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Running a Libre Open Access Journal

8 August 2018
lauraennis
Gold Route, Green Route, Open Access, Publisher policies

There are many types of Open Access. Green Open Access for example means depositing or ‘self-archiving’ a copyright-free version of your work in a digital…

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A publisher, a copyright infringement court case and an £11.8 million fine

A publisher, a copyright infringement court case and an £11.8 million fine

29 June 2017
Joyce Templeton
copyright

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…

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New Article Processing Charge offers now available

New Article Processing Charge offers now available

20 January 2017
Joyce Templeton
Open Access

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…

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Something else to be wary about? Hijacked journals

Something else to be wary about? Hijacked journals

12 December 2016
Joyce Templeton
Early Career Researcher

You’ve probably heard of predatory journals that actively and sometimes aggressively seek researchers to publish their articles in their journals, well, there’s something else to watch…

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Academic journal markets and the move towards open access

Academic journal markets and the move towards open access

15 February 2016
Joyce Templeton
Open Access

JISC, RLUK, SCONUL and the Association of Research Managers and Administrators have recently published a thought-provoking discussion paper, Academic journal markets, their limitations, and the…

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Need help choosing a trusted journal to publish in?

Need help choosing a trusted journal to publish in?

2 December 2015
Joyce Templeton
Open Access

A new online checklist has been launched recently to help researchers choose which journal to publish their research in. The Think.Check.Submit website describes the new campaign to support researchers. Think.Check.Submit…

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How accurate is SHERPA/FACT?

How accurate is SHERPA/FACT?

7 July 2015
Joyce Templeton
Funder requirements, Green Route, Publisher policies, SHERPA

Well, the answer is that SHERPA/FACT is more than 95% accurate at checking publisher’s policies against funders open access requirements. A recent study by the…

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OA - Friction Between Advocates of Gold & Green

OA – Friction Between Advocates of Gold & Green

8 June 2015
keithwalker
Gold Route, Green Route, Publisher policies

This article from the Times Higher highlights the strength of feeling between advocates of the gold route, and those advocating the green route.  Mainly over…

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All 'Nature' articles free to view

All ‘Nature’ articles free to view

2 December 2014
Joyce Templeton
Open Access, Publisher policies

Publisher Macmillan has just announced that it’s allowing all research papers to be made free to view. This applies to the journal ‘Nature’ and 48 other journals Macmillan…

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