Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Young researchers preach Open Access yet many don’t practice

http://www.natureindex.com/news-blog/young-researchers-preach-open-access-yet-many-dont-practice

Two Good Platforms That Provide Free Science Books

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2017/05/two-good-platforms-that-provide-free.html

Open Preprints

https://researchpreprints.com/2017/05/19/open-preprints/

Preprint Servers

https://researchpreprints.com/welcome/preprintlist/

Growing Support for Open Access in German-Speaking countries

https://oc.hypotheses.org/22

Netherlands: 100% Open Access Agreement with Cambridge University Press

http://www.vsnu.nl/en_GB/news-items/nieuwsbericht/295-100-open-access-agreement-with-cambridge-university-press.html

An increasing role for libraries in research information management

https://hangingtogether.org/?p=5794

 

Predatory Publishing Practices:

Predatory journals – A threat to academic credibility

http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20170516082327227

Predatory Publishing and other questionable publishing practices in South Africa

http://www0.sun.ac.za/scistip/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Mouton_-Valentine_A.pdf

Publishing Ethics and Predatory Practices: A Dilemma for All Stakeholders of Science Communication

https://synapse.koreamed.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/0063JKMS/jkms-30-1010.pdf

Resources on Predatory Publishers

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/openaccess_a2k_scholarly_communication/Predatory_Publishers

 

Resources for Researchers and Students:

Write my Paper: an ultimate guide to perfect academic paper writing -

http://paperfellows.com/write-my-paper

Research Typography & Formatting

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Scholarly_Research_Resources/Typography

How to Paraphrase

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Scholarly_Research_Resources/Paraphrasing

Writing Tips and Guidelines

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Scholarly_Research_Resources/WritingTips