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Recently, a collection of reproduced documents from the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment became available as a digital collection through the National Library of Medicine. The USPHS Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee is notorious for its utter lack of ethics. It started in 1932 and initially involved ...

For our Open Access Week 2023 series, we have covered a lot of ground on the benefits and challenges, context and opportunities around open research and scholarship. In the first post, we shared the definitions of open access and the meaning behind this year’s theme, Community Over Commercialization...

Mary Lou Fulton Teacher's College journals logo As we near the end of this year’s Open Access Week, we are delighted to feature a guest post from our partners at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Scholarly Communications group sh...

Publishing is a challenge. Especially when you get to the point of determining where to publish. First, you have to review little things like the journal’s name, website, and publishing schedule. Simple, but important to make sure you’re not being scammed. As you move through the list, and when you ...

Data sovereignty is “the management of information in a way that aligns with the laws, practices and customs of a nation-state in which it is located.” Meaning that the community has the right to control the data that is generated within its jurisdiction and about its people, as well as the autonomy...

International Open Access Week is a global, community-driven week of action to open up access to research. The event is celebrated by individuals, institutions, and organizations across the world. Each year, the ASU Library takes this opportunity to promote open access activities and initiatives. O...

Register to join our October 26th conversation on avoiding pitfalls to help you achieve your open access publishing goals....

Knowledge changes. It’s one of the many truths of research. Sometimes what we know is updated as new information becomes available. Other times, sadly, we discover something was never the truth. Various reasons result in retractions. Research with faked or manipulated data may be called out. Resear...

In response to an increasing focus on open access publishing by research funders, the ASU Open Access Publication Fund has been created to help cover publishing costs for ASU affiliates. The new open access fund is supported by the Office of the University Provost and Knowledge Enterprise, with the...