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Explore independent publishing and understand its benefits and pitfalls so that you may take an informed decision that you don't regret later.
What is new in independent publishing?
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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…
Paying to publish research: Pitfalls to avoid
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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…
How to leverage preprints in your research
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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…
Open access initiatives and challenges from a society publisher’s perspective: Interview with Stacey Burke
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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…
Perspectives on open access publishing in India: Interview with Sridhar Gutam
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While OA initiatives have brought down barriers to information access, the extent to which they have genuinely achieved universal accessibility is debated. This…
Are we there yet? Making open access truly open and accessible
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An open approach to communicating scientific results can benefit the process of research by making it faster, more efficient, and collaborative. Other than significantly…
How open access benefits the scientific enterprise and public understanding of science
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While we all wait for Open Access Week 2023 begin, we have some Open Access related resources from the archives to get you prepared!
Are you ready for Open Access Week 2023?
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If you are a researcher, you probably collect, analyze, and use all sorts of data to support your findings. But what happens to your data after you publish your paper?…
Navigating the complex scenario of open access publishing can be challenging for early career researchers, especially those in the humanities and social science…