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AI in Open Access submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4242 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI in open-access; open science; community-engaged knowledge-sharing mechanism; innovation in open-access publishing models; legal and intellectual property challenges; promotion of diverse and transparent academic communication systems
Future Developments and the Landscape of Open Access Databases in 2040 submission deadline 2 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 1485 | Submission Open
Keywords: open access; databases; bibliographic; open access database; open science; scholarly publishing
Open Science: Developments and Disinformation Regarding Scientific Information
edited by , and África Presol Herrero
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1321 | Submission Open
Keywords: open science; scientific disinformation; fake news; misinformation in media; digital literacy; science communication; open access; data transparency
Academic Libraries in Supporting Research submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open
Keywords: academic libraries; university libraries; special libraries; library research support services; open science; research quality; research assessment; research programmes and policies
What Does the Anti-Science Trend Mean for Scholarly Publishing
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: scholarly publishing; science communication; publish policy
Bias in Indexing: Effects on Visibility and Equity submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3436 | Submission Open
Keywords: bias in indexing; indexing methodologies; visibility and coverage; indexed content types; research impact; market influence; mitigation of biases; comparative practices; policy implications; knowledge dissemination; bias detection; bias correction; indexing metrics
Diamond Open Access
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7334 | Submission Open
Keywords: open access; diamond open access; diamond open access journals; article processing charge; publishing models
Overview on Today’s AI Tools for Authors
edited by Tao Chen, and Muzhe Han
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI tools for authors; academic writing; digital publishing; digital humanities; digital scholarship; literature management; data visualization; scholarly communication; research workflow; AI ethics
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