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Open Access Blogs

BMC’S BLOG NETWORK The On Medicine blog delivers insights and opinions on the high-quality and thought-provoking research published across BMC’s medical journals, including titles such as BMC Medicine and Genome Medicine.
Citation analysis: how to calibrate your library collection in uncertain times Citation analysis makes collection management decisions easy. Learn what this rich, data-driven method involves, and which tools can better inform your library collecting activities.
Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) The term Free Open-Access Medical education was coined at the International Conference on Emergency Medicine in June 2012, Dublin.
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The near exponential development of the internet and digital platforms changed the way to access information and altered the mode of educational resources.
How open science is transforming the future of research [Podcast] The open access research ecosystem is complex, and Plan S, in particular, brings many benefits and challenges as it aims to accelerate the transition from traditional subscription publication models to full open access.
How to find the right journal for your research (using actual data) Want to help your research flourish? We share tips for using publisher-neutral data and statistics to find the right journal for your research paper.
Identifying Research Fronts in the Web of Science: From metrics to meaning New ISI analysis on Research Fronts highlights the ability to identify and access leading-edge exploratory research and provide new and complementary evaluation metrics
The literature review | your definitive guide (2020) This is our ultimate guide on how to write a narrative literature review. It forms part of our Research Smarter series. Learn more best practice tips by registering for our upcoming webinar.
A researcher’s complete guide to open access papers Open access is one of the most effective ways of ensuring your findings can be read and built upon by a broad audience. Sharing your papers and data without restrictions can help to build a better research culture, and lead to faster, more advanced outcomes for the global challenges we face today.
Systematic review tips every librarian should know Read our systematic review tips for librarians. Learn what they are and discover best-practice search tips and guides for researchers at your institution. You can also register for our webinar to learn more.