wellcome-open-research-first-year-in-numbers/). As part of this annual milesto…
View article: The State of Open Data Report 2017
The State of Open Data Report 2017 Open
Figshare's annual report, The State of Open Data 2017, looks at global attitudes towards open data. It includes survey results of 2,300 respondents and a collection of articles from industry experts, as well as a foreword from Jean-Claude …
View article: Wellcome Open Research - publication data year 1 (Nov 2016-Nov 2017)
Wellcome Open Research - publication data year 1 (Nov 2016-Nov 2017) Open
On November 15th 2017 we celebrated Wellcome Open Research first year of publishing (see more in the blog here: https://blog.wellcomeopenresearch.org/2017/11/16/wellcome-open-research-first-year-in-numbers/). As part of this annual milesto…
View article: Ten simple rules for considering preprints
Ten simple rules for considering preprints Open
So why make your work available as preprints? There are perceived positives and negatives to disclosing scientific work in the form of a preprint, explored here in the form of 10 Simple Rules. These rules, if they pass review, will appear …
View article: Ten simple rules for considering preprints
Ten simple rules for considering preprints Open
So why make your work available as preprints? There are perceived positives and negatives to disclosing scientific work in the form of a preprint, explored here in the form of 10 Simple Rules. These rules, if they pass review, will appear …
View article: Preprints for the life sciences
Preprints for the life sciences Open
The time is right for biologists to post their research findings onto preprint servers
View article: Evolving Open Solutions (1)
Evolving Open Solutions (1) Open
Are the scholarly publishing tools we’re using today still the right ones? Is the monograph still the best format in the humanities? Is the journal article still best in STM? These products can be difficult to produce and edit, nearly impe…