There is a strong trend toward publishing scientific findings in open access journals, where the results are then freely available for other scientists or decision-makers rather than locked behind paywalls. Yet, there is no oversight of these journals, so “predatory publishing” has become a problem. A newly launched tool developed in part by UW researchers shows that open-access journals’ fees do not correlate particularly strongly with their influence, as measured by a citation-based index.
Natural history museums have entered a new stage of discovery and accessibility — one where scientists around the globe and curious folks at home can access valuable museum specimens to study, learn or just be amazed. This new era follows the completion of openVertebrate, or oVert, a five-year collaborative project among 18 institutions, including the UW, to create 3D reconstructions of vertebrate specimens and make them freely available online.
You may not feel it, but the way we do and share science is transforming. The Internet, increased computing power, and the profusion of “big data” are making it more efficient for scientists to do research in a collaborative way. From open-access publication to citizen science, from crowdfunding to documentation of negative results and unfunded grant proposals, the universe of “open science” is continuing to grow.
Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, ten new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database, including an open access study on trace elements in the winter air of London, and how to turn class field-trips into long-term research. Read on!
Each week we share the latest publications coming from the College of the Environment. In the past week, two new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science.
1. Title: Tree growth ten years after residual biomass removal, soil compaction, tillage, and competing vegetation control in a highly-productive Douglas-fir plantation
2. Title: Ozone photochemistry in an oil and natural gas extraction region during winter: simulations of a snow-free season in the Uintah Basin, Utah (OPEN ACCESS!)
Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, four new articles co-authored by members of the College were added to the Web of Science database. They include articles about negative shortwave cloud feedback, the Black Sea oxygen inventory, and more. Read on!
Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. As a special Spring Break edition, we are including all the new articles that have been added to the Web of Science database in the past two weeks. This week, we are showcasing twenty-two articles about marine diseases, fisheries management, and more. Check them out!
Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, nine new articles co-authored by members of the College were added to the Web of Science database. They include articles about aquatic methane, lingcod, and more. Read on!
Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, seven new articles co-authored by members of the College were added to the Web of Science database. They include articles about kelp detritus, nutrient recycling, and more. Read on!
Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, six new articles co-authored by members of the College were added to the Web of Science database. They include articles about phytoplankton, Antarctic sea ice, and more. Read on!
Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, seventeen new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database. They consist of articles about stormwater bioretention systems, aquatic carbon cycling, and more. Check them out!
Over the past week, ten new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database. They consist of articles about estimating greenhouse gases, watershed management, and more.
1. Title: Shoreline Armoring in an Estuary Constrains Wrack-Associated Invertebrate Communities
Authors: S. Heerhartz, J. Toft, J, Cordell, M. Dethier, A. Ogston
Source: Estuaries and Coasts, Volume 39/Issue 1, Pages 171-188.
Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, eleven new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database, including two open-access studies, one on Steller sea lions and one on the Monterey Bay ship track experiment. Read on!
Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, twenty new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database, including an open-access study on seagrass microhabitat in tidal flats. Read on!