Open Access

Editorial | ERC’s Decision to Abandon Plan S Hurts Open Science 0
- Editorial Column, Open Access
- August 5, 2020
It was with great apprehension and concern that we, at United Academics, received the news that the European Research Council (ERC) will no longer support Plan S, the science publishing plan that mandates that state-funded researchers publish their work in open access platforms. As an agency that aims to encourage new ideas and talents
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Research & Innovation Should Have a Central Role in the Recovery Plan 0
- Open Access
- May 5, 2020
Research and Innovation actors from the public, private and academic sectors represented by the Knowledge4Innovation Forum in the European Parliament, addressed a letter to the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, emphasizing the important role of research & innovation to solve major problems not only in the recovery plan but in the EU’s long-term strategy. An
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The Future of Anonymous Peer Review 0
- Open Access
- February 16, 2018
The standard approach to publish a scientific research output is through peer review, a process through which independent experts scrutinize papers submitted for publication and evaluate their quality and integrity. For years, peer review has been the accepted tool to guarantee the quality of scientific papers. Based on their expertise and independent assessment of the
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Impactstory – the Plug-In That Allows Users to Browser Open Access Papers 0
- Open Access
- May 1, 2017
Impactstory, a nonprofit organization working to advance open access, has unveiled Unpaywall, a browser plug-in that gives users easy access to electronic open access scientific articles.
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FP7 Post-grant Open Access Pilot Project is Coming to an End 0
- Open Access
- March 20, 2017
Researchers have until the end of April to apply for APCs reimbursements, through the FP7 Post-Grant project. In 2015, the EU FP7 announced a post-grant pilot project to ensure all FP7 funded projects are published in open access, even after the funding program ended. The objective of this pilot project is to encourage researchers to publish
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Open and Post Peer Review: New Trends in Open Access Publications 0
- Open Access
- November 30, 2016
The quality of scientific publications will benefit from a revolution in the peer review models. The peer review system was created in the 20th century as a means to ensure the quality and integrity of scientific research. Until recently, peer review mostly took place before articles have been published, relying on ‘single blind’ and ‘double
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