Need help with writing an excellent impact case study for REF2021? Mark Reed, shares his experience as a reviewer of case studies for REF2014 on…
Earlier this week, the REF 2021 Decisions on staff and outputs was published. This document outlines the decisions made by the funding bodies about some key areas for REF 2021, including staff and…
Here’s some good news for a Friday! If you’re a member of the British Psychological Society, you will not be charged an article processing charge…
Here’s something useful. Something practical that will help you quickly and easily find an essential piece of information when you’re trying to decide which journal…
Information Services and RIO have organised a number of events on all campuses to participate in Open Access Week. This annual international celebration of ‘all…
Elsevier publishers have won their US court case against SciHub, the Library of Genesis (LibGen) and other similar sites for copyright infringement. The fine is a hefty $15…
You might not have noticed the act on acceptance page on this blog but it’s an important message to get across. From 1st April next year the rules about…
So…we’re now into May and Beall’s Lists don’t seem to be making a come-back anytime soon. Are there any other websites that can help when trying to identify…
A number of things have been happening over the last few months as we move towards the next Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise. The results of which are expected to…
It’s taken a while to go through various publisher contracts but we’ve finally managed to extract information about an increased number of APCs available to researchers…