
Open Access

Open Access: AfricArXiv Facilitates Knowledge Exchange Between Africa and Europe
Fostering transparency, open access and global dialogue in research are crucial to deal with local as...

Open Science in Research Projects: Library Supports from Grant Proposal to Final Report
If open science aspects of research projects are not planned in the early stage of writing a grant...

Legal Compendium on Open Science: Guideline Answers Legal Questions
Practicing open science poses a variety of challenges to researchers. These include legal issues. What...

Review: How the Economic Impacts of Open Science are Being Measured
Open science is believed to have a lot of benefits. One hope associated with the fostering of open...

Open Access for Monographs: Small Steps Along a Difficult Path
While a considerable proportion of journal articles are now available in open access, only a few...

Interview: Open Access Preprints Boost Article Citations and Mentions
What effects does submitting a journal article as preprint first have on its citation and sharing? A...

Open Science in Canada: Grassroots Effort and a National Approach
Canada is transitioning to open science at a great speed. The Canadian government and a myriad of other...

Future Report: Who can Transform Scholarly Publishing and Communication?
A new report on the future of scholarly publishing and scholarly communication addresses key principles...

A Self-Experiment in Fake Science: The Tricks of Predatory Journals
How do predatory journals work, and what needs to be done to place a publication here? A research group...