The Global Guide to Research Impact
15/02/2023
Blog Posts
Primary research from authors from over 70 countries classified by the World Bank as low-income (LIC) or lower-middle-income economies (LMICs) accepted for publication in either…
21/12/2022
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This open access paper by Richard Holliman reviews the purposes, definitions, and criteria designed to embed ‘engaged research’ as a strategic priority with universities, and…
07/12/2022
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What’s open access, what’s closed, and what’s in between? Figuring it all out can be complicated and confusing. This clever Venn diagram by Ian Farquharson…
28/09/2022
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Searching for a specific article, but it’s behind a paywall? 12ft Ladder can help you access the article without paying. The idea is pretty simple….
18/05/2022
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Some research is available to anyone, anywhere, at any time, for free. Open access (OA) means that research findings are immediately and permanently free to…
23/10/2020
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In late 2019, INASP was commissioned by three UK funders to undertake a consultation to understand the challenges and opportunities that Open Access (OA) presents…
19/03/2020
The Latin American Disabled People’s Project (LADPP) is the only organisation in London devoted to serving disabled people whose first language is Spanish or Portuguese,…
13/03/2020
Blog Posts
As research and government responses to the COVID-19 outbreak escalate in the face of a global public health crisis, Vincent Larivière, Fei Shu and Cassidy R. Sugimoto reflect on efforts to make research on this subject more widely available. Arguing that a narrow focus on research published in high ranking journals predominantly in English has impeded research efforts, they suggest that the renewed emphasis on carrying out open research on the virus presents an opportunity to reassess how research and scholarly communication systems serve the public good.
28/01/2020
In 2016 Wageningen University and 10 research institutes reorganised to collaborate more organically and rebranded themselves as ‘Wageningen University & Research‘. This collaboration enables closer…
08/03/2019
Blog Posts
Development programming aims to be both sustainable and equitable in part by recognizing the implications of inequality in its many forms, whether by gender,…
14/08/2018
Blog Posts
Referencing our sources of evidence when writing for academic audiences is common practice. Yet, for the average reader of research outside academia, references are often…
05/05/2017
Guides & Tutorials
Open access is important because, simply put: if research is not accessible it will not be read. If it is not read then citations, media attention,…
Paula Fray
Shubha Jayaram
Sue Martin
Maria Balarin
James Harvey
Emily Hayter
Susan Koshy
Ronald Munatsi
Ajoy Datta
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