Category: Scholarly Publishing
Extensive updates of indexed journal list on Web of Science for research integrity assurance
— by Florence Ng Clarivate announced in March 2023 that over 50 journals have been delisted from the Web of Science Core Collection in their latest update. The delisted journals failed to meet their quality criteria during the selection review. In the current selection practice, journals are evaluated by 28 criteria, including 24 quality criteria…
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HKU Libraries Supports Open Scholarship
— by Florence Ng HKU Libraries commits to promoting Open Scholarship, which includes enabling open access (OA) to research publications, research datasets, metadata, along with research workflows and other types of outputs. We believe Open Scholarship principles can strengthen research integrity, increase visibility, and enhance the impact of the University. Let’s have a look on…
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Towards a Framework to Measure Open Science Practices – PLOS Open Science Indicators
— by Fanny Liu Open Science is “transparent and accessible knowledge that is shared and developed through collaborative networks” (Vicente-Saez & Martinez-Fuentes, 2018, p. 434). It encompasses emerging trends such as open code, open data, open access, and more. PLOS (Public Library of Science) is a non-profit, open access publisher in science and medicine, and…
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Journal submission process – What it has been & What it might become
— by Fanny Liu From 31 January 2023, eLife, a peer reviewed, open-access journal in life sciences and medicine, will adopt a new “publish, review, curate” model for article publishing. There will still be the peer review process, but no more post-peer review accept/reject decisions. Instead, all papers that have undergone peer review will be…
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