The webinar recording and slides are now online! Check it out ➡️ oa2020.org/2023/11/20/bew… #openaccess🔓 #copyright

Following the REF initial decisions consultation, we're announcing some updates - most importantly that the next REF will be REF 2029. This is in recognition of the complexities for HEIs in preparing for the exercise.

Delighted to finish off the year with publishing the first Approaches journal issue to be hosted on our QMU Journals OJS platform: journals.qmu.ac.uk/approaches/ind… . Very grateful to all Edinburgh Diamond for their patient advice and assistance.🙂

The same issues confronted by authors looking to publish in journals, also confront authors seeking to publish a book or a chapter. We’ve just updated our checklist for Books and Chapters is updated. bit.ly/3WnYsAh

Open-access papers draw more citations from a broader readership | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…

Why I left the editorial board of the prestigious scientific journal NeuroImage — and helped start something new statnews.com/2024/02/01/sci… via STAT

‘The situation has become appalling’: fake scientific papers push research credibility to crisis point theguardian.com/science/2024/f…

Free to read, free to publish, and entirely open source. Find out more about Octopus.ac in this short video ji.sc/introducing-oc…

We have been asked to provide clarity on the REF2029 position on trade books. We confirm that trade books are out of scope in the REF2029 Open Access Policy and are therefore not subject to open access requirements. The consultation and website are updated ref.ac.uk/guidance/ref-2…

⏰ Only 1 week left to go! Remember to RVSP to 'Peer Review & Publishing', a 3-part online event on Wed 15 May! 🗓️ Open to Scotland-based arts & humanities doctoral researchers! Attendees welcome to sign up for the whole day or just 1 session! 📚 🔗 tockify.com/sgsah/detail/2…

We are live! Delighted to share our new website. Full of free resources for educators to enhance disability literacy and representation. Take a look and let us know what you think qmutoyboxdiversitylab.com #representationmatters #Disability #education

Predatory publishing is not just about journals. There are predatory book publishers. See our checklist for books and chapters. bit.ly/3TJ3nea

Does the mass resignation of editors from two Elsevier journals mean the whole sector is close to a tipping point? This article is an attempt to understand the extent to which other journals are in a position to follow and if so, when. cilip.org.uk/news/645503/Wh…

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How to promote your article and impact policy - free webinar with me and Sean Scarisbrick from Sage. Register now (takes place this November) sagepub.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Taylor & Francis’ decision to sell access to its academic publications to allow Microsoft to train its AI system has raised concerns over plagiarism and accusations that researchers have been misled timeshighereducation.com/news/academic-…

💥New: Why are UK universities ending their Elsevier open access agreements? #OpenAccess #Elsevier #AcademicLibraries blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…