by crauter | Feb 6, 2020 | Events and training, Open Access, Open Research, Publishing
We are an institutional online publisher of Open Access electronic journals. Our catalogue of titles allow readers to access and use the content free of charge under a Creative Commons licence. We are growing this service and welcome enquiries from Swansea University...
by crauter | Dec 19, 2019 | Events and training, Open Access, Open Research, Publishing
What is it? The Game of Open Access is a board game developed by staff at the University of Huddersfield. The aim is to engage researchers with the key concepts and tools required to meet Open Access mandates. Through the use of playful learning,...
by crauter | Nov 26, 2019 | Events and training, Open Access, Open Research, Publishing
Are you thinking about starting a new open access journal, perhaps in an emerging field of research? Swansea University supports the open source software Open Journal Systems (OJS) OJS Logo Come and meet us for coffee and a chat Wednesday December 4th 2019, 10...
by crauter | Mar 14, 2019 | Open Access, Open Research, Publishing, Research News
We were interested to spot this new preprint by Professor Tom Crick et al, discussing the ten myths around Open Scholarship publishing. The paper, which is open for comment, delves into the evolving framework and core issues surrounding Open Research, Open Science and...
by crauter | Jan 29, 2019 | Publishing, Research News
We have blogged before about predatory publishers but a training session today suggested some tips people might find useful: Some journals lie about an impact factor. If you are in doubt about a journal go to http://wok.mimas.ac.uk then click the purple login button....
by crauter | Nov 12, 2018 | Open Access, Publishing, Research News
On Monday 12th November 2018, IJPDS is changing the publishing licence from the current Creative Commons CC-BY-ND to CC-BY The International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS) is an electronic, open-access, peer-reviewed journal focussing on the...