We’ve just added two new Open Access journals to the Key Resources list for Criminology/Criminal Justice They are the British Journal of Community Justice and Prison Service Journal. You’ll also find both of these in the Journals Titles...
Here’s a new tool that should help authors track down the often elusive Author Accepted Manuscript when depositing their research outputs in SURE. For staff to be eligible for the next Research Excellence Framework,...
Just came across a film that explores the current model of academic publishing from the perspective of authors and librarians. It is rather partisan, but quite honestly it’s difficult to remain impartial when faced...
Open Access Week ran from 20-26 Oct 2020 with a theme To be Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion encouraging all stakeholders in the provision of Open Access...
We’ve just added some new Open Access resources onto our Journal Titles list. The Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research turned Open Access at the end of 2017 and is a useful international academic journal...
New on SURE is this fantastic video from Inge Panneels, senior lecturer in glass and ceramics, and Mike Collier, professor of visual art. Here’s the abstract: This short film is a brief synopsis of...
Here’s a video from UB Wuerzburg showing how to get the most out of ORCID. I found it really useful.
Open Access (OA) research is free to read, with none of the paywall barriers often associated with traditional publishers using a subscription publishing model. By making research OA , authors can also choose to...
Check out Participations, an open access journal which is devoted to developing the broad field of cultural and media audiences. The journal aims to include work across all fields of media and culture. There...
Just read a rather bleak article in the Times Higher that describes one academic’s experience of higher education in England. His frustrations have led to him taking a position at a university in Germany....
I thought it was worth posting a reminder about the embargo periods some publishers impose on the depositing of final author-created manuscripts in SURE. ...
Drew Dalton Cutting the Ribbon? The Current Health of UK Based HIV/AIDS Organisations and the Effects of Austerity (2016) I’d like to highlight something new on SURE. Drew Dalton’s Cutting the Ribbon is a fantastic...
Sure is now linked with ORCID, the persistent identifier for researchers. ORCID (Open Researcher Contributor Identification Initiative) allows users to create a unique 16 digit code that acts something like an ISBN for authors....
We’re holding the next in a series of open access drop-ins this Monday 14th November in Prospect Building 1-3pm. This a great opportunity to find out more about HEFCE’s open access policy for...
