Authors: Maciej Maryl, Magdalena WnukReviewers: Karla Avanço, Françoise Gouzi According to Joseph Schumpeter, innovation is more than just a buzzword—it’s the tangible realization of ideas that leads to fresh or enhanced products, services, and processes. But innovation isn’t a solitary endeavour. It begins with the creators themselves, who forge ahead with their vision. Only afterwards … Continue reading When innovation precedes change
DARIAH overlay journal as an alternative and transparent publishing model
Author: Françoise GouziReviewers: Elena Giglia, Sy Holsinger, Tomasz Umerle The Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH-EU) is building an overlay journal, and has chosen Episciences platform for this project (application currently in progress). Episciences is a French public publishing platform provided by one of DARIAH’s French partner institutions, the Centre for Direct Scientific Communication (CCSD). It will help … Continue reading DARIAH overlay journal as an alternative and transparent publishing model
Cool tools for open access books
Authors: Ronald SnijderReviewers: Françoise Gouzi, Sy Holsinger As you may know, the OAPEN Foundation manages two platforms to distribute open access books and chapters: the OAPEN Library and the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). Both platforms have thrived for over a decade, experiencing substantial growth in their respective collections. As of November 2023, the collection of … Continue reading Cool tools for open access books
(Open!) Peer review – an overview
Author: Jadranka Stojanovski, University of Zadar, Croatia jadranka.stojanovski@irb.hr Reviewers: Karla Avanço, Maciej Maryl Introduction Open science initiatives have gained significant traction in Europe since 2014, spearheaded by the European Commission's efforts to develop guidelines and recommendations and implement open science practices. In recent years, UNESCO has joined these initiatives, expanding its global influence by adopting … Continue reading (Open!) Peer review – an overview