Bernard Rentier @bernardrentier@qoto.org

Well… Surprised ?
« Articles in open access repositories receive 50 % more citations than paywalled ones »
And look who’s publishing this !
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133323000733

The Musée du #Louvre innovates and publishes the catalog raisonné of its collection of Van Dyck paintings in four simultaneous formats, three of which are digital and accessible and downloadable for free (#openaccess).
Le Louvre wishes to provide free, unlimited, and immediate access to its own research publications while at the same time facing the challenge of the dematerialization of art books.
👉 https://presse.louvre.fr/le-premier-livre-multiformat-du-musee-du-louvre/ (also in English).

In 2006 : https://www.chronicle.com/article/editorial-board-of-elsevier-journal-resigns-in-protest-over-pricing-119337/

In 2015 : https://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2015/11/mass-resignation-of-editors-and-editorial-board-at-overpriced-elsevier-linguistics-journal.html

In 2017 : https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20171028064145118

Indeed, in 2019 : https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/01/14/elsevier-journal-editors-resign-start-rival-open-access-journal

Not a surprise… Mass walk-out at an Elsevier journal editorial board : « Too greedy ». https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/07/too-greedy-mass-walkout-at-global-science-journal-over-unethical-fees . It sounds familiar though…

How librarians can help identify potentially predatory journal emails
https://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/1554

Science journals integrate Dryad to simplify data deposition and strengthen scientific reproducibility - http://www.stm-publishing.com/science-journals-integrate-dryad-to-simplify-data-deposition-and-strengthen-scientific-reproducibility/

The Ruling That Threatens the Future of Libraries - The Atlantic - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/04/internet-archive-libraries-federal-court-ruling/673615/

Why Interoperability Matters for Open Research – And More than Ever - https://twitter.com/oatp/status/1644333447865851905?s=46&t=u0V-ObXWdI6eNzGHjS4wJQ

Trends in preprint, data, and code sharing, 2019-2022 - https://theplosblog.plos.org/2023/04/open-science-indicators/

Why do so many good ideas fail ? https://www.csescienceeditor.org/article/science-publishing-innovation-why-do-so-many-good-ideas-fail/

https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-gpt-x-revolution-in-medicine

The Rapid Growth of Mega-Journals
Threats and Opportunities https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2802853

https://twitter.com/fasc1nate/status/1624871101733158912?s=61&t=nRSqWdkUOoA-ukYRzOpAvg

Turnitin announces AI detector with ‘97 per cent accuracy’ - https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/turnitin-announces-ai-detector-97-cent-accuracy

How About Paying Extra For Peer-Review? Oops !http://bjoern.brembs.net/2023/02/how-about-paying-extra-for-peer-review/

#OpenScience #OpenSoftware #IpenData A call for proposals supporting state-of-the-art and innovative research that requires the development and application of advanced research software. https://www.esciencecenter.nl/calls-for-proposals/open-escience-call-2023-oec-2023/