Western Libraries is offering several workshops this fall that can help you better understand the scholarly publishing process, how to build and promote your scholarly identity, conduct a comprehensive systematic review, and make the most…
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Registration is now open, and the full program posted, for the second biennial Research Western Conference. This series of collaborative workshops, seminars and presentations has been organized to help Western’s researchers and scholars kick their…
How can Research Western help support your research program? Find answers at The Research Western Conference May 9-10, 2019 Details and agenda to come. photo credit: inefekt69 Star Trails – Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia via…
The application form for the Aid to Scholarly Journals competition will be available mid-July. Amount: Up to $30,000 per year (base grant); Up to $5,000 per year (supplementary funding) Deadlines: Faculty Research Office: 5 days…
After engaging with stakeholders on several occasions, SSHRC will implement new parameters for the Aid to Scholarly Journals (ASJ) funding opportunity in 2018 that demonstrate SSHRC’s commitment to the government’s Open Science agenda; including the…
Organized by Western Libraries, the aim of Western Journal Day is to provide support to scholarly journal editors at Western as well as to engage with those interested in setting up new open access journals…
Before you upload your material to the Scholarship@Western Institutional Repository it is important to identify publisher copyright permissions and self-archiving policies. Some publishers permit authors to archive the final ‘version of record,’ while others permit only pre-prints…
Are you interested in establishing an open access journal, but aren’t sure where to start? Western Libraries invites you to: Western Journal Day Friday, March 31 11:30-2:30 Teaching Support Centre First floor, Weldon Library This…
The Teaching Support Centre presents: Using Open Access Publishing to Extend the Reach of Your Research Thursday, March 2, 2017 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Weldon Library, Room 121 How can you get the widest…
“Predatory and mediocre journals are based on the model of open access publishing in which authors pay fees to have their work published online. However, unlike legitimate journals, they bombard academics with spam emails, accept…
