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Journal Selection

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Recognizing the implications of the demands of publishing on research integrity and research well-being, a group of journal editors and publishers developed a…
The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA): Uniting stakeholders
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The growth of open access has largely been driven by good faith efforts from the research community. However, early-career researchers are frequently targeted by…
Demystifying open access (part 2): What are the pitfalls?
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OA is becoming a huge topic that every researcher needs to understand early in their careers to make the right decisions for their research. Check out our growing…
Demystifying open access: What early-career researchers need to know
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Learn how you can take simple steps to avoid submitting your paper to a hijacked journal. This case study is based on an actual experience with a fake journal…
Open access (OA) publishing has been a transformative force in the academic community, democratizing knowledge and accelerating the pace of scientific discovery. Owing…
Explore independent publishing and understand its benefits and pitfalls so that you may take an informed decision that you don't regret later.
As an early career researcher, you may be wondering about the costs of publishing your work in academic journals and how to fund them. What is APC? Why do journals…
Preprints are preliminary versions of scientific manuscripts that are published on the World Wide Web, freely accessible by all, without peer review. This post explains…
Publishers play a central and crucial role in this transformation to an open access world. So, to gain insights into some of the challenges faced and progress made with…
Dr. Sridhar Gutam, senior scientist at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, India, and founder of “Open Access India” shares insights into the open access…