By Lindsay McKenzie. Hundreds of colleges are signing on to publishers’ programs, with apparent savings to students. Some applaud the movement, while others are skeptical. More...
By Lindsay McKenzie. Scholars feel pressure to remove their work from research-sharing platforms like Academia.edu and others, as publishers’ battle with ResearchGate rages on. More...
By Lindsay McKenzie. ResearchGate, a popular social networking site for researchers, has come under fire from publishers because of the way in which scientists share their research on the platform. More...
By Lindsay McKenzie. Publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of ScienceDirect Topics, an information platform that has been compared to Wikipedia. The tool, announced on 12 September, uses information from Elsevier books to generate “a quick snapshot of definitions, terms and excerpts on scientific topics.” More...
By Scott Jaschik. Pennsylvania State University Press on Tuesday announced that it has acquired Eisenbrauns, a small press that focuses on Near Eastern history, linguistics, archaeology, and biblical studies. More...
Scholarly communications shouldn’t just be open, but non-profit too
Jefferson Pooley, LSE Impact Blog, London School of Economics, 2017/08/21µ
The considerations in this post addressed to scholarly publishing could also be applied to open educational resources. More...
Elsevier Acquires bepress
Roger C. Shonfeld, The Scholarly Kitchen, 2017/08/03
Produced by bepress, "Digital Commons is the only comprehensive showcase that lets institutions publish, manage, and increase recognition for everything produced on campus—and the only institutional repository and publishing platform that integrates with a full faculty research and impact suite." It was acquired this week by Elsever, prompting reassurances on discussion lists. More...
Scientists and researchers say that Singapore is at far greater risk of academic fraud now, given the increasingly competitive academic environment, writes Yuen Sin for The Straits Times. More...
The ECMI Working Paper #100 with the title “Women, Ethno-Cultural Communities and the State in Ethiopia” is authored by Sisay Kinfe Gebrewold. The paper addresses issues faced by ethno-cultural communities in general, and women in particular, within the institutional and legislative design of the State of Ethiopia, as well as the role of the civil society in the promotion of women’s rights. More...
Ethno-cultural diversity of Ukraine, its governance, relevant reforms, and challenges: these are main focus areas of the ECMI Issue Brief #38. What are the current prospects for Ukraine in developing a comprehensive and sustainable model of ethno-cultural governance. More...
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