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Open access publication in the spotlight: March 2023

Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (March) - ' The macroevolutionary impact of recent and imminent mammal extinctions on Madagascar'

Date:22 March 2023
Author:Open Access Team
This month's article was written by various co-authors, including corresponding author Luis Valente (FSE). It emphasis that immediate conservation actions are needed on Madagaskar, in order to prevent an extinction wave with deep evolutionary impact.
©UG, photo: Merel Weijer

Open science practices in different disciplines (7) - an interview with Joost Frenken (Dean FSE) and Sonja Billerbeck (Open Science Ambassador)

Date:16 March 2023
Author:Giulia Trentacosti and Marjan van Ittersum
The University of Groningen sees open science as one of its priorities. But what exactly is the status of open science at the different UG Faculties? The seventh edition in this series is dedicated to the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Burcu Beygu (UG DCC / ENTEG)

How to make research software FAIR - an interview with Burcu Beygu (UG DCC / ENTEG)

Date:23 February 2023
Author:Leon ter Schure
Part of open science is to not only make your research data, but also software and code available to others in a FAIR way. But how to do this? Software specialist Burcu Beygu shares some practical advice.
Open access publication in the spotlight: February 2023

Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (February) - 'Another article titled "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" or, the mass production of academic research titles'

Date:20 February 2023
Author:Open Access Team
Author Jaap Nieuwenhuis (Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences) shares his thoughts on selecting a title for academic publications and his perspective on open access and open science in general.
Journal of Spinoza Studies (JSS)

Starting a diamond open access journal: Insights from Andrea Sangiacomo, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Spinoza Studies

Date:06 February 2023
Author:Giulia Trentacosti
JSS is published by the University of Groningen Press (UGP). We asked editor-in-chief Dr Andrea Sangiacomo to tell us more about the experience of setting up a diamond open access journal from scratch.
©UG, photo: Marcel Spanjer

Open science practices in different disciplines (6) - An interview with Prof Hanny Elzinga (Dean University College Groningen) and Dr. Naomi de Ruiter (Open Science Ambassador)

Date:27 January 2023
Author:Vera Heininga & Marjan van Ittersum
The University of Groningen sees open science as one of its priorities. But what exactly is the status of open science at the different UG Faculties? The sixth edition in this series is dedicated to University College Groningen.
Published dataset in Scientific Data

Good practices for FAIR data management (3) - an interview with Konstantin M. Wacker and Juan Armando Torres Munguía on ‘A global dataset of pandemic- and epidemic-prone disease outbreaks’

Date:27 January 2023
Author:Leon ter Schure
Part of open science is that researchers make their data FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. One of the ways to do this is by publishing your dataset in a dedicated journal.
Dr Lilian Peters (UMCG)

Good practices for FAIR data management (2) - an interview with Lilian Peters on the COVID-19 EHR cohort dataset

Date:02 December 2022
Author:Jitka Vavra & Leon ter Schure
Part of open science is that researchers make their data FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. We asked Lilian Peters and colleagues to tell us more on how they accomplished this for highly relevant medical health data.
Open access publication in the spotlight: October 2022

Open Access Publication in the Spotlight (October) - '#Detroit Music City: Analyzing Detroit’s Musical Urban Imaginary Through a Cultural Justice Lens'

Date:21 October 2022
Author:Open Access Team
This month we highlight an article by Leonieke Bolderman (Faculty of Spatial Sciences). She analyzes how murals can become symbols of both heritage and divisive gentrification in the context of the contemporary media city.
Taichi Ochi

An interview with Taichi Ochi, newly appointed community manager of the Open Science Community Groningen

Date:07 October 2022
Author:Marjan van Ittersum
The OSCG is a bottom-up initiative by a group of open science enthusiasts at the UG and UMCG. It aims to make research more open, reproducible and responsible. We talked to its newly appointed community manager.