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March 2025 Scholarly Communications Round-up
Learn more about the Get the Inside Track on NIH Changes series in April, the new Open Access Policy for the Gates Foundation, and support for Article Processing Charges.
The Antichrist Cometh
A fountain pouring blood instead of wine. A blood-red moon and blood raining from the sky. The capture of a fish that looks like a lion. What do these unsettling events portend? The answers can be found in a compilation of early modern religious propaganda by the German preacher Heinrich Oraeus (1584-1646). Oraeus was a [Read more]
Prepare for upcoming changes to the NIH Biosketch – Add a delegate to SciENcv
The NIH announced in July 2024 that applicants and funded investigators will be required to use SciENcv for deadlines on or after May 25, 2025. SciENcv, a tool from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), already allows researchers to create and certify NSF documents. It will soon be required to create and certify the [Read more]