Tougher than physics: SciPost sets the stage for Open Access

By donating 10.000 euro to the Open Access platform SciPost, Leiden’s Faculty of Science wants to make a real difference in the way scientific articles are published: open with a focus on transparency and quality without costs to author or reader.

Make your visibility RISE (part 1)

This spring, Michelle van den Berk, Rutger de Jong, and I were invited to present at the RISE network on how to increase the visibility of both your research and yourself. Today I wanted to share summaries of the presentations and workshop we gave.

Open Access means shared responsibility for research programs

In the International Open Access week, 23-29 October 2017 we are posting interviews conducted with Leiden researchers. Today Huub de Groot, LIC.

Without Open Access the immediate road is always barred

In the International Open Access week, 23-29 October 2017 we are posting interviews conducted with Leiden researchers. Today Eric Eliel, LION.

Leiden Survey Link for 101 Innovations in Scholarly Communication

Earlier this month we featured the 101 Innovations in Scholarly Communication on The Connected Leiden Researcher. Now we are back with a special Leiden Survey Link.

Figshare Figures You Should Share Your Figures

Research data is becoming more important and presentations, posters, and videos, for example, are all considered proper research products. But how do you share your non-traditional research output in a way that makes it discoverable and citeable?

Gerard van Westen on Impactstory

Impactstory is the altmetrics provider most focused on researchers. Gerard van Westen agreed to share his thoughts and experiences with the service.

Self-archiving alone together?

Self-archiving is an important part of Green Open Access. But what exactly is self-archiving and how do academic social media, such as ResearchGate and Academia.edu figure into it? Can you freely deposit your research on your profile on these sites?

Digital Scholarship @ Leiden

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