CUP’s response to the Rights Retention Strategy from cOAlition S
Today we announced our support for Plan S’s transformative journals programme as a welcome new route for our authors to publish Open Access (OA) research articles.…
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Cambridge response to the UKRI open access policy review
A joint response to the UKRI policy review, from Cambridge University Press and University Library
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Where Physical and Digital Worlds Collide
In this blog for Data-Centric Engineering, Paul Clarke (Chief Technology Officer at Ocado) documents Ocado’s journey with building synthetic models of its business, its platforms and its underlying technologies, including the use of simulations, emulations, visualisations and digital twins.…
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Our response to the US Government’s OA policy review
The US Government’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is re-evaluating its policies and practices for public access to federally funded scholarly publications, data and code.…
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Q&A with Corrado Barbui, Editor-in-Chief of Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
Corrado Barbui is the Editor-in-Chief of Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences (EPS). EPS is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing open access from January 2020.…
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Why submit a Registered Report?
I was first approached about editing at Evolutionary Human Sciences (EHS) at the EHBEA meeting in Pecs, Hungary. I’d recently started submitting my own Registered Reports (RRs) and was enthusiastic about helping to spread what I was finding to be an incredibly valuable new format for doing and reporting science.…
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European Psychiatry: Embracing the Open Future
European Psychiatry is the official journal of the European Psychiatric Association. Launched in 1986 by Patrice Boyer, Julien-Daniel Guelfi and Yves Lecrubier, European Psychiatry has achieved a dynamic presence in the field by publishing cutting-edge clinical and biological research, by disseminating key policy and guidance documents and by stimulating and fostering debate amongst all stakeholders in mental health and neuroscience.…
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The challenges of openness, transparency and impact in a data-driven world
Data science is a broad, interdisciplinary field being that in the UK is being shaped by the activities of the Turing Institute.…
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Desperate to publish and not succeeding? Keep trying…
After numerous efforts to get some of my research papers published, I was biased about peer review processes and concluded that only new research areas were published.…
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Another year of peer review at Cambridge University Press…
Improvements, Iterations, and Infrastructure Cambridge University Press has a set of objectives in the peer review space . . . with several question marks still: Objectives: Increase transparency Support reviewer recognition Offer more training resources for reviewers Improve internal processes to make peer review more efficient Questions: What are the evolving challenges to peer review and opportunities in evolving forms of scholarly communication for peer review and how do we respond to them?…
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Into the great wide open – enlightened peer review
The process of peer review is a central element of the scholarly communication process. Peer review follows a traditional model for traditional journal publishing.…
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Research: Into the future
“Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.…
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Plan S and our progress to an open future
In May, cOAlition S updated their implementation guidelines for Plan S following a consultation period. The revised guidelines provide useful clarity on a number of points, and give us a firmer idea of how the journals we publish can comply with Plan S.…
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Cambridge Open Engage, a new open research platform
Cambridge Open Engage is our new open early research platform, designed to provide researchers with the space and resources to connect and collaborate with their communities, and enable them to rapidly disseminate early research.…
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Introducing Data-Centric Engineering: an new open-access journal dedicated to the transformation of engineering science and practice
I am delighted to announce the launch of Data-Centric Engineering, a new open access journal which aims to develop the emerging nexus between all the fundamental Engineering and Data Sciences.…
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Q&A with the new Editor-in-Chief of Genetics Research, Marc Tischkowitz
What do you think is distinctive about Genetics Research? It is one of the oldest genetics journals, having been founded only a few years after the discovery of DNA and some very famous geneticists have published in it.…
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Cambridge adds to its Open Access journals by converting four subscription titles to Gold OA
This week we are celebrating Open Access Week, where the theme is ‘designing equitable foundations for open knowledge’, the purpose of which is to reflect on a scholarly system in transition, and consider how implementing Open Access (OA) and Open Research (OR) might be achieved for diverse communities.…
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Public Statement on Plan S
Cambridge University Press exists to advance knowledge, learning and research. As part of our purpose, we disseminate high-quality research and drive its impact and reach, working with the academic communities we support.…
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Investing in the future at a 484-year-old press
At Cambridge University Press, we recognize that the central promise of the Open movement—that an open scholarly ecosystem will accelerate the ability of research to solve problems—is of the highest importance to our communities.
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Emergence of OA sources and IRs in Indian Libraries: A view from Dr Nabi Hasan, Aligarh Muslim University, Delhi, India
Cambridge University Press is delighted to announce that it has recently set up its South Asian Librarian Advisory Board [SALAB]. The new board, whose fourteen members are senior librarians from universities across the whole of India, enjoyed a very successful meeting in New Delhi at the end of October.…
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Cambridge Open – Celebrating International Open Access Week 2017
Cambridge University Press is proud to support International Open Access Week, running from 23rd to 29th October 2017. As a leading University Press we are actively engaged with Open Access, and our Open Access publishing platform, Cambridge Open, serves authors and the wider community by publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed OA content. Follow our Facebook and Twitter pages this week to read blog posts from our Open Access team, read our most-read Open Access articles, and learn more about Cambridge Open.
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Open Access at the Press – more Gold, more Green, more sharing.
The development of our Open Access programme, Cambridge Open, continues to be a major area of importance for the Press, both Green and Gold OA.
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Cambridge Open Access books for your library
Did you know that Open Access books are available via Cambridge Core? These books cover topics across law, literature, life sciences, politics and more, and can be accessed online by readers from across the world without charge or licence agreement.…
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New Nine Dots Prize – recognising the value of Open Access to those outside of the academy
Last week saw the launch of a new Prize – the Nine Dots Prize, the aim of which is to encourage creative thinking that tackles contemporary social issues.…
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Striking a balance between development and sustainability
A post from the new Cambridge Open Access title Global Sustainability Since the notion of Sustainable Development has become widespread with the publication of the UN Commission on Environment and Development in 1986, there has been the tension between the aspiration to develop on the one hand and to stay within ‘planetary boundaries’ on the other.…
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Beyond open for open’s sake
At the rainy end of September, I found myself in Washington DC for the first time, strolling along the National Mall and tentatively approaching the White House.…
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Open Access at Cambridge: an update
To celebrate Open Access Week, which starts today, we’re planning a series of posts. Despite the many years that OA has been with us, it’s still a somewhat confusing topic.…
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Welcome to Global Sustainability
In the past decade or so, sustainability research has expanded rapidly to explore how societies interact with Earth systems. This research is of tremendous importance: without major societal changes, the planet will become a considerably more hostile place to live.…
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Cambridge launch new open access journal – Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics
Cambridge unveils new Open Access journal – Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics (GHEG) Cambridge University Press is delighted to announce a major new open access journal, Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics (GHEG), dedicated to publishing and disseminating research that addresses and increases understanding of global and population health issues through the application of population science, genomics and applied technologies.…
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Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine launches ‘Discovery’ section
Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine launches ‘Discovery’ section and welcomes original research under a gold Open Access extension. We have launched the ‘Discovery’ section within our journal Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine (ERMM) and now welcome high-quality, innovative original research papers to complement its authoritative ‘Reviews’ section.…
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Open Access Creative Commons licences for Cambridge Journals
Cambridge University Press has announced today that articles in its Open Access journals can be published with a Creative Commons Attribution licence (‘CC-BY‘).…
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A New Approach to Open Access Mathematics Publishing
Cambridge University Press is delighted to be launching two new open access (OA) journals in Mathematics, Forum of Mathematics, Pi and Forum of Mathematics, Sigma.…
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Latest CJO development: article level metrics
To help readers analyse and assess the impact and dissemination of articles, we’ve introduced article level metrics. The stats are available in a ‘Metrics’ section, situated below the article abstract.…
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The impact of parasite infection on mental illness
More and more research is finding inflammation as a potential contributing factor towards to the development of various mental illnesses. A systematic review was conducted to determine the association between parasitic infection and mental illnesses in various African populations. Two parasite groups were evaluated; helminths and protozoans, and four mental illness classifications; depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, schizotypal disorders and unspecified mental illnesses.
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Cartographies of Movement
Inspired by the DSA conference call for papers “Cartographies of Movement,” this digital collection showcases Dance Research Journal articles that engage with kinesthetic and epistemological sites of indigeneity. The three subdivisions narrate the general movement of peoples and ideas at sites of origin, across countries, and beyond geographic or imagined borders. Each article in the “Rooted in Indigeneity'' section addresses performance as a means of grounding specific Indigenous cultural beliefs.
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Nothing-Burger? U.S. Obligation to Defend the Philippines in the South China Sea – Part 1
It is an article of faith among ordinary Filipinos that American troops will die with Filipino troops defending Philippine claims to the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea (SCS).…
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Reflections on House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
The March article of Muses – the arts blog from BJPsych International is the first blog of the series. The blog is written by Dr Dami Ajayi, Specialty Doctor, Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Trainee/Blog Editor, BJPsych International.…
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Good news, everyone: Women feel more attractive before ovulation
Evolution has shaped women’s ovulatory cycles to be characterised by complex recurring physiological processes of changing hormones and organ tissue. However, these changes often bring about unwanted aspects – be it premenstrual symptoms such as mood swings, feeling bloated or anxious, menstrual pain, or – still way too often – menstrual shame.…
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Record high sea surface temperatures: a rising threat to seabirds
Global sea surface temperatures are rising and have hit record high values in recent months. This potentially threatens seabirds, their prey and their habitats, both on land and at sea.
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What We Stay Alive For
Writing was refreshing to me because I was communicating again. However, I didn’t fully understand the extent until I watched Dead Poets Society, where the late Robin Williams delivered this moving monologue. He said, “We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”
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Nothing-Burger? U.S. Obligation to Defend the Philippines in the South China Sea – Part 1
It is an article of faith among ordinary Filipinos that American troops will die with Filipino troops defending Philippine claims to the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea (SCS).…
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The impact of parasite infection on mental illness
More and more research is finding inflammation as a potential contributing factor towards to the development of various mental illnesses. A systematic review was conducted to determine the association between parasitic infection and mental illnesses in various African populations. Two parasite groups were evaluated; helminths and protozoans, and four mental illness classifications; depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, schizotypal disorders and unspecified mental illnesses.
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Institutional Legacies and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Spending Decisions: The Case of the Freedmen’s Bureau
In 1996, then-President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) into law, with the goal to “end welfare as we know it.”…
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Experimenting with tablet-making
At the end of the Greek Bronze Age, between c.1400-1200 BCE, the Mycenaean palaces of Crete and mainland Greece used small clay tablets to keep their accounting documents.
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Reflections on House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
The March article of Muses – the arts blog from BJPsych International is the first blog of the series. The blog is written by Dr Dami Ajayi, Specialty Doctor, Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Trainee/Blog Editor, BJPsych International.…
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Austerity and Young People’s Political Attitudes in the U.K.
In 2012, a Conservative-led coalition implemented austerity measures to restore the UK’s finances. The measures aimed to address the increase in public spending that had occurred during the Great Recession and included significant cuts to public services in the form of the 2012 Welfare Reform Act.…
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On time or with a delay? Transposition of EU directives in the Czech Republic in relation to subsidiarity check
National parliaments had been for long time losers of European integration with only very limited competences of information on new EU initiatives and of rubber-stamping transposition law compared to the national governments, which often negotiate EU law at the supranational level and propose its transposition acts at the national level.…
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