There are untold quantities of research papers – most of which actually contain valuable, peer-reviewed data – that bypass the traditional scholarly route of publication in a journal of record and are instead self-published. This is becoming a problem: so-called ‘grey literature’ [ read more ]
The conversation around authorship attribution and the use of AI rumbles on, this time tackling the vexed question of copyright and plagiarism – check out Roy Kaufman’s great article in ‘The Scholarly Kitchen’ (https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/03/07/some-thoughts-on-five-pending-ai-litigations-avoiding-squirrels-and-other-ai-distractions/). There is the added bonus [ read more ]
The ‘What’s New In Publishing’ site has a really accessible piece that discusses how digital publishing can combat fake news and misinformation. It contains some startling statistics, but also suggests solutions involving the use of AI to track and flag suspicious content [ read more ]
Today I’m sharing some research I’ve come across in Nature Human Behaviour that presents evidence for something that many have suspected for some time …. the title of the paper says it all really: Gender inequality and self-publication are common among academic [ read more ]
Everyone agrees that the peer review process can never be perfect or foolproof, but that shouldn’t stop us from striving to improve and maintaining scientific integrity. David Stuart’s piece in ‘Research Information’ speaks eloquently about the challenges and possible solutions ( [ read more ]
There’s been plenty to chew over in the world of scholarly publishing recently – check out these articles:
A great opinion piece by Elliott Lumb, the founder of PeerRef, in ‘Research Information’ argues the benefits of journal-independent peer review (https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/02/23/guest-post-start-at-the-beginning-the-need-for-research-practice-training/).
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There is a double helping of discussion and guidance being served up in ‘The Scholarly Kitchen’, regarding the application of inclusive language in scholarly publishing.
Two new resources have recently been released by C4DISC | Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications [ read more ]
Making best use of social media to promote research articles in learned journals can no longer be considered an afterthought – it’s an activity that now requires strategic planning for optimal timing and managing engagement.
The European Association of Science Editors (EASE) is [ read more ]
When there’s so much searchable literature readily available, do you ever wonder how much of it is truly original?
A paper in ‘Scientific Data’ by Lukas Gienapp, et al. describes the development, compilation and validation of the Webis-STEREO-21 dataset – a huge collection [ read more ]
In the latest edition of ‘The Scholarly Kitchen’, Erika Pastrana and Simon Adar contemplate the barriers that appear to remain to authors in opting for open access publication. They highlight research that shows a disparity in authors’ awareness, behavior and action in [ read more ]