Covid-19 drives surge in open-access publishing
By Jack Nash
08 February 2021
Wellcome Open Research, developed and run by F1000Research, is now the single most used publishing venue for Wellcome funded researchers.
Articles tagged with 'Open Research'
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Price Transparency on Wellcome Open Research
By Jack Nash
01 October 2020
In this blog post Michael Markie, Publishing Director at F1000 Research, outlines the upcoming adjustments to the pricing structure on Wellcome Open Research, whilst Robert Kiley, Head of Open Research at Wellcome discusses the importance of price and service transparency of the platform and how this aligns with the Plan S principles.
Open research publishers introduce trans-inclusive polices to allow authors to retroactively change their names on public records
By Jack Nash
28 September 2020
F1000 Research and Wellcome Open Research have today announced the introduction of a new policy which enables transgender scholars to change their name on publications.
Trust is built on openness and transparency
By Jack Nash
24 September 2020
In our second blog post for Peer Review Week, the Peer Review Team talk about how we build trust between our authors, reviewers and the wider research community, discussing our author-led process, which means no editorial bias, and going through the revision and response process here at Wellcome Open Research.
“Promote open research practises among early career researchers in sub-Saharan Africa and to encourage our policy-makers to take advantage of such an openly accessible platform.”
By Guest Author
19 December 2019
Representing the needs of early career researchers in the developing world. Mohlopheni Jackson Marakalala, Wellcome Trust International Intermediate Fellow, is a member of the Early Career Researchers Advisory Board for Wellcome Open Research. As an ECRs advisory board member he wants to encourage and support early career researchers in their academic endeavours, by promoting open research and raising awareness on the benefits the practice can provide.
“Identify and break down barriers preventing medical humanities scholars from publishing in Wellcome Open Research”
By Guest Author
16 December 2019
Introducing Jennifer Crane, a member of the Early Career Researchers Advisory Board for Wellcome Open Research. She explains why Wellcome Open Research is a space to be celebrated, and wants to help other early career researchers to navigate the challenges of open access research, particularly in a rapidly changing policy environment.
Transitioning to the open sharing of knowledge
By Guest Author
22 October 2019
For Open Access Week 2019, the Early Career Researchers Advisory Board members share their thoughts on open access and how they think it benefits science and the community as a whole.
“Scientists can build upon each other’s work to create a cathedral of information that is reproducible, robust and accessible by all”
By Guest Author
17 September 2019
Introducing Rebecca Payne, chair of the Early Career Researchers (ECR) Advisory Board for Wellcome Open Research. In this Q&A, she shares her frustration with the status quo on how research is predominantly published and disseminated, and suggests how the research community can benefit from adopting more open and collaborative approaches.