[News Release]
Concluded an international exchange agreement (MOU) with Center for Open Science (COS: @OSFramework)
~ Research data management platform "GakuNin RDM" adopts Open Science Framework developed by COS ~
https://t.co/4TEMsdqtkQ
The US government is weighing a policy that would make the results of US government funded research immediately freely available to everyone. But it's facing fierce opposition.
Show your support for #OAinTheUSA by adding your name to this open letter.
https://t.co/lifsD5l2VU
Long-Term Preservation of PDF Files in Institutional Repositories in Japan by Agata et al @iPRES 2019
"PDF files in Japanese IRs have several serious problems for their long-term preservation"😱
https://t.co/WT7kqXgPrI
Toward Responsible Scholarly Communication and Innovation: A Survey of the Prevalence of Retracted Articles on Scholarly Communication Platforms:
https://t.co/cObc6KOVKQ
Future of scholarly publishing and scholarly communication
https://t.co/EnfWpiWUhh
(Interested in the idea "funders as "the most powerful agents of change"". Our funders, JSPS, MEXT & JST are ready to take that role? Any updates on JSPS OA mandate?🤔 )
"Japan, initially a great proponent of OA, has descended in the table as its capacity to collaborate internationally has waned versus the average."
(Less collaborative, Less OA?🤔 Great proponent?🤔. MAKE JAPAN GREAT AGAIN!?😅 )
https://t.co/7cki79Pczt
"Jun Adachi of the NII in Tokyo, an adviser to the Japan Alliance of University Library Consortia for E-Resources, says that despite interest from funders and libraries, OA has yet to gain much traction in his country." funders and libraries?
https://t.co/Gw3W1LjGaW
Please help us stop the staff cuts @SOASLibrary! Sign our petition to @ValerieAmos & @Urquhart_Irvine at https://t.co/FdzxTMWdcl; email your opposition to the OPS restructuring consultation [email protected] before 11 January; visit our FB page! https://t.co/C1iz1kYT36
Along with amending JP Copyright Law, Agency for Cultural Affairs expects that user will be penalized for knowingly downloading illegally "scholarly articles".🏴☠️
Japanese univ. (admins) to gradually awake & ban submission to predatory journals.
Niigata University prohibits article submissions to 'predatory journals'
https://t.co/Ug8jUHxwK7
Over 5,000 Japanese articles published in 'predatory' journals
https://t.co/WmZ9Hd6svF
Spending #OpenAccessWeek in Japan! Kicking off with a seminar at @RIKEN_CBS on Wed 24th. It's open to anyone, so come along if you're interested in #openscience, funder publishing platforms, and moving beyond the journal: https://t.co/3a8il0MNKY @openaccessjapan