Academic publishing

The eminent sociologist is entitled to draw on his long lifetime of thought, but should probably be clearer about the extent to which he is doing so, says Paul Jump

Don’t let the sneering scare you; the medium is the best fit for some projects, argues Richard Sugg

Eminent sociologist has recycled 90,000 words of material across a dozen books, claims paper

Fears over quality decline, but many academics still unclear over open access requirements

Crick and Watson's landmark papers on the structure of DNA would have been rejected by modern editors for lack of data, researcher argues

Institute of International Education says there is an increased enthusiasm for academic cooperation between the two countries

Move follows controversy over comment pieces and cover page for Science

Dalmeet Singh Chawla considers whether unsuspecting academics should be helped by having legitimate papers republished elsewhere

German court decision both ‘shocking’ and a threat to historical research

University of Wisconsin-Madison academic says disciplines, despite initial stumbles, might be better suited than some think

Institutions pressure Elsevier to permit all Dutch papers to be freely available online by 2024

Jean-Claude Burgelman also tells London conference of need to 'embed' the concept in society

Peer review is often thought of as ancient and unchanging, but it is neither – and it shouldn’t be treated as a sacred cow, argues Aileen Fyfe

Study led by Angela Dobele of RMIT finds there is no consensus on the value of a paper in 32 per cent of cases

The pressure to publish high-profile papers may not be linked to research misconduct, a new study has found.

Publisher’s open access policy unleashes public display of disagreement

But publisher says changes to policy are ‘evidence-based’ and adhere to standard principles on sharing work

Chief scientific adviser Sir Mark Walport posits a future in which papers are revised as research matures, supplanting ‘outmoded’ publishing practices

150 editors at Nature Publishing Group’s Scientific Reports to resign if the option to jump the publication queue becomes permanent

Peer review is a sacred cow that is ready to be slain, a former editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal has said

Scientific publishing has a noble history of tolerating tiny profits. We need a bit more of that spirit today, suggests Aileen Fyfe

Hepi paper says access could be based on having UK IP address

RCUK review recommends aligning policy with that of UK funding bodies

Two cases assuage concerns about scientific integrity

Journal’s decision follows trial that found ‘no effect’ on quality of reviews, writes Holly Else

Journal prices could rise further if Springer-Macmillan deal goes ahead, some fear

Geoffrey Crossick, author of the report ‘Monographs and Open Access’, argues that the format is resilient but must embrace open access

The publisher of Nature is to merge with the world’s second largest science publisher, Springer

Institutions ‘unbending’ on fee-free demand as talks with Elsevier resume

More than half of academics have felt maltreated by journal editors, survey finds

Dividing citation into six groups could improve the accuracy of metrics in research assessment, paper argues

The publisher of science journal Nature has launched a new initiative that will let subscribers share research papers for free

A new exhibition offers a glimpse “behind the scenes of the process of science journalism and publishing” over 350 years

Freedom of Information requests reveal substantial hikes in university outlay despite open access push

Analysts’ report points to ‘little or no damage’ inflicted on publishers

The decision to make the prestigious journal Nature Communications fully open access amounts to a “flag in the ground” on the issue

UCL/King’s College London team to consult broadly on future of monographs, open access, peer review, publishing and more

Open letter from researchers decries AAAS journal’s high fees and points to Anderson’s combative views on open access

Fears about how much research funding is being wasted on fraudulent projects may be overstated.

Open access science articles are read and cited more often than articles available only to subscribers, a study has suggested.

The bookseller is taking on upstart competitors at their own game, says its digital director

Synergy can help university publishers cut prices, argues Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Finding at Queen’s University Belfast follows criticism of pro vice-chancellor for citing an unpublished work

Accurate scientific translation is vital, say Meredith Root-Bernstein and Richard Ladle

David Mould on fine-tuning the work of a global group of novice researchers

Journal’s editors withdraw threat to resign after publisher apologises for obstructing report critical of industry practices

The head of the online academic social network discusses open goals and communal joys

Citation in high-impact journals valued more than scholarly assessment

Lawyers achieve goal but Coventry academic still linked to second publication on ‘blacklist’

Mining memories on the anniversary of the South Wales Miners’ Library

Editorial board of journal could quit after debate on publishing suffers delay

A publisher has launched a pilot with 21 UK universities to reduce their subscription costs in proportion to the amount of open access fees they pay

A climate scientist has distanced himself from newspaper suggestions that his paper on global warming was rejected by a journal for political reasons

Discoveries by laypeople are rare but free access to research results would increase the likelihood, says Richard Price

RCUK rules may mean UK scholars seeking to publish abroad lose out, report warns

By Carl Straumsheim, for Inside Higher Ed

Academic seeks to gather examples of cases where open access article fees have been paid but content remains behind a paywall

There’s an abundance of serious material outside the academy so why not use it, says Karen Harris

Will a low-cost, user-friendly open access journal steal the traditional publishers’ lunch?

Research funders worried about high open access fees charged by “hybrid” journals could refuse to pay fees above a set threshold, a report suggests.