By Scott Jaschik. A federal judge has awarded the Federal Trade Commission an injunction to block what the FTC considers deceptive publishing practices by OMICS Group and other entities. More...
18 décembre 2017
16 décembre 2017
The Editor Is Not Your Enemy
A friend of mine is about to publish his first book. That is, if he can get past his discouragement. More...
14 décembre 2017
Service public territorial est en ligne - 01-12-2017
Comment agir contre la pollution lumineuse ? Notre dossier sur l’éclairage public, également mis en ligne sur cnfpt.fr dans la rubrique Médiathèque, répond à cette question et valorise les initiatives prises par les collectivités en faveur de la diminution des effets néfastes de la lumière sur la vie des usager.ère.s et sur la biodiversité. Plus...11 décembre 2017
New Edition Higher Education Policy Journal
The latest edition of Higher Education Policy (HEP), IAU’s quarterly peer-reviewed journal has just been released. A special edition, entitled The Role of Higher Education in the Socio-Economic Development of Peripheral Regions, it features papers looking at developments and issues in two distinct national settings within a broader European context, namely Norway and Czech Republic. Papers include a literature review and framework of analysis, the role of institutions in fostering industry clusters in peripheral regions, lifelong learning, cultural preconditions, and third mission. More...
10 décembre 2017
Publication Eurydice: Structure des systèmes éducatifs européens 2017-2018 (en anglais)
27 novembre 2017
German publishers are joining forces against the duopoly
German publishers are joining forces against the duopoly
Jessica Davies, Digiday, 2017/08/31
On discussion lists recently the subject of personal identification schemes has resulted in considerable debate - should, for exam ple, ORCID be required by funders, or should the principle of an open, distributed and non-proprietary scheme be encouraged. More...
26 novembre 2017
Academic journal publishing is headed for a day of reckoning
Imagine a researcher working under deadline on a funding proposal for a new project. This is the day she’s dedicated to literature review – pulling examples from existing research in published journals to provide evidence for her great idea. Creating an up-to-date picture of where things stand in this narrow corner of her field involves 30 references, but she has access to only 27 of those via her library’s journal subscriptions. More...
26 novembre 2017
Why developing countries are particularly vulnerable to predatory journals
Every day academics wade through emails riddled with spelling errors promising almost immediate publication of their research. These publications assure the reader that they can skip the tough realities of rejections and revisions. More...
24 novembre 2017
Publication by Chance
By Colleen Flaherty. New simulation study says peer review is better at assuring quality research than random publication choices, but some systems of review are significantly better than others. Editors seen as more effective than peer-review panels alone. More...
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