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At Scientifica we will present the game “Open up Your Research” for the first time in a workshop (in German). An interactive presentation will guide you through the game: we follow the researcher Emma on her way to a doctorate. You vote at each stage whether Emma should take an open approach to science or […]

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The Web of Science database platform was redesigned. The user interface has been redesigned and new features have been added. The old “classic” Web of Science interface will be available until the end of 2021.In this context, the Journal Citation Reports were also renewed. The new features include: The Web of Science Author Impact Beamplots […]

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The 2021 Journal Citation Reports (JCR) with the Journal Impact Factors (JIFs) by Clarivate are now available. This year’s edition includes: more journals – content has been expanded to more than 20,000 journals from 113 countries and 254 research categories in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. Journal Citation Indicator – a new field-normalized […]

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Scientists at the University of Zurich are able to publish Open Access articles free of charge published in journals within the Read&Publish agreement by Taylor&Francis. This agreement covers the article processing charges (APCs) for a fixed number of articles published in Taylor&Francis journals per year. This number has now been reached for 2021. Until the […]

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Starting today, the Main Library and the Central IT are offering researchers, faculties and institutes/clinics as well as libraries a new service: the Open Access Monitor. At https://www.oamonitor.uzh.ch, various thematically structured interactive dashboards allow complex evaluations related to Open Access. It is possible to customize the dashboards using various filters. For example, they can be […]

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Did you know that Switzerland’s glaciers have lost almost a third of their remaining ice mass since the year 2000? Or that the Great Aletsch Glacier stores around 20% of Swiss glacier ice? Or that the Great Aletsch Glacier stores around 20% of Swiss glacier ice? Information on glacier extent and ice thickness can now […]

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How much water will I have available to irrigate my fields in the summer of 2085? What is the electricity production from hydropower along the Rhine in 2085? How much glacier area is there in the catchment area of the Aletsch glacier in 2085? How many tropical nights will Basel have in summer 2085? Will […]

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Open Access indicates that a publication is accessible on the internet without technical and legal obstacles. In 2016, Swissuniversities – the governing body of the Swiss Higher Education Institutions – developed a national strategy for Open Access in cooperation with the Swiss National Science Foundation. The aim is for 100% of publicly funded scientific publications […]

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Most research funders, including the SNSF, will ask you to submit a data management plan (DMP) when applying for a grant. Even though the DMP is not part of the scientific evaluation of your proposal, it can still be rejected, or you can be asked to make revisions. Avoid the most common mistakes below, and […]

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swisscovery is the new research platform of the Swiss Library Service Platform (SLSP), that allows access to the entire scientific media stock of Switzerland. In addition to books, e-books, journals, databases and other media can be searched. To use swisscovery services, please register at the registration platform. Our FAQ blog will guide you trough the […]

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