Aiming to spot some Open Access trends in scholarly publishing 2015–2024, on May 13, I retrieved publication volume data—specifically article-level outputs, excluding other document types—from OpenAlex, focusing on Open Access…
After three exciting years, scidecode as a formal company will be discontinued. What began as a label for my freelance work in science consulting in 2012 turned into a collaborative…
Joachim Schöpfel, Niels-Oliver Walkowski and I are excited to announce the Open Divide Lecture Series (2025–2026), a year-long exploration of the challenges, contradictions, and evolving landscape of Open Access and…
Unlocking the Secrets of Scientific Publishing Have you or your researchers ever felt overwhelmed by the complexities of academic publishing? Do you find yourself asking questions like: Where should I…
Effektive Strategien für wissenschaftliche Publikationen: Einblicke aus meinem Workshop für die DGI Wie wählen Wissenschaftler*innen die besten Publikationsstrategien? Wie misst man Qualität in der Wissenschaft? Und welche Fallstricke lauern beim…
Two groundbreaking research projects, ROR² and NanoBubbles, are paving the way for a more transparent and trustworthy scientific ecosystem. Both projects are committed to interdisciplinary approaches, aiming to enhance transparency,…
Balancing Open Science and Fair Research Assessment: The push for Open Science and the reform of research evaluation are colliding, with metrics meant to encourage openness often undermining efforts to…
Managing research data has become a monumental task. With growing volumes of diverse and complex information, traditional methods just aren’t cutting it anymore. Enter Data Management 4.0, a forward-thinking approach…
As always around the turn of the year, I reflect on the past (or passing) year and the new (or upcoming) year in my blog. A look back at 2024…
On December 17, 2024, I delivered a workshop on “Scientific Publishing: Quality Control, Review, and Impact Measurement” at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. The event gave participants a comprehensive…
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