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New preprint explores tracing data reuse and citations

In our digital era, scientists are certainly sharing and reusing open data. Yet it remains unclear…


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Behind the scenes: New research on doctors who vlog

Doctors are moving out of their clinics and taking over the digital world. Many physicians are…


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Not “collegial” enough: New study examines unsaid criteria in the tenure process

“Denying a professor tenure, Harvard sparks a debate over ethnic studies,” reads a New York…


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Preprint comments: A place for praise, critique, and everything in between

Once all but unknown to anyone but economics or high energy physics researchers, preprints are…


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Analyzing Preprints: The challenges of working with metadata from bioRxiv

By Mario Malički, Maria Janina Sarol, and Juan Pablo Alperin This blog post is the third in a four…


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Comment, reply, repeat: Engaging students with social annotation

By Alice Fleerackers, Juan Pablo Alperin, Esteban Morales, and Remi Kalir Picture the last time…


Academic review promotion and tenure documents promote a view of open access that is at odds with the wider academic community

By Juan Pablo Alperin, Esteban Morales and Erin McKiernan.  First published on the LSE Impact…


Preliminary Findings from the Review, Promotion, and Tenure Study

Support for the open access movement has grown in recent years, and today more than a quarter…