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Category: Publishing

‘Ableism in Academia’ book launch

By Josie Caplehorne | 23 November 2020

It was our privilege to support the launch of the widely anticipated book ‘Ableism is Academia: Theorising experiences of disabilities and chronic illness in higher … Read more

The generation who lost their rite of passage

By Josie Caplehorne | 29 July 2020

At the start of 2020, it was impossible for us to imagine that a virus that most people had never heard of was about to … Read more

Publishing your Open Access Book with Sciendo

By Josie Caplehorne | 24 June 2020

Are you a University of Kent author who wants to publish an online Open Access book? Sciendo – De Gruyeter have developed a new offer … Read more

The future of scholarly publishing: from short term solutions to permanent change

By Josie Caplehorne | 19 May 2020

A truism that has been proclaimed frequently in recent weeks is that once the coronavirus is tackled and the immediate crisis has passed, “things will … Read more

Open Monographs (& chapters) at Kent

By Sarah Slowe | 14 April 2020

Research England has said that monographs must be published Open Access for inclusion in the ‘Next REF’ (Somewhat bizarrely, this doesn’t actually refer to the … Read more

Open Scholarship for Academic Liaison Services

By Sarah Slowe | 14 April 2020

Warning to the reader: this post would be nothing without the links. Please click on them, explore them & ask about them – I’d love … Read more

Confessions of an Open Access Journal Editor:

By Josie Caplehorne | 25 October 2019

Being the editor of an open access academic journal is incredibly time-consuming and often frustrating, but in my case I enjoy having this kind of … Read more

Open Access and My Thesis!

By Josie Caplehorne | 24 October 2019

It’s 11am and I’m already a few coffees deep.  I’m on the hunt for what is clearly the most important paper I will ever read … Read more

I’m An Open Book, or: Why Everyone Can Now Share My Interest In Thick Things

By Josie Caplehorne | 22 October 2019

In November 2017 I published Thick Evaluation, a monograph with Oxford University Press.* “How exciting,” I hear you cry, “the world needs more academic books!” But, honestly, it was … Read more

I’ve published my article… now what?

By Sarah Slowe | 02 January 2019

When Roz and I had Supporting Open Access at Kent—New Staff Roles published, we wrote a blog post about our experience (Tasting our own medicine – … Read more

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