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Study explores the place of preprints in the research lifecycle from the points of view of researchers, research performing organisations, research funding organisations and preprint servers/service providers.

The study of science itself is a growing field of research. Also known as meta-science or the science of science, it involves studying the processes and decisions that shape the evolution of scientific research. This collection of articles highlights the breadth of meta-research with articles on topics as diverse as gender bias in peer review, statistical power in clinical trials and the readability of the scientific literature.

The long read: Calculating the patterns and cycles of the past could lead us to a better understanding of history. Could it also help us prevent a looming crisis?

Earlier this fall Dr. Scott Solomon presented the results of a huge heart drug study to an audience of fellow cardiologists in Paris. The presented number 0.059 caused gasps as the audience was looking for something under 0.05.

Two courageous scientists, forest fire expert Bambang Hero Saharjo and pharmacist Olivier Bernard, awarded the 2019 John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science.

Funding for blue skies research is falling in favour of work aligned with the government's strategic priorities.

A new agency rule would restrict the science that can be used in drafting health regulations by requiring researchers to turn over confidential health data.

University researchers outside the EU who may not otherwise have access to research articles should not be excluded based on the actions of their government.

Analysis finds female-led papers are more likely to be rejected, and less likely to be cited, than those with male corresponding authors.

The initiative, "Project Nightingale," gives the tech giant the ability to analyze personal health information from Ascension, a Catholic hospital system.

The practice was probably used to improve the children's chances of securing a university place.

Bambang Hero Saharjo has received death threats for testifying against companies. 

Universities have a legal obligation to encourage voter registration. This has prompted an angry reaction in some areas.

Various companies are pressing ahead with plans for internet service from space, which has prompted astronomers to voice concerns about the impact on research from telescopes on Earth.

Data from conventional sources cannot fully measure progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here the authors present a roadmap describing how citizen-science data can integrate traditional data and make a significant contribution in support of the SDGs agenda.

Study finds that the number of publications in open access journals rises every year, while the number of publications in questionable journals decreases from 2012 onwards. Both early career and more senior researchers publish in questionable journals.

Crossref strives for balance. Different people have always wanted different things from us and, since our founding, we have brought together diverse organizations to have discussions-sometimes contentious-to agree on how to help make scholarly communications better. Being inclusive can mean slow progress, but we've been able to advance by being flexible, fair, and forward-thinking. We have been helped by the fact that Crossref's founding organizations defined a clear purpose in our original certificate of incorporation, which reads:

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Minority-serving colleges and universities are looking on helplessly as vital funding for their science, engineering and math programs are bogged down in the Senate morass.

From all too scarce, to professionalized, the ethics of research is now everybody's business, argues Sarah Franklin.

Letter warns immigration rules may damage UK universities' ability to attract global talent

Study find that Impact Factors (IF) are highly volatile. For example, one in ten journals had their IF boosted by more than 50% by their top three cited papers.

In an unexpected lawsuit, US federal officials claim that Gilead Sciences willfully disregarded government patents on medicines necessary to end the AIDS epidemic.

Tenured and tenure-track faculty are called upon to combat an incremental erosion of faculty governance.

The operator of the Wayback Machine allows Wikipedia's users to check citations from books as well as the web.

A study of 104 children from ages 3 to 10 found similar patterns of brain activity in boys and girls as they engaged in basic math tasks, researchers reported.

Few thought it would arrive so quickly. Now we're facing consequences once viewed as fringe scenarios.

Industries that rely on physics expertise contribute more to the EU economy than financial services or retail, according to a new study.

In this article, potentially high-impact policy changesare outlined that build upon existing mechanisms for research funding and governance and that can be rapidly implemented to counteract barriers facing women in science. These approaches must be coupled to vigorous and continuous outcomes-based monitoring, so that the most successful strategies can be disseminated and widely implemented.

'Geo-specific access models' will help overcome problem of different nations having different policies towards open access, European Commission expert argues.