Here is a short and quick roundup of what was on academics’ minds on Twitter this month.
cOAlition S has initiated a pilot project wherein eight publishers have volunteered to share detailed information about their pricing. The main intent of this initiative is to bring transparency…
As part of efforts to promote discussions around mental health in academia, Editage Insights will host a free online talk by motivational speaker Prasha Sarwate Dutra.
A court in south China’s Shenzhen city found He Jiankui and two others his research team guilty of illegally gene-editing human embryos. All the three researchers pleaded guilty to the charges. Read…
In 2019, we published several learning-based content pieces and answered the questions posted by you on the Q&A forum. We thought it would be interesting to share with you which of these were…
As the year 2019 is coming to a close, can you think of the events or news that caught your attention? While a lot has happened over the past year, we have tried to cover some of the most trending…
A group of 43 leading publishers and scholars from 10 countries met in Canada to define predatory publishers and journals. Read on to know more about the definition and characteristics of predatory…
Elsevier has signed new agreements with the Bibsam consortium and a U.S. university. Read on to find out more details. 
If your personal and professional goals are not in sync, it can lead to a sense of discontent. Left unaddressed, these feelings can become the cause of mental and physical health issues. We are…
Cao Xuetao, a senior researcher in China and president of Nankai University in Tianjin, is facing allegations of image manipulation in several papers he has authored.