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photo of a magnifying glass lying on the open cover pages of a book dated 1947, the title of which is "Brief Marken Katalog Zumstein"

Dear librarian, is this journal legit?

Tips and Tricks

4 April 2024
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photo of a magnifying glass lying on the open cover pages of a book dated 1947, the title of which is "Brief Marken Katalog Zumstein"

One of the most enjoyable questions a librarian can get is something along the lines of “Is this journal that emailed me for real?” And the email usually reads something along the lines of: Respected Sir/Madam Become an integral part of our esteemed community by submitting your manuscript now! Explore our comprehensive author guidelines to […]

People are sitting around a table, some looking at laptops and some looking at tablets. They appear to be in smaller groups, conversing in those groups.

Read & Publish: Springer Nature

Updates and Changes

15 February 2024
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People are sitting around a table, some looking at laptops and some looking at tablets. They appear to be in smaller groups, conversing in those groups.

As you’ve seen in our previous post about read and publish agreements, we’re committed to finding ways to make our subscriptions work for as many of our affiliated employees and students as possible. These days, that often means working out “transformative agreements” with publishers, so we can help increase open access publishing options for SMHS […]

Person sitting on a wooden floor, knees up. They are holding a messy stack of journals on their knees.

Read and Publish Agreements

Resources

2 November 2023
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Person sitting on a wooden floor, knees up. They are holding a messy stack of journals on their knees.

A couple weeks ago, we shared a post about the publishing industry and open access. The post pointed out the huge profit margins of major journal publishing firms and highlighted several library-led initiatives to counter the cycle of paying the researcher and paying to get the research. Another of the ways in which academic libraries […]