Gates Open Research

Price Transparency on Gates Open Research

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01 October 2020

In this blog post Michael Markie, Publishing Director at F1000 Research, outlines the upcoming adjustments to the pricing structure on Gates Open Research, whilst Ashley Farley, Program Officer of Knowledge and Research Services at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation discusses the importance of price and service transparency of the platform and how this aligns with the Plan S principles.

Trust is built on openness and transparency

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24 September 2020

In our second blog post for Peer Review Week, the Peer Review Team talk about how we build trust between our authors, reviewers and the wider research community, discussing our author-led process, which means no editorial bias, and going through the revision and response process here at Gates Open Research.

Peer Review: A matter of trust

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22 September 2020

As this week (21st-25th September) marks Peer Review Week, the Peer Review Team delve into the meaning of this year’s theme of ‘Trust in Peer Review’ and explore how our transparent peer review process is ideally suited to building trust.

Reducing the spread of dengue

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16 April 2020

Dengue outbreaks were common in Australia, but this could be a passing trend thanks to research on Wolbachia and the use of genetically bred mosquitoes. Bruno Col recently discussed the efforts being made by the World Mosquito Programme, and we now have a Q&A with Professor Scott O’Neil, for an in-depth account into the use of Wolbachia to control dengue.

A dedicated hub for the World Mosquito Program

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02 April 2020

The World Mosquito Program (WMP) gateway will provide centralised access to content on Gates Open Research, hosting all article types, to help the program’s mission to reduce the threat of mosquito-borne diseases. Mosquitoes are considered one of the deadliest animals in the world, causing millions of deaths every year. The WMP are committed to improving […]

Gates Open Research: a summary of year three

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05 March 2020

The Gates Open Research (GOR) platform marks three years of publication this month. Over this time the platform has grown in popularity and size. In this blog post, Ashley Farley and Hannah Wilson, explore the publishing activity on the GOR platform and look ahead to what we have planned for 2020.

Taking action to help researchers

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02 March 2020

Following in the footsteps – Ashley Farley, Associate Officer of Knowledge and Research Services at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, talks about the foundation’s open research journey, and its first steps into open access to providing its grantees with an alternative to the traditional journal.