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PLOS Receives $3.3M Grant to Support Open Access Publishing & Business Model Transformation
From PLOS: PLOS has been awarded a $3.3million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, underscoring its commitment to pioneer a shift away from traditional publishing models. The 3-year funding package from the Gates Foundation will support PLOS’ transition towards APC-free publishing by enabling authors, funded by the foundation, to publish with PLOS without […]
Digital Preservation: PLOS Partners with CLOCKSS to Safeguard its Journals
From a Joint Announcement: As we navigate the digital age, the landscape of academic and scientific publishing has transformed. The convenience of digital formats allows for quicker dissemination and wider access to scholarly work, but this shift also presents challenges. Unlike traditional print media, digital content faces risks such as technological obsolescence, data corruption, platform […]
Open Science: PLOS Receives $2.5 Million in Grant Funding For New Research Initiative
Here’s the Full Text of the PLOS Release: PLOS today announced that it has received a $1.5 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and a $1 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to support our mission to drive Open Science forward with meaningful change in scholarly publishing. The funds enable PLOS to embark […]
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A Multi-Stakeholder Working Group (JISC, Plan S, PLOS) Release a “New Tool To Assess Equity In Scholarly Communication Models”
From a Plan S News Post: A new online tool designed to assess the equity of scholarly communication models is launched today at the OASPA 2024 conference. The “How Equitable Is It” tool, developed by a multi-stakeholder Working Group, comprising librarians, library consortia representatives, funders and publishers, and convened by cOAlition S, Jisc and PLOS, aims to provide a framework for […]
Research Article: “Tweeting and Retweeting Scientific Articles: Implications for Altmetrics”
The research article (full text) linked below was recently published by Scientometrics. Title Tweeting and Retweeting Scientific Articles: Implications for Altmetrics Authors Ashraf Maleki University of Turku, Finland Kim Holmberg University of Turku, Finland Source Scientometrics (2024) DOI: 10.1007/s11192-024-05127-8 Despite differences in extent of engagement of users, original tweets and retweets to scientific publications are […]
Report: “ChatGPT is Truly Awful at Diagnosing Medical Conditions”
From LiveScience: ChatGPT’s medical diagnoses are accurate less than half of the time, a new study reveals. Scientists asked the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to assess 150 case studies from the medical website Medscape and found that GPT 3.5 (which powered ChatGPT when it launched in 2022) only gave a correct diagnosis 49% of the time. […]
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Journal Article: “Ten Simple Rules For Recognizing Data and Software Contributions In Hiring, Promotion, And Tenure”
The article (full text) linked below was recently published by PLOS Computational Biology. Title Ten Simple Rules For Recognizing Data and Software Contributions In Hiring, Promotion, And Tenure Authors Iratxe Puebla DataCite Giorgio A. Ascoli George Mason University Jeffrey Blume University of Virginia John Chodacki California Digital Library, University of California Joshua Finnell Colgate University […]
AI Roundup: Watch ChatGPT’s New Voice Mode Sing, Mimic Accents; The Political Preferences of LLMs; & More AI Headlines
Roundup Academic Publishing: Wiley and Oxford University Press Confirm AI Partnerships As Cambridge University Press Offers ‘Opt-In’ (via The Bookeseller) Breaking MAD: Generative AI Could Break the Internet (via Rice U.) Research: The Decision-Making Mystery of AI Chatbots (via Cornell U.) Researchers Develop State-Of-The-Art Device to Make Artificial Intelligence More Energy Efficient (via U of […]
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Preprint: “Estimating Global Article Processing Charges Paid to Six Publishers For Open Access Between 2019 and 2023”
The preprint linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title Estimating Global Article Processing Charges Paid to Six Publishers For Open Access Between 2019 and 2023 Authors Stefanie Haustein School of Information Studies, University of Ottawa Scholarly Communications Lab Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur la science et la technologie (CIRST) Eric Schares Scholarly Communications Lab […]
SPARC Announces a New Webinar Series: “Open Access 101: Foundations for OA Work in a Rapidly Evolving Landscape”; A New Open Science Indicator: Measuring Study Registration; & More Headlines
AI USPTO to Host Public Roundtable On Ai And Protections For Use on an Individual’s Name, Image, Voice, Likeness, or Reputation Exact Editions/Great Western Library Alliance Exact Editions Partners with the Greater Western Library Alliance Ireland Historic Newspaper Made Available in Ireland’s Virtual Treasury (IrishCentral.com) Open Access Brandon Butler Moves to Helm of re:Create to […]
