Tuesday, May 26, 2020

King’s Open Research Conference | 11 June 2020 at 2:30 pm to 10:30 pm IST

King's Open Research Conference




The inaugural King's Open Research Conference will take place on 11th June 2020 10am to 6pm BST (2:30 pm to 10:30 pm IST). A full programme of the day and information about our speakers can be found here. 

The conference is open to all so please share these details with your networks - and join us on the day if you can!

 

In a series of talks and a round-table discussion, world renowned researchers, stakeholders and initiatives will discuss the necessity for Open Research with the view of engendering a research culture shift toward open, accessible, and reproducible research. Speakers include:

  •  Prof Marcus Munafo (University of Bristol, UK Reproducibility Network)
  • Stuart Ritchie (King's College London)
  • Amy Orben (Cambridge University, ReproducibiliTea)
  • Lawrence Rajendran (King's College London)
  • Laura Fortunato (University of Oxford, UK Reproducibility Network)
  • Ben Bleasdale (Wellcome Trust)
  • Victoria Moody (JISC)
  • Paul Ayris (UCL Press)
  • Kate Button (University of Bath)
  • Anne Scheel (Eindhoven University of Technology)
  • James Parry (UKRIO)

 A full programme of the day and information about our speakers can be found at https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/kings-open-research-conference

There is no need to register, but to keep updated, please register via Eventbrite. The conference is open to all, whether internal and external to King's College London.

Steering Group (A-Z): Chris Albertyn, Marion Criaud, Daniel Crane, Paolo Deluca, Adam Pawley, and Samuel Westwood. Additional support provided by Hannah Warren and Robin Maginn. For further information, please contact samuel.westwood@kcl.ac.uk.

CODATA Webinar: Writing a Research Article for Publication in an Academic Journal | 1June at 19:30 IST

CODATA Webinar: Writing a Research Article for Publication in an Academic Journal

Date:  1st June  2020
Time: 19:30 IST (14:00 UTC)
Duration: 40 min session and 20 min Question Answers (Total 1 hour)

Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5307510160077828621

This session will cover the basics of writing a research article for publication in an academic journal. It is ideal for beginners in the topic, but can also serve as a refresher for more experienced researchers.

  • the global publishing landscape (including open access)
  • identifying a target journal
  • writing style – getting the right tone
  • developing your argument and structuring your paper
  • writing concisely
  • avoiding plagiarism with good citation practices and paraphrasing
  • writing productivity tips

Name of the Speaker: Andy Nobes
Designation:Programme Specialist  and Project Manager,
Affiliation : INASP and AuthorAID

Andy is Programme Manager of AuthorAID, a project run by UK-based NGO INASP. His work is focused on helping researchers develop their research writing and communication skills through online resources, courses, mentoring and peer learning. He has been instrumental in the development of the AuthorAID online courses in research writing and proposal writing, which have evolved into Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Andy has also trained journal editors in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka in digital publishing practices. He previously worked for academic publisher Taylor & Francis, in journal e-marketing and library marketing.


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UNESCO Global Consultations on Open Science: deadline for inputs 15 June.

CODATA Connect and Data Science Journal Essay Competition: deadline 30 June 2020.

CODATA Connect Smart and Sustainable Cities Datathon: register by 30 June

International FAIR Convergence Symposium 2020, 22-23 Oct: Call for sessions, posters and lightning talks, deadline 20 July

DDI – Cross Domain Integration (DDI-CDI): first Public Review Release, deadline for comments 31 July.


Thursday, May 21, 2020

CODATA Connect Webinar 4: Data Science: Trust Building for Effective Data Sharing Pathways as the Global Community Recovers from COVID-19 | 25th May

CODATA Connect Webinar 4: Data Science: Trust Building for Effective Data Sharing Pathways as the Global Community Recovers from COVID-19

Date: 25th May 2020, Time: 17:30 IST (12:00 UTC)

Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1098339955264698123

Moving forward and recovering from our current global pandemic, a more inclusive and engaged approach to the collection and use of our data will be needed to ensure that we have the best possible information to hand as we forge our collective pathway out of this crisis. The recent debates over COVID tracker-apps in various countries show us that whether or not people trust their governments will be crucial to the effectiveness of such tracking tools. To be worthy of trust takes more than authority. Regardless of how cutting edge and valid expertise or data may be, without a foundation of trust and good relationships with our peers and the communities we hope to serve, it can prove difficult for others to accept new knowledge and change their behaviour. Trustbuilding forges the relationship needed to support the innovations and actions conducive to a community's resilience and wellbeing: the more trust that is present, the more risk is accepted, and the more risk-enabled a community, the more resilient it can become. This webinar explores operating principles for demonstrating trustworthiness to the public and embedding trust-building practices within our data work.

Speaker: Theresa Dirndorfer Anderson
Designation: Associate Professor, Sydney Australia
Affiliation: Social Informaticist, Ethics for AI & ADM

A data and information ethicist passionate about shaping future digital and data infrastructure, Theresa is building an international network (Humanising Data Science) within the international information science community. Theresa's award-winning work as an educator and as a researcher for the past twenty years engages with the ever-evolving relationship between people and emerging technologies through transdisciplinary and value-sensitive lenses. Her early professional career included work as a political research analyst in research centres and think tanks, service as a diplomat and environmental education officer. 



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UNESCO Global Consultations on Open Science: deadline for inputs 15 June.

CODATA Connect and Data Science Journal Essay Competition: deadline 30 June 2020.

DDI – Cross Domain Integration (DDI-CDI): first Public Review Release, deadline for comments 31 July.

CODATA Connect Webinar on Writing a Research Article for Publication in an Academic Journal
Date: 1st June  2020 at 19:30 IST (14:00 UTC)
Speaker: Andy Nobes, Programme Specialist  and Project Manager, INASP.info

CWTS Webinar on Doing Science in Times of Crisis: Science Studies Perspectives on COVID-19 | 27 May

CWTS Webinar on Doing Science in Times of Crisis: Science Studies Perspectives on COVID-19
When: Wednesday 27 May, 3-6 pm CEST (6:30-9:30 pm IST)
Register Online. You will receive a Zoom link upon registration.  
This webinar intends to gather representative examples of ongoing science studies research on COVID-19. Topics include delimiting and mapping COVID-19-related research, social media and altmetrics, societal questions such as gender and research funding. This webinar is organized and hosted by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University. The organizers are Giovanni Colavizza and Ludo Waltman. Note: The speakers in this webinar are not affiliated with CWTS. For those interested, more information on CWTS research on COVID-19 can be found online.

Agenda
Introduction from the organizers (3 pm)
Panel 1 (3:10 pm): Debates on social media
Mike Thelwall (University of Wolverhampton) "COVID-19 publications: Citation indexes and altmetrics"
Mike Taylor (Digital Science) "Media coverage of COVID-19 research"
Riccardo Gallotti (FBK, Trento) "Assessing the risks of "infodemics" in response to COVID-19 epidemics"
Q&A and discussion on panel 1  (3:40 pm), short 5m break
Panel 2 (4:10 pm): Societal questions
Lin Zhang (Wuhan University) "How scientific research reacts to international public health emergencies: a global analysis of response patterns"
Jens Peter Andersen (Aarhus University) "Early signals of a widening gender gap in publication frequency during the COVID-19 pandemic"
Title and speaker to be confirmed
Q&A and discussion on panel 2  (4:40 pm), short 5m break
Panel 3 (5:10 pm): Mapping COVID-19 research
Lucy Wang and Kyle Lo (Semantic Scholar, Allen Institute for AI) "The COVID-19 Open Research Dataset"
Nicholas Fraser (Leibniz Information Centre for Economics) "Tracking the growth of COVID-19 preprints".
Simon Porter (Digital Science) "COVID-19 and preprint publishing culture"
Q&A and discussion on panel 3  (5:40 pm)
Closing remarks

Thursday, May 14, 2020

CfPs: International Symposium on Digital Expressions of the Self | 5-8 December 2020 at NIT Silchar

International Symposium on Digital Expressions of the Self
Organized by the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Silchar
7-8 December 2020
Pre-Symposium Workshop: 5-6 December 2020

Abstract Submission: To apply to present at the symposium, please submit an abstract of about 400 words and a bio-note (150 words) using this weblink. Abstracts will be considered on a rolling basis until May 22, 2020. For those accepted, unpublished draft papers (~4,000 words) have to be submitted by August 15, 2020. Final decisions on acceptance, based on the draft papers, will be communicated by August 28, 2020. Those who would require to travel from relatively far are requested to submit their abstracts earlier than the deadline for the organizers to be able to get back within a shorter turnaround time. This way, you will have a greater window to arrange your travel logistics.

Financial Support: Limited subsidy to offset travel costs may be made available for a small number of participants. This is typically meant for postgraduate students, early-career and un(der)employed academics. Details about the travel bursaries will be communicated upon receipt of the draft papers.


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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Journal of Scientometric Research -- New Issue 9(1) is now online

Journal of Scientometric Research

Vol 9, Issue 1 | January-April 2020

http://jscires.org/v9/i1

Research Articles

Research Note
Book Review

We are pleased to announce that Journal of Scientometric Research is indexed by Scopus & ESCI.

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

CfPs: 2-day International e-Conference,e-ConSus 2020 on “Revisiting Strategies for Sustainable Development”

2-day International e-Conference, e-ConSus 2020 on "Revisiting Strategies for Sustainable Development"

13-14 June 2020

Organized by   Banwarilal Bhalotia College, Asansol, India


Call for Papers

Banwarilal Bhalotia College, Asansol, India is going to host a 2-day International e-Conference, e-ConSus 2020 on 13th June - 14th June, 2020. The e-Conference on "Revisiting Strategies for Sustainable Development" will reflect new and emerging scholarship in Sustainable Development and allied fields.

This conference intends to bring together a plethora of leading experts from multiple disciplines to discuss and deliberate on innovations on the broad theme of Sustainable development from the various angles of natural science, social science and humanities.

The Conference Organization Committee welcomes abstracts for papers presentations that explore recent trends and developments in Sustainable Development from multidisciplinary viewpoint. The event seeks to serve as a space for the discussion of unpublished and current research papers dedicated to critical studies on the discourse of Sustainable Development.  

Under the umbrella of this topic, the Conference includes, but is not limited to, the following sub-themes:

  • Sustainable Human Society
  • Sustainable STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
  • Sustainable Culture
  • Ecological Humanities
  • Sustainable education and learning practices
  • Economics of sustainable development
  • Sustainable development goals
  • Sustainable Resource Management (Human resources, Land, Water, Soil, Waste and e-Waste Management etc.)
  • Sustainable City ,organizations and transport
  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Sustainable health and happiness
  • Gender in Sustainable development
  • Indigenous societies and sustainable development
  • Data, Digitalism and Sustainable development
  • Green Movement

The Conference Committee also welcomes paper proposals on current research not restricted to the above mentioned sub-themes but falling under the broad themes of Sustainable Development.

Paper proposals should include a title, keywords, a 250-word abstract, and a brief biographical note indicating the presenter's name, designation, and institutional affiliation.

Please send your proposals in MS word (.doc/.docx) format to the following email address: iwcrssd2020@gmail.com

 

Important dates

  • 25 May 2020 – Last date for submission of summary of proposal
  • 02 June 2020 - Notification of acceptance of paper for presentation

 

Participants may present papers in English or Bengali or Hindi and may be invited to submit full paper for publication afterwards. You are cordially invited to participate and present your paper.

Sri Rajarshi Das, Convener,Organization Committee


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