"Smart alone, brilliant together" Academic publishing is on the move. Dissatisfaction with the dominant publishing paradigm has given rise to a manifold of new ideas, projects and services. The time is ripe for consolidation of the most promising developments. Anna van ‘t Veer, Thed van Leeuwen, Dan Rudmann, Leo Waaijers and Ludo Waltman • May 25, 2023
The focal areas of CWTS In this post the directors of CWTS introduce the three focal areas of the centre. These focal areas were established on January 1, 2023 as part of the launch of the CWTS knowledge agenda 2023-2028. Sarah de Rijcke, Ludo Waltman and Ed Noyons • May 09, 2023
Introducing the CWTS knowledge agenda 2023-2028 On January 1, 2023 CWTS launched its new knowledge agenda, a strategic plan for the centre for the period 2023-2028. In this post the directors of CWTS introduce the new knowledge agenda. Sarah de Rijcke, Ludo Waltman and Ed Noyons • May 09, 2023
The Journal Observatory - Connecting information on scholarly communication As scholarly communication is getting more diverse and transparent, there is an increasing need for reliable information on platforms’ policies. The Journal Observatory project aims to connect existing data and build toward systematic high-quality information on scholarly communication platforms. Bram van den Boomen, Nees Jan van Eck, Ludo Waltman, Tony Ross-Hellauer and Serge Horbach • May 01, 2023
Experimenting with open science practices at the STI 2023 conference As organizers of the STI 2023 conference, we introduce two open science experiments: We adopt a new publication and peer review process and we invite authors of conference contributions to reflect on their open science practices. Ludo Waltman, Rong Ni, Kwun Hang (Adrian) Lai, Marc Luwel, Biegzat Mulati, Ed Noyons, Thed van Leeuwen, Leo Waaijers, Jian Wang and Verena Weimer • February 15, 2023
Q&A about Wiley's decision to open its abstracts In this post Ludo Waltman and Bianca Kramer reflect on today’s announcement that Wiley is joining the Initiative for Open Abstracts (I4OA) and is going to make abstracts openly available through Crossref. Ludo Waltman and Bianca Kramer • October 25, 2022
Dreaming at CWTS What happens when you bring together the CWTS team and let them dream into the blue? Five visionary project ideas! From a New Society-Science Collaboration to the Participatory Activists Network or the enigmatic GRRASS: nothing was unthinkable. Ed Noyons and Ludo Waltman • October 18, 2022
The growth of open peer review The closed nature of the traditional journal peer review system is often criticized. Over the past two decades, significant efforts have been made to make peer review more open. Ludo Waltman and Nees Jan van Eck use data from Crossref to analyze the growth of open peer review. Ludo Waltman and Nees Jan van Eck • July 06, 2022
A first step in quantifying disagreement across science Disagreement is ubiquitous in science and maybe even necessary for progress. We leverage recent advances in data to develop a method for quantifying disagreement, revealing the complexity of disagreement across science. Wout Lamers, Kevin Boyack, Vincent Larivière, Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Nees Jan van Eck, Ludo Waltman and Dakota Murray • January 19, 2022
