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Catching up on open access
A decade ago, Canada was at the forefront of open access publishing. Now critics say those policies are due for a drastic rewrite.
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Publish or perish: women in research call for an end to systemic discrimination
The global COVID-19 crisis offers universities the ideal pretext to change their practices and rethink their definition of academic work and its value.
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COVID-19 pandemic shakes up the world of scientific publishing
Scientific publishing is experiencing major changes these days, with increased production of scientific data, open-access publications and online prepublication. Can these changes last?
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How Ottawa’s Centre for Journalology is tackling the scourge of predatory publishers
Last year, the centre led a historic meeting of research stakeholders that ended with a consensus definition of predatory publishing. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
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The open educational resources movement is redefining the concept of online textbooks
The movement is also aiming to reimagine and democratize learning technologies.
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Janet Morrison reflects on 25 years of championing student success at York U
The outgoing vice-provost, students, is taking up a new post at Sheridan College.
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Beware! Academics are getting reeled in by scam journals
The number of predatory publishers is skyrocketing – and they’re eager to pounce on unsuspecting scholars.
