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Biomedical funders and ASAPbio call on journals to sign a pledge to make reviewers’ anonymous comments part of the official scientific record.
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Research Is Set up for Bullies to Thrive
Working conditions in academic labs encourage abusive supervision. It is time to improve monitoring of and penalties for abuse, says Sherry Moss.
What's the Big DEAL and Why Is It so Difficult to Reach?
Nick Fowler and Gerard Meijer on the future of Open Access in Germany. Will the negotiations continue?
Massive GBP30-million Grant Will Be Awarded to One Cardiovascular Research Team
British Heart Foundation award is one of the largest single grants in medical research.
Mapping Open Science Tools
Mapping Open Science Tools
A fresh mapping of open-science tools for the researcher workflow reveals numerous gaps and opportunities for software solutions in the name of scientific progress.
Betting on the Result
Experts are good at betting which scientific experiments can replicate despite some studies not being repeatable.
Finding Open Access Articles - Tools and Tips
A guide to help search more easily for open access articles.
The New, Younger Generation of Scientists Is Much More Open to Dialogue With Society
The New, Younger Generation of Scientists Is Much More Open to Dialogue With Society
A new generation of scientists is confounding expectations and proving much more willing to engage with the public, not only because it benefits their development as researchers but also out of a sense of duty to society and a desire to have a positive impact on public perceptions of science.
Why Universities Need 'Public Interest Technology' Courses
In an era in which data is everything, the risks to core democratic principles caused by technological illiteracy in policymakers, and policy illiteracy in computer scientists, are staggering.
India Targets Universities in Predatory-journal Crackdown
But academics say government incentives to publish are part of the problem.
Fitbit's 150 Billion Hours of Heart Data Reveal Secrets About Health
Fitbit's 150 Billion Hours of Heart Data Reveal Secrets About Health
Fitibit's wristbands have collected 150 billion hours' worth of heart-rate data from people around the world. For the first time, the company offered a look inside that data, to see how lifestyle, location, age, and gender affects our health and longevity.
Help to Shape Policy With Your Science
Decision-makers need input from researchers on issues involving science and society.
Transparency, Credit, and Peer Review
Support for publication of reviewer reports has been mounting as part of a greater effort to inform the discussion on peer review practice.
Ways to Promote and Foster Collaborative Research in Your Lab
Top tips for principal investigators to help junior scientists navigate the travails of teamwork.
Publish Peer Reviews
Jessica K. Polka and colleagues call on journals to sign a pledge to make reviewers’ anonymous comments part of the official scientific record.
Open Letter on the Publication of Peer Review Reports
Open letter signed by many journals supporting the idea that publishing peer review reports would benefit the research community by increasing transparency of the assessment process.
Serbia Adopts National Open Science Policy
The Serbian Government has adopted a national policy mandating open access (OA) to all publications resulting from publicly-funded research in Serbia. The policy, titled the Open Science Platform, was introduced by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (MESTD), the main funder for research in Serbia, in July 2018. EIFL welcomes the adoption of the policy, which makes a major contribution to improving visibility and discoverability of Serbian research outputs.
Can You Train Your Ph.D.s for Diverse Careers When You Don’t Have One?
A new seminar at Michigan helped doctoral students explore nonfaculty jobs and helped a professor learn how to teach about them.
Attempt to Replicate Major Social Scientific Findings of Past Decade Fails
Attempt to Replicate Major Social Scientific Findings of Past Decade Fails
Scientists and the design of experiments under scrutiny after a major project fails to reproduce results of high profile studies.
After Years of Effort, Physicists Spot Higgs Boson Decaying in Most Ordinary Way
After Years of Effort, Physicists Spot Higgs Boson Decaying in Most Ordinary Way
Observation confirms, yet again, a prediction of physicists' standard model.
How to Start or Flip an Open Access Journal
Are you in the process of starting an open access journal, or are you planning to transition an existing journal to an OA publishing model? In this post we break out all the steps to get an OA publication up and running.
Do You Need a Science Degree to Be a Science Reporter?
Journalists covering crime or education are not typically expected to have a degree in those subjects. But science journalism is often considered a more technical and knowledge-heavy beat. This article examines advantages and drawbacks of becoming a science reporter from a variety of backgrounds.
Russian Bots Were Used to Sow Divisions on Vaccines
The campaign may have increased misperceptions that the science on the safety of vaccines isn’t settled - as is the case - but rather subject to debate.
Scaling Up Paywalled Academic Article Sharing by Legal Means
Announcing R4R to connect authors to peers
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