Following our How to Peer Review series, we’ve put together a quiz to test your knowledge on what can sometimes be a tricky task. With the aim of training you to be the best in peer review, why not try it and see how well you do!
A survey of 22,000 academic researchers by Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and Palgrave Macmillan has revealed that a decreasing number of authors are concerned about perceptions of the quality of open access publications.
Transparency has been one of the defining trends in biomedical research over the last decade. However, as the recent case of Richmond Pharmacology Ltd vs the UK Health Research Authority (HRA) shows, it is not without its detractors. Against the mounting pressure of public opinion and international regulation do these last holdouts have a specific agenda, or is it simply a fear of change?
Academic research impacts on everything from healthcare, to economic policy. But how do we understand and evaluate that impact? Martin Szomszor of Digital Science tells us more about their latest work to visualize research impact in the UK.
How has open access publishing changed in China? Here, Joyce Li, Associate Publisher for BioMed Central, based in the Beijing office, provides an insight into this growth, and the reasons behind it.
Mengfeng Li is an Editorial Board Member for BMC Medicine, and carries out research and teaching, as well as overseeing the development of medical education at Sun Yat-Sen University. Here, he tells us more about his work training young researchers, and what he thinks it takes to publish in high quality journals.
Not had a chance to read all our posts this month? Here’s a roundup of what you’ve missed…