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Forthcoming Events: Open Access Chat at Glenfield Hospital, Free Screening of Paywall: The Business of Scholarship, and Publishing with IEEE

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International Open Access Week

International Open Access Week (22nd-28th October) is a time for researchers to share experiences and best practice in making their research freely available. Now in its tenth year the #OAWeek campaign encourages everyone in scholarly communications to reflect on how close we are getting to living in a world where knowledge is truly open and free for all. The Research Services Team in the Library will be marking International Open Access Week in a variety of ways over the next two weeks.

·         Come and chat to us at Glenfield Hospital Café Cardiologique on Thursday 25th October 12:30-14:00 - any question on Open Access is welcome!

·         Bring your lunch down for a free film screening of Paywall: The Business of Scholarship. Tuesday 30th October, from 12:00 at the David Wilson Library Digital Reading Room (film starts 12:30).

·         Join our conversation on Twitter @DWLresearch

The film - Paywall: The Business of Scholarship is a documentary which focuses on the need for open access to research and science, questions the rationale behind the $25.2 billion a year that flows into for-profit academic publishers, examines the 35-40% profit margin associated with the top academic publisher Elsevier and looks at how that profit margin is often greater than some of the most profitable tech companies like Apple, Facebook and Google. 

Paywall: The Business of Scholarship Trailer 2 from Paywall The Movie on Vimeo.

Publishing with IEEE: Workshop at University of Leicester

Are you thinking of publishing your research? New/relatively new to publishing your work? Not sure where best to submit your manuscript? Then this workshop is for you!

Did you know a large proportion of submissions to IEEE are rejected? This workshop will provide practical insight from the publisher into the steps you need to take when preparing and submitting your manuscript.

Workshop details
November 13th, 3pm

  • an overview of IEEE, technology areas and quality of content
  • the University's publishing activity on IEEE Xplore
  • choosing the best-fit periodical or conference for your paper
  • what editors look for
  • why papers may be rejected
  • paper structure
  • ethics
  • Open Access options
  • impact factor
  • the importance of thorough literature reviews and the support available
  • the submission and review process
  • the tools available to support publishing
  • search tips to help you find papers easily and quickly
  • key contacts and support.


Book your free place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/publishing-with-ieee-workshop-at-university-of-leicester-tickets-51327540054
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