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Defining the true impact of research is an elusive task. Open science practices such as data sharing, code sharing, protocol and methods sharing, preregistration, and others, can establish pathways towards increased impact. Communicating that impact hinges on easy access to as many elements of the research, metadata surrounding the research, and its usage, as possible. It takes a village.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our Compensation and Benefits Benchmarking Study! This annual global study will gather comprehensive data on wages, compensation, benefits, policies, and skills from professionals in scholarly communications and the organizations that employ them. The survey results will be hosted on SSP’s new Insights Platform.

ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the largest professional association of pediatricians in the United States, today announced a new partnership that aims to grow the reach and readership of AAP journals through ResearchGate’s innovative Journal Home offering.

Defining the true impact of research is an elusive task. Open science practices such as data sharing, code sharing, protocol and methods sharing, preregistration, and others, can establish pathways towards increased impact. Communicating that impact hinges on easy access to as many elements of the research, metadata surrounding the research, and its usage, as possible. It takes a village.

Digital Science is excited to announce that Altmetric, which gauges the online attention of research, has added the social media platform Bluesky as a new attention source for published research.

The Knowledge Gate Group startup that has developed an AI-powered platform to accelerate research won first place at the VIA Award ceremony today, December 3rd, in London.

New analysis suggests that open data practice is now on the edge of becoming a standard, recognised and supported scholarly output, globally. As part of the latest in the State of Open Data series, produced by partners Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature, direct author-sharing practices have been analysed from a funder, country and institutional level.

The Company of Biologists is delighted to announce the renewal of our Read & Publish Open Access agreement with Jisc, the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research and innovation.

Today, the MIT Press is releasing a comprehensive report that addresses how open access policies shape research and what is needed to maximize their positive impact on the research ecosystem. The report, entitled “Access to Science & Scholarship 2024: Building an Evidence Base to Support the Future of Open Research Policy,” is the outcome of a National Science Foundation-funded workshop held at the D.C. headquarters of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on September 20, 2024.

IOP Publishing (IOPP) has introduced the Get Full Text Research (GetFTR) retraction and errata feature onto its content platform, IOPscience, to keep researchers informed about updates to scientific content and strengthen scientific integrity. The integration flags retractions and corrections directly on article pages, ensuring transparency and accuracy at the point of discovery. 

Introducing Maternal and Children’s Health, Karger’s latest Open Access journal. The new peer-reviewed journal will focus on research in the periconceptional, perinatal, and neonatal periods of pregnancy, and on the development of the child to emerging adulthood and beyond.

PeerJ has announced the launch of PeerJ Open Advances in Zoology, a new Open Access journal dedicated to publishing research and commentary that addresses the most pressing challenges in the field of zoology. With a focus on equity, collaboration, and openness, the journal will eliminate financial barriers to publication and dissemination, making high-impact research and commentary accessible to all by being free to read and free to publish.

Springer Nature announced that it has founded a Latin American Research Advisory Council (LARAC) to better support and collaborate with researchers in the region. This joins the publisher’s existing research advisory councils in Africa (ARAC), Europe (ERAC), Japan (JRAF), Korea (KRAF), and the United States (USRAC).

Karger Publishers extended the partnership with the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), providing access to the entire Karger Journal Collection for researchers from 260 Brazilian institutions.

Rebecca has had a long and successful career in leadership roles across the public service and university sector. From 2019 to 2023 she was Chief Executive of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), where she led the organisation through the pandemic, implementing large scale innovation to improve performance and support digital transformation.