In the past few years, an increasing number of researchers, funders, and publishers have embraced open access. Advocates of open access opine that making research open and accessible for all will provide an equal opportunity Read More
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Did you know that 65% of the world’s 100 most cited papers are behind a paywall?1 With the increasing awareness of the importance of making research easily accessible, the open access movement is gaining worldwide consensus. Read More
The theme of Open Access Week 2020 is Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion. The theme is perhaps the overarching premise of the open access (OA) movement itself, which came about Read More
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day 2020, Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a technology company accelerating scientific advancement, released its much-anticipated global survey report on mental health, wellbeing, and fulfilment among researchers. The survey, which was Read More
Editorial note: This article was originally published in The Conversation here and has been republished here. Indonesia is a world leader in the number of free-to-read published research journals. Journals published with open access (OA) Read More
Various plants and their products are known to contain “bioactive” ingredients that can alleviate human diseases. These “phytocompounds” often contain restorative biological properties such as anti-cancerous, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects. Thus, understanding how they interact Read More
Self-esteem does not remain constant through life, but changes as a person develops. A large number of studies conducted on this topic, mainly in the United States, have shown that self-esteem is high in childhood, Read More
Overview If I had any idea what I would be getting into with graduate school, I would have run in the opposite direction. Thankfully, I was naive and stepped through the door into a much Read More
Despite humanity’s remarkable engineering prowess, sometimes completely unexpected or poorly understood physical phenomena can rapidly lead to catastrophic failures. Such was the case in Braniff International Airways Flight 542 in 1959 and Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710 Read More
Conducting studies in vitro – a Latin term that literally means “in the glass”—is essential in the fields of medicine and biology. Working with in vitro cultures is a relatively cost-effective and easily repeatable way Read More