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Registered Reports Are Coming to PLOS ONE
PLOS ONE will soon offer Registered Reports, a preregistration option which enables open peer review and publication of the initial study protocol in advance of the full research article.
Innovation Leaders 2020: Introducing the Cohort
We announce the participants and projects joining our new mentorship and open leadership training programme.
What Researchers Think About the Culture They Work In: Quantitative Dataset
What Researchers Think About the Culture They Work In: Quantitative Dataset
Here we present an anonymized version of the dataset that we collected in the quantitative phase of Wellcome's research on research culture. Additionally, we present a document detailing how the data was transformed to protect anonymity. We also present a flowchart that indicates how participants were guided to answer questions in the survey.
Viewpoint: We Lost the Brexit Argument. But We Need to Fight on
The Scientists for EU group is gearing up for 2020 after the desperate disappointment of losing its three-and-a-half year campaign against Brexit - a result that has major implications for research.
Recommendations for Transparent Communication of Open Access Prices and Services
Recommendations for Transparent Communication of Open Access Prices and Services
An independent report published by Information Power aims to improve the transparency of Open Access (OA) prices and services.
Orderly Desk, Orderly Mind
Stay organized to help spot ways in which brain circuits rewire themselves!
What Researchers Think About the Culture They Work in
Perspectives on and experiences of research culture, based on a survey of more than 4,000 researchers in the UK and globally.
Tracking Self-Citations in Academic Publishing
Citation metrics have value because they aim to make scientific assessment a level playing field, but urgent transparency-based changes are necessary to ensure that the data yields an accurate picture. One problematic area is the handling of self-citations.
Academics Must Balance Privacy and Honesty to Become Great Role Models
Diversity initiatives applaud role models but academics who are carers can have trouble relinquishing family privacy to share their experiences.
FDA and NIH Let Clinical Trial Sponsors Keep Results Secret and Break the Law
FDA and NIH Let Clinical Trial Sponsors Keep Results Secret and Break the Law
Science investigation of ClinicalTrials.gov reveals that federal promises to enforce trial transparency have been ineffective.
Eleven Tips for Working with Large Data Sets
Big data are difficult to handle. These tips and tricks can smooth the way.
Let Authors Choose How to Pay for Peer Review and Publication
This essay argues that giving authors a choice between submission fees and APCs has numerous benefits.
Tackling the Global Misinformation Crisis One Reference, One Librarian at a Time
Atlas of Open Science and Research in Finland 2019 Published
This evaluation of Finnish research organisations, research-funding organisations, academic and cultural institutes abroad and learned societies and academies examines the key indicators chosen to assess the performance on openness. Key indicators are used to provide some insights on the competences and capacity of the research system in supporting progress towards openness. Barriers and development needs are discussed, with suggestions for improvement.
Oceans Are Warming at the Same Rate As if Five Hiroshima Bombs Were Dropped in Every Second
Oceans Are Warming at the Same Rate As if Five Hiroshima Bombs Were Dropped in Every Second
The world's oceans are now heating at the same rate as if five Hiroshima atomic bombs were dropped into the water every second, scientists have said.
How the Fight over a Hawaii Mega-telescope Could Change Astronomy
Thirty Meter Telescope controversy is forcing scientists to grapple with how their research affects Indigenous peoples.
Eight Publishers to Volunteer Pricing Info in Pilot Study
Funders driving open-access plan may use template to push for pricing transparency.
Science Institutions for a Complex, Fast-Paced World
The post-World War II model for organizing science remains powerful, but moving beyond its limits will be necessary for assuring the contributions of science to solving a wide array of challenges.
The T&F Buyout of F1000 Neutralizes the Plan S Threat Infrastructures
I am tempted to think that Taylor & Francis's acquisition of F1000 should be critiqued on grounds of yet more gross for-profit consolidation in the scholarly publishing ecosystem. I believe this is true. But funders won't care. The EU wants to maintain its stance of market non-interference and I do not believe that the for-profit status of such entities bothers others like Wellcome or Gates.
Scientific Progress is Built on Failure
Learning to handle failure is just part of scientific life.
How to Tackle Academic Misconduct Among China's Top Scientists
Preventing unethical behaviour requires regulatory and institutional reforms, as well as lead researchers remaining close to work done in their name, says Futao Huang
UK Parliament Rejects Proposal to Keep Country in EU's Erasmus+ Scheme
Conservative MPs have voted against an amendment that would have required the government to negotiate continuing full membership of the EU's Erasmus+ programme, which helps students study in other countries.
Nobel Prize Winner Frances Arnold Retracts Paper, Here Is The Reaction
Arnold's move garnered praise on Twitter and showed how scientific research needs to change.
Get the Sustainable Development Goals Back on Track
At the current rate, most of the goals will not be met. Here's how the 2030 agenda can be put back on the right path.
Could the Apprenticeship Levy Be the Answer to the UK's Diversity Crisis and £63bn Skills Shortage?
Could the Apprenticeship Levy Be the Answer to the UK's Diversity Crisis and £63bn Skills Shortage?
The current skills gap costs the UK £63 billion a year, with an estimated 600,000 job vacancies in digital technology alone. There are currently more FTSE100 companies being led by men called David and Steve, than companies led by women and ethnic minorities. Meanwhile, we know that companies that achieve...
Taylor & Francis Buys F1000 Research
Taylor & Francis has acquired open research publisher F1000 Research from its founder Vitek Tracz. The acquisition sum was not disclosed.
New R&D Commissioner Aims to 'revitalise' European Research Area, for East and West
New R&D Commissioner Aims to 'revitalise' European Research Area, for East and West
The European Union's new innovation chief, Mariya Gabriel, wants to "revitalise" efforts to create a real single market for research, education and innovation, bridging the performance gap between eastern and western Europe.
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