Category - Academic Publishing

Research output is more than just journal articles — and now, ORCID reflects that. With new work types like images, musical compositions, conference presentations, and teaching materials, researchers across all disciplines can showcase their full range of contributions.

Ithaka S+R has launched a Generative AI Licensing Agreement Tracker to document deals between academic publishers and AI developers.

During last month’s Peer Review Week, STM (International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers) announced the launch of the Peer Review Terminology website.

October 21-27 will be International Open Access Week 2024. Worldwide, people and organizations dedicated to pursuing “Open Access” as a part of the Open Science agenda will celebrate open access and hold activities.

In recent years, the number of retracted journal articles has been on the rise. A study published by Nature in 2023 revealed that more than 10,000 research papers were retracted that year—a record high¹.

This week, we present a study on how HKUST researchers write the "Data Availability Statement" section in their papers. Clueless about DAS or not sure how to share your research data? Read our analysis here.

Academic publishing is facing new challenges with the rise of generative AI tools. Retraction Watch, a platform that tracks paper retractions, has revealed a concerning trend: the emergence of papers potentially written by ChatGPT.

Citation counts are widely used to assess the impact and influence of research. Google Scholar, a popular platform for retrieving citation data, has recently come under scrutiny once again for concerns over its manipulability.

Welcome back to the new semester! In this post, we are happy to share the changes we have made to our library’s support for Open Access transformative publishing.