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Free public education that pays for itself?
London, UK - Education funding, particularly at university level, is tighter than ever under current austerity measures. A new study published by SAGE in the journal Theory & Research in Education proposes a radical new approach that offers affordable higher education to all, and yet avoids additional government spending.
Updated advice from SAGE regarding the Swets Information Services B.V. Bankruptcy
The Swets bankruptcy trustee has now published guidance on the Swets website on what payments libraries should make to Swets. In this guidance, they make clear they will only be invoicing for services already rendered to the customer (fulfilled) and for which the publisher has been paid.
The guidance is available here: http://www.swets.com/news/important-notice-to-customersdebtors-of-swets-information-services-bv.
Researchers advocate for optimum level of "unequality" for the U.S. Economy
Los Angeles, CA - The growing disparity in economic inequality has become so stark that even Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve chairwoman, recently expressed concern. Interestingly, new research has discovered that American citizens desire an unequal, but more equal distribution of wealth and income. Lower levels of this “unequality” are associated with decreased unethical behavior and increased motivation and labor productivity. This study is published today in the inaugural issue of Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (PIBBS).
Two million people eligible for weight loss surgery
Los Angeles, CA and London, UK - Two million people in England could be eligible for weight loss surgery according to new research published today by JRSM Open, the open access companion publication of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. The figure far exceeds previous estimates of eligibility.
Free public access to BP energy data
Award-winning digital publisher to release 3D Energy Data Visualization Tool for 30-day free access
Adam Matthew are enabling free public access for one month to their innovative ‘Energy Data Visualisation Tool’, which uses the latest web-based information visualization techniques to represent a vast array of data on global energy use. Users will be able to access global energy reserves, production and consumption data and explore the huge growth in renewables between 1965 and 2012.
SAGE to publish The British Journal of Occupational Therapy
Los Angeles, CA - SAGE, a leading independent academic and professional publisher, today announced that as of January 2015 it will be publishing one of the foremost occupational therapy journals, The British Journal of Occupational Therapy (BJOT).
SAGE supports library travel grant for ALPSP International Conference 2014
Los Angeles, CA - SAGE has announced it will be sponsoring a librarian place for the fourth consecutive year at the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) International conference. The annual event takes place Wednesday 10 - Friday 12 September 2014 in London, United Kingdom.
Funding Acknowledgements
All research articles should have a funding acknowledgement statement included in the manuscript in the form of a sentence under a separate heading entitled ‘Funding’ directly after your Acknowledgements and Declaration of Conflicting Interests, if applicable, and prior to any Notes and your References. The funding agency should be written out in full, followed by the grant number in square brackets, see following example (the text in bold is mandatory, unless specified otherwise by the journal):
Types of Peer Review
Peer review is “a process where scientists (“peers”) evaluate the quality of other scientists’ work. By doing this, they aim to ensure the work is rigorous, coherent, uses past research and adds to what we already know.” This quote comes from an explainer on The Conversation, which you can read here.
Peer review brings academic research to publication in the following ways:
A reference for new research leaders: The SAGE Handbook of Research Management
A reference for new research leaders: The SAGE Handbook of Research Management
London, UK (September 30, 2015)- A vital tool for the newly promoted research leader, SAGE today launches The Handbook of Research Management, a resource to guide researchers making the transition from individual scholars to managers and leaders.
A reference for new research leaders: The SAGE Handbook of Research Management
A reference for new research leaders: The SAGE Handbook of Research Management
London, UK (September 30, 2015)- A vital tool for the newly promoted research leader, SAGE today launches The Handbook of Research Management, a resource to guide researchers making the transition from individual scholars to managers and leaders.