by Alan Colin Arce | 13 July 2026 | English, Insights and Signals Reports
This research scan is the first part of a series that will examine how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are impacting scholarly communication. This post surveys the current discourse surrounding GenAI’s place within the peer review process. Primary academic concerns at the advent of GenAI revolved around ideas of authorship, plagiarism, and academic transparency, and these issues still drive a passionate conversation.
by Alan Colin Arce | 10 July 2026 | French, Insights and Signals Reports
Ce rapport donne un aperçu des récentes politiques et initiatives ouvertes en matière d’évaluation ouverte. L’évaluation ouverte favorise une plus grande ouverture tout au long du processus d’évaluation : elle pourrait impliquer des pratiques allant de la simple divulgation de l’identité des évaluateurs aux auteurs jusqu’à la fourniture aux lecteurs d’un accès à l’identité des pairs évaluateurs et à leurs rapports d’évaluation.
by Alan Colin Arce | 3 July 2026 | English, Insights and Signals Reports
This insights and signals report provides an overview of recent open peer review policies and initiatives. Open peer review fosters greater openness throughout the review process: it could entail practices ranging from simply making reviewer identities known to authors to providing readers access to the identities of peer reviewers and their review reports. This practice is gaining traction to improve the transparency and equity in the peer review process. However, there are diverse models and considerations needed in the adoption of open peer review, such as unequal participation, reluctance to make reviewers’ identities public, and inconclusive evidence of its benefits and possible downsides.
by Alan Colin Arce | 23 March 2026 | French, Insights and Signals Reports
Ce rapport « Insights and Signals » porte sur le développement, le contenu et l’impact de la base de données des revues savantes canadiennes.
Les points abordés dans ce rapport comprennent :
Les caractéristiques uniques et la pertinence de la base de données des revues savantes canadiennes
Les projets de recherche, les initiatives en bibliothéconomie et les politiques scientifiques qui ont déjà utilisé la liste et en ont tiré profit
L’importance du travail d’équipe pour maintenir la liste à jour et l’utiliser comme une ressource précieuse
by Alan Colin Arce | 10 March 2026 | English, Insights and Signals Reports
This Insights and Signals reports on the development, content and impact of the Revues Savantes Canadiennes/Canadian Scholarly Journals list dataset.
Items discussed in this report include:
The unique traits and relevance of the Revues Savantes Canadiennes/Canadian Scholarly Journals list dataset
Research projects, library science and scientific policy instances which have already used and benefited from the list
The importance of collective work in keeping the list updated and in appropriating it as a valuable resource