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October 11, 2011
The Network of Excellence Euro-NF and its Specific Joint Research Projects
Markus Fiedler
Tobias Hoßfeld
Ilkka Norros
Joel Rodrigues
Paulo Rogério Pereira

This article presents the European FP7 Network of Excellence “Euro-NF” (Networks of the Future) and reviews its set of activities. Specific attention is paid to the concept of Specific Joint Research Projects (SJRP), a series of small but focused projects, integrating at least three Euro-NF partners and targeting joint seminal work, publications as well as full-size follow-up projects. Further to the description of the SJRP concept, a set of three selected SJRP from different areas are presented in detail with respect to motivation, goal, contents, results, and impact.

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September 27, 2010
Peering into the online future
Joseph Rushton Wakeling

The New York Times recently reported an exciting online trial of open community peer review. But this was not an experiment by one of the innovative new electronic journals — rather, it was carried out by a longstanding, prestigious publication in the supposedly-conservative humanities literature. ICaST’s co-Editor-in-Chief takes a look at how the web is transforming the way in which researchers in many disciplines share and develop their thoughts and ideas.

Ask someone off the street what they think of Shakespeare and you’re likely to get a mixed response. For many people the practical experience is one of stultifying English lessons, baffling encounters with Ye Olde Talke and something weird involving men in tights. Yet in the hands of experts, Shakespeare unfolds into a rich and vibrant creative experience, with a remarkable ability to resonate with the issues of the day.

April 12, 2010
ICST — a Scientific Society with a New Approach

There are several scientific societies existing in the world. You can send application forms and pay membership fees if you wish to become a member. You can attend their conferences, submit papers to their journals, read their magazines, you know the story. But what if you could have your own society? A society that you govern, where you propose the ideas, define the directions and make the decisions? Well, we have got good news for you: you can have it, by joining ICST!

There are several scientific societies existing in the world. You can send application forms and pay membership fees if you wish to become a member. You can attend their conferences, submit papers to their journals, read their magazines, you know the story. But what if you could have your own society? A society that you govern, where you propose the ideas, define the directions and make the decisions? Well, we have got good news for you: you can have it, by joining ICST!

April 12, 2010
Innovative, Fast, and High-Quality Peer Review with e-SCRIPTS – the ICST’s Journal Publication System
Paolo Bellavista

ICST is exploiting the opportunities offered by Web 2.0 technologies to improve the quality, rapidity, openness, and effectiveness of the collaboration within the scientific community. Central to this strategic perspective, e-SCRIPTS enables an innovative, fast, and high-quality review process, for both the ICaST Magazine and the portfolio of ICST Transactions.

ICST is exploiting the opportunities offered by Web 2.0 technologies to improve the quality, rapidity, openness, and effectiveness of the collaboration within the scientific community. Central to this strategic perspective, e-SCRIPTS enables an innovative, fast, and high-quality review process, for both the ICaST Magazine and the portfolio of ICST Transactions.