Category: Stockholm University Press News

‘It’s not Easy Being Open’ – A report from the 8th OASPA Conference in Arlington, Virginia 2016

10 November, 2016

By: Sofie Wennström. Stockholm University Press is a member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), the organisation behind the 8th Conference on Scholarly Open Access Publishing which was held at the Westin Arlington Gateway, Virginia, USA on September 21-22, 2016. A poster about our work with peer-review for books was presented in the lightning … More ‘It’s not Easy Being Open’ – A report from the 8th OASPA Conference in Arlington, Virginia 2016

New book from Stockholm University Press: Krig och fred i vendel- och vikingatida traditioner, by Håkan Rydving & Stefan Olsson (eds.)

2 November, 2016

What were the ideas about conflicts and conflict resolutions in the Nordic countries during the Vendel Period and the Viking Age? How were the gods Odin and Thor perceived to affect war and peace? These are examples of questions that the contributors of this book discuss. Other topics are how the role of gender and power … More New book from Stockholm University Press: Krig och fred i vendel- och vikingatida traditioner, by Håkan Rydving & Stefan Olsson (eds.)

Celebrating Open Access Week – 2 Researchers Opinions

28 October, 2016

Open Access Week is coming to its close – at least at the Stockholm University Press blog. But you can still continue to follow the celebrations online all around the world. Use the hashtag #OAWeek16 on Twitter for the latest news all week. Here we would like to offer you the views of two Swedish … More Celebrating Open Access Week – 2 Researchers Opinions

Reaching Out with Open Access – A new era for Latin American Studies in the Nordic Region

27 October, 2016

As of October the Iberoamericana – Nordic Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies is published openly online, replacing its print edition since 1977 with a more accessible format. The Institute of Latin American Studies at Stockholm University covers the publication costs. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano wants to offer a re-invented platform to reach … More Reaching Out with Open Access – A new era for Latin American Studies in the Nordic Region

Boosting Open Access – First Evaluation of the Springer Compact agreement in Sweden

26 October, 2016

By: Thomas Neidenmark In order to fast-forward the shift to Open Access to Swedish research, the universities together with the National Library and the Swedish Research Council will spend approximately €9 000 000 to pay for article publishing charges (APC:s) during two and a half years, from July 2016 to December 2018. Will it be … More Boosting Open Access – First Evaluation of the Springer Compact agreement in Sweden

#OpenAccessWeek #OpenInAction – First OA book in the Series Stockholm Studies in Comparative Religion

25 October, 2016

We are happy to announce that the Editorial board of Stockholm Studies in Comparative Religion has now published their first open access book with Stockholm University Press. New book from Stockholm University Press: Horizons of Shamanism: A Triangular Approach to the History and Anthropology of Ecstatic Techniques The multifarious and sometimes contested concept of “shamanism” has … More #OpenAccessWeek #OpenInAction – First OA book in the Series Stockholm Studies in Comparative Religion

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More about the EU copyright reform, peer review and Open Science

7 October, 2016

These articles caught our attention this week. Have we missed anything? Please share your comments below. New Text and Data Mining proposal Science Business – Researchers to gain new text and data mining rights under EU proposal Eblida – European Commission (Almost) Does the Right Thing on Marrakesh Science Business – New EU text and … More More about the EU copyright reform, peer review and Open Science

Open Access perspectives from Europe, – Part 1 – Hungarian Electronic Library Consortia Conference

30 September, 2016

Blog post by Sofie Wennström. The The Library and Information Centre of Hungarian Academy of Sciences (EISZ) in collaboration with the Hungarian Academy of Science arranged a one-day conference on Sep 12th, 2016. The theme was ‘The Use and Generation of Scientific Content – Roles for Libraries’, focusing on implementation of Open Access. The hosts had … More Open Access perspectives from Europe, – Part 1 – Hungarian Electronic Library Consortia Conference

Peer Review Week 2016

Peer Review Week 2016 – A summary

27 September, 2016

During last week it was Peer Review Week. The theme was ”Recognition for Review”. Here on the Stockholm University Press Blog, we published interviews with scholars from different disciplines based at Stockholm University, and who shared their thoughts about peer review. Published posts on the Stockholm University Press Blog during Peer Review Week 2016 Stockholm … More Peer Review Week 2016 – A summary