Research Ideas and Outcomes
The Research Ideas and Outcomes (RIO) is a journal claimed to be both 'peer-reviewed', but also 'open-access', published by Pensoft Publishers, stating a goal to promote transparency, reliability, and effectiveness in scientific research.[1]
| Discipline | Multidisciplinary | 
|---|---|
| Language | English | 
| Publication details | |
| History | 2015-present | 
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Continuously | 
| Yes | |
| License | CC BY 4.0 | 
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Res. Ideas Outcomes | 
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 2367-7163 | 
| LCCN | 2017238083 | 
| OCLC no. | 956261946 | 
| Links | |
Since its 2015 launch, the journal has been widely noticed on social media, with the proposal to publish practically any serious-looking submission being questioned.[2][3]
History
    
The journal was established in 2015 with the idea of publishing research outputs of different kinds including computer programs, experimental data, and analysis workflows.[4] One year after its foundation, it received a SPARC Innovator Award from the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition for its work in encouraging transparency in science.[5][6]
Abstracting and indexing
    
The journal is abstracted and indexed in ProQuest databases.[7]
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References
    
- "About". riojournal.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- "Journal of ideas, data and more" (PDF). Nature. 525: 161. doi:10.1038/525161f.
- Rabes, Tania; ratanaSep. 1 (2015-09-01). "A new journal wants to publish your research ideas". Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- "Research Ideas and Outcomes". riojournal.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- "SPARC Innovator: RIO Journal". SPARC. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- "Big news for RIO: we join the club of SPARC Innovators". RIO Journal Blog. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- "Research Ideas and Outcomes". riojournal.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
