Stockholm University Press Blog

Is there a need for publication funds at Swedish universities?

4 November, 2015

By: Helena Stjernberg, Open Access librarian at Malmö University This blog post has been updated thanks to valuable comments from Randi Tyse Eriksen and Jan Erik Frantsvåg. Thank you! In January 2015, the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), delivered a proposal for national guidelines for open access to scientific information (Förslag till nationella riktlinjer för öppen … More Is there a need for publication funds at Swedish universities?

About scholarly publishing, “think check submit” and a University Presses Conference

29 October, 2015

We want to share the latest news and debates about open access, scholarly publishing and similar topics. These articles caught our attention this week. Have we missed anything? Please share your comments below. City University London – Boosting Open Access to research The Scholarly Kitchen – Viva VIVO! Thinking more broadly about the scholarly communications … More About scholarly publishing, “think check submit” and a University Presses Conference

The changing nature of scientific publishing #pubnperish

27 October, 2015

Stockholm University Press (SUP) attended the seminar Publish and Perish at the Young Academy Of Sweden September 30th. The seminar had a focus on the rapidly changing nature of scientific publishing, peer review and evaluation among young scientists and their research. Bruce Alberts, Tony Hyman, Arne Johansson, Catriona MacCallum, Tommy Olsson and Brandon Stell were invited … More The changing nature of scientific publishing #pubnperish

It is time for higher level decisions to support a sustainable Open Access model!

23 October, 2015

By: Sofie Wennström, Analyst & Managing Editor, Stockholm University Library/Stockholm University Press During the EC Workshop on Alternative Open Access Publishing Models (#AlterOA on Twitter) workshop in Brussels recently, we could see that the Open Access and Open Science movement is ready for the next stage, i.e. to become the new standard for scientific communication. … More It is time for higher level decisions to support a sustainable Open Access model!

Reflections and learnings from #COASP 2015

7 October, 2015

By Christina Lenz, Managing Editor for books My reflections of #COASP 2015 will focus on the discussions regarding some challenges with open access publishing in scholarly communication. Sustainable business models I learned that we now have great challenges finding sustainable business models for open access publishing. At the conference some interesting innovations were presented and there are … More Reflections and learnings from #COASP 2015

Questions to Stockholm University Press at #COASP 2015

6 October, 2015

By Christina Lenz, Managing Editor for books It was a great opportunity to participate at COASP (The 7th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing). The annual conference was this year held at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam. Tomorrow I will share some of my reflections and learnings from the … More Questions to Stockholm University Press at #COASP 2015

Per Carlbring – Professor in Psychology at Stockholm University – Shares His Dreams And Visions About The Peer Review Process #peerrevwk15

1 October, 2015

As we wrote last week we are celebrating Peer Review Week 2015 by a focus on the theme “dreams and visions” about peer review. Our aim this Peer Review Week will be to publish interviews with scholars from different disciplines based at Stockholm University, who will share their dreams and visions about the peer review … More Per Carlbring – Professor in Psychology at Stockholm University – Shares His Dreams And Visions About The Peer Review Process #peerrevwk15

Anders Nilsson, Professor at Stockholm University and Stanford – Shares His Dreams And Visions About The Peer Review Process #peerrevwk15

1 October, 2015

As we wrote last week we are celebrating Peer Review Week 2015 by a focus on the theme “dreams and visions about peer review”. Our aim this Peer Review Week will be to publish interviews with scholars from different disciplines based at Stockholm University, who will share their dreams and visions about the peer review … More Anders Nilsson, Professor at Stockholm University and Stanford – Shares His Dreams And Visions About The Peer Review Process #peerrevwk15

Niklas Janz (Associate Professor And Senior Lecturer At The Department Of Zoology) Shares His Dreams And Visions About The Peer Review Process #peerrevwk15

30 September, 2015

As we wrote last week we are celebrating Peer Review Week 2015 by a focus on the theme “dreams and visions about peer review”. Our aim this Peer Review Week will be to publish interviews with scholars from different disciplines based at Stockholm University, who will share their dreams and visions about the peer review … More Niklas Janz (Associate Professor And Senior Lecturer At The Department Of Zoology) Shares His Dreams And Visions About The Peer Review Process #peerrevwk15

Stockholm University Press is celebrating Peer Review Week (#peerrevwk15)

25 September, 2015

The Stockholm University Press Blog will celebrate #peerrevwk15 by a focus on the theme “dreams and visions about peer review”. The idea is to invite dreams and visions that does not focus on obstacles and barriers built up due to tradition over time, but rather on possibilities and opportunities to improve the process to the … More Stockholm University Press is celebrating Peer Review Week (#peerrevwk15)