Review Commons launches blog “The Commons”
Review Commons has launched a blog, The Commons, dedicated to discussing innovations in scientific publishing and the platform’s policies.
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“The international agenda of EMBO is important, today more than ever before”
Fiona Watt, the incoming EMBO Director, shares her views on EMBO and her own research aspirations
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Fiona Watt appointed as EMBO Director
The British cell biologist will take up the appointment in early 2022
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New policies on preprints and extended scooping protection
Review Commons is announcing two new policies today: As of August 1, 2021, Review Commons will require all authors to post their manuscript as a preprint, prior to transfer to an affiliate journal1. In return, all the affiliate journals provide authors with scooping protection from the date of posting of the preprint.
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Will Refereed Preprints transform scientific communication?
The pandemic has shown how preprints accelerate the dissemination of research findings, but it also highlights the crucial importance of peer review.
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Maria Leptin appointed as ERC President
The current EMBO Director is appointed President of the European Research Council (ERC). She will take up the office in October.
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EMBO acknowledges all excellent applicants for its postdoctoral fellowships
EMBO will provide ‘Acknowledgements of Excellence’ to all applicants for EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships who met the funding criteria, irrespective of an award.
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EMBO Gold Medal 2021 awarded to Andrea Ablasser
With the award, EMBO recognizes outstanding achievements of scientists under the age of 40 in Europe.
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“There was so much not yet discovered, which allows you to explore.”
Andrea Ablasser, winner of the EMBO Gold Medal 2021, talks about her research which helped to mark the beginning of a new subfield of immunology
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Deep-rooted responses
Learn about newly elected EMBO Associate Member Keiko Sugimoto and her research on plant stress and regeneration.
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