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Update!
Oxford University Press (OUP) has reached this year's publication quota

This means that publication costs are no longer covered centrally!

Read here about alternative routes to Open Access: https://t.co/3fbYTjYuE5

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Did you know that information specialists from the Medical Library often contribute as co-authors to systematic and scoping reviews?

Reviews we've contributed to: https://t.co/mTqdUcVJ4L

Interested? Learn more: https://t.co/clBfdVCynl

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Message for UMCG authors:
the limit of the open access deal with the publisher LWW is reached.
If your manuscript is accepted by LWW, Open Access costs will no longer be covered! You will receive an invoice. https://t.co/kj5sz0GoSI

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UMCG authors please note:
We expect to soon reach the quota for Open Access publishing for a number of major publishers: LWW,Taylor & Francis, Oxford UP, American Chemical Society, Springer.

Read more:
https://t.co/3fbYTjYuE5

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Many UMCG employees use #BioRender: https://t.co/T0EOO6Uif4
You can use it to create biomedical illustrations.
But beware: this is a commercial service. The #copyright of the images rests with BioRender and not with you or the UMCG!

Read more: https://t.co/9zqdXWWsuf

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Register for our Lunch Session:
'Are your profile pages up-to-date?'

📅 Thursday 10 April 2025, 12.00-13.00
📍 Medical Library location Hanzeplein (Y4)
▶️ Note: only for UMCG employees!
🍽️ Lunch is provided

More info & register: https://t.co/gKJMxfVU2B

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The UMCG has received a grant from Open Science NL, to further advance our goals of supporting UMCG researchers in FAIRifying their data and software.

The FAIR principles are: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable

Read more: https://t.co/YvcTB7sUm5

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Save the date! ▶️ National Open Science Festival 📅 24 October 2025 📍 held in the UMC Groningen ℹ️ Read all about it: https://t.co/0RenRDObAl

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We participate in an open access agreement with the publisher PLOS. The agreement covers 7 PLOS journals.

Articles accepted for publication as of 1 January 2025 are eligible for the deal.

More info: https://t.co/4j7Qy9NWqU

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We have opened an account on BlueSky!

But we will still remain active on X for the time being, because still many UMCG employees are present here.

Just out of curiosity:
- What do you think of BlueSky?
- Have you considered switching? Or are you too attached to X?

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Important for authors: annual quotas reached for Oxford University Press.

Read more: https://t.co/5V49eywrf8

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The result of our HappyOrNot survey about the study places: a large majority is happy or even very happy with it!
And we are happy with that 😊

Want to know more about the results? See: https://t.co/QNH8HBQADX

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UMCG-affiliated journal editors can apply for a grant from the national Diamond Open Access fund!
Diamond open access, where neither readers nor authors bear any costs, is one of the possible alternatives to the current publication system.
Read more: https://t.co/yexzceAdEN

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Since September, the new Anda Kerkhoven Centre has been in use.
But who was Anda Kerkhoven? What is so sustainable about the building? And how is Healthy Ageing put into practice in this building? Read about it in this fun magazine: https://t.co/vao22OckJ8

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The UG and UMCG have introduced a public engagement seed fund as part of the Open Science programme.
The third round of the fund is now open. The deadline for applications is 27 November at 4 p.m.
Read more: https://t.co/MmgbWPRNSJ

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Green Library was present at the sustainability market in the UMCG! Curious about what we did there? Read more here https://t.co/2tDndw8glh

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Read our latest newsletter about open science
https://t.co/hn7uBBkNDD
With:
- Publisher deals quota
- New round Public Engagement Seed Fund
- Podcast ‘Open Science Bites’ with Laura Postma
- UMCG Symposium ‘Patients in Research’

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Important for researchers and students UMCG/RUG:
Our RefWorks license ends on January 1, 2026.
After April 2025, the RefWorks Word plugin will no longer be available.

Our advice: switch to EndNote as soon as you finish your current manuscript!
Read more: https://t.co/PnF1LjBOWM

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Important for authors!

We expect the 2024 quota for author discounts to be reached soon at these publishers:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Springer Nature
- Taylor & Francis
- Oxford UP

Read here what that means for you as an author:
https://t.co/2Ixi0mosU0