The Plan S deadline is drawing near: from 1 January 2021, scientific research funded by public grants should be published open access (OA). So publishers are increasingly involved in negotiating transformative agreements to move libraries […]
Last October, we reviewed the status of the Research Organization Registry (ROR) project to create unique IDs for research organizations worldwide. A year on, ROR is making good progress – the current version of the registry […]
The last six months have been a busy time for publishers, dealing with challenges such as increased submissions as well as getting used to working from home. As we start to return to some kind […]
With technological advances, funding of research by international bodies, and increasing collaboration between scholars from different countries, journal publishing is now very much a global enterprise. Understanding and promoting geographical diversity of authors and reviewers […]
One of the benefits of DataSalon’s PaperStack service is that it helps publishers understand the efficiency of their submissions decision process. A key report here is ‘Time Taken to First Decision Split by Final Decision’. […]
In the current difficult economic times, marketing activities need to be carefully focused, to make the most of limited time and budgets. We’ve been helping a number of our clients to use the data they […]
To provide some distraction from the difficult times we find ourselves in, here are some of our favourite Easter eggs of the non-chocolate variety. The term is used to describe hidden features in software, and […]
The warmest January on record and the severe floods in many parts of the UK are just two recent reminders of the ongoing climate crisis and the need for urgent action. Businesses can play an […]
One of the key benefits of DataSalon’s new PaperStack service is that the raw data pulled from manuscript submission systems is automatically enhanced with trusted industry resources, placing it in a wider context in order […]
We recently announced the launch of our comprehensive new editorial reporting service, PaperStack, and gave you an overview of its reports and functionality. But in case you’re still wondering exactly how it can help you […]
