Communicating and disseminating research

If you build it, will they come? How researchers perceive and use web 2.0

This project looks at the extent of adoption of different web 2.0 tools in different subject ﬁelds and disciplines, and the different types of researchers who are using them.…

Quality assurance and assessment of scholarly research

This guide has been produced to provide researchers, academic administrators and librarians with an understanding of quality assurance processes and some of the current issues surrounding the debate about quality assurance.…

Peer review: a guide for researchers

This new guide provides researchers with an understanding of how peer review works and highlights some of the issues surround the current debates about the peer review process.…

Two projects on transitions in scholarly communications

The RIN and the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) are looking to commission two research projects as part of a broad portfolio of activities aimed at developing the evidence base on transitions in the scholarly communica…

Transitions in scholarly communications - a portfolio of research projects

A new portfolio of research projects will be focusing on transitions to electronic-only publication, gaps in access, the dynammics of improving access to research papers and the future of scholarly communication.…

Communicating knowledge: how and why researchers publish and disseminate their findings

This report looks at how researchers publish and why, including the motivations that lead them to publish in different formats and the increase in collaboration and co-authorship.…

Resourcing a common approach to the research and scholarly communications process

The RIN is working on a project to set up additional information, guidance and resources on its website to support key stakeholders in their contributions to the scholarly communications process, particularly in relation to policy.…

UK share of world research outputs: an investigation

A new RIN report explains how the differences in the ﬁgures for the UK’s percentage share of the global production of scientiﬁc publications arise and the implications for policy-makers.…

E-journals: their use, value and impact

This report takes in-depth look at how researchers in the UK use electronic journals, the value they bring to universities and research institutions and the contribution they make to research productivity, quality and outcomes.…

Activities, costs and funding flows in the scholarly communications system

This report provides an analysis of all the costs involved in the process of publishing, distributing and accessing journal articles, both globally and in the UK.…