The F3-index. Valuing Reviewers for Scholarly Journals
This paper presents an index that measures reviewer contribution to editorial processes of scholarly journals. Following a metaphor of ranking algorit…
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About University Journals
Fourteen universities from five European countries started a collaboration to set up University Journals as an alternative to the current journal system that requires authors to transfer their copyright or charges article processing charges.
It Matters Who We Champion in Science
Science is never the work of one person; it is the collaborative effort of students, technicians, professors, librarians and the support networks around them. This week, millions of girls and women around the world who have been told science is not for them found a new role model in Bouman - a new data point that told them yes you can.
The "invisible Hand" of Peer Review: The Implications of Author-referee Networks on Peer Review in a Scholarly Journal
The "invisible Hand" of Peer Review: The Implications of Author-referee Networks on Peer Review in a Scholarly Journal
Peer review is not only a quality screening mechanism for scholarly journals. It also connects authors and referees either directly or indirectly. Thi…
Ten Simple Rules Towards Healthier Research Labs
Although there is growing concern about the urgent need for a better life-work balance when doing science, there are not many examples about how this could be achieved in practice. In this article, 10 simple rules are introduced to make the working environment of research labs more nurturing, collaborative, and people-centered.
Attitudes of Referees in a Multidisciplinary Journal: An Empirical Analysis
Attitudes of Referees in a Multidisciplinary Journal: An Empirical Analysis
Paper finds that the disciplinary background and the academic status of the referee have an influence on their reviewing tasks. Articles that had been recommended by a multidisciplinary set of referees were found to receive subsequently more citations than those that had been reviewed by referees from the same discipline.
Peer Review or Lottery? A Critical Analysis of Two Different Forms of Decision-Making Mechanisms for Allocation of Research Grants
Peer Review or Lottery? A Critical Analysis of Two Different Forms of Decision-Making Mechanisms for Allocation of Research Grants
By forming a pool of funding applicants who have minimal qualification levels and then selecting randomly within that pool, funding agencies could avoid biases, disagreement and other limitations of peer review.
Thousands of Scientists Back "young Protesters" Demanding Climate Change Action
Impact Factors Are Still Widely Used in Academic Evaluations
Survey finds that 40% of research-intensive universities mention the controversial metric in review documents - despite efforts to dampen its influence.
Concerns of Young Protesters Are Justified
The world's youth have begun to persistently demonstrate for the protection of the climate and other foundations of human well-being. As scientists and scholars who have recently initiated similar letters of support in our countries, we call for our colleagues across all disciplines and from the entire world to support these young climate protesters. Their concerns are justified and supported by the best available science.
How Katie Bouman Accidentally Became the Face of the Black Hole Project
The project included more than 200 researchers around the world, about 40 of them women, including Dr. Bouman.
Meet the Scientist Painter Who Turns Deadly Viruses into Beautiful Works of Art
Meet the Scientist Painter Who Turns Deadly Viruses into Beautiful Works of Art
David Goodsell's scientifically precise watercolor paintings of the cells and microbes he studies grace journal covers and impress colleagues.
Libero Reviewer: The Making of a User-friendly Submission and Peer-review Platform
Libero Reviewer: The Making of a User-friendly Submission and Peer-review Platform
A review of the challenges and lessons learned in managing the development of Libero Reviewer.
That Image of a Black Hole You Saw Everywhere Today? Thank This Grad Student for Making It Possible
That Image of a Black Hole You Saw Everywhere Today? Thank This Grad Student for Making It Possible
The effort wouldn't have succeeded without Katie Bouman, who developed a crucial algorithm and helped devise imaging methods.
Black Hole Picture Captured for First Time in Space Breakthrough
Network of eight radio telescopes around the world records revolutionary image.
Exposing DOI Metadata Provenance
DOI metadata provenance is describing the history of a particular DOI metadata record, i.e. what changes were made when and by whom. This information is now stored and provided via an API for all DOI registrations since March 10, 2019.
World Impact Rankings
The Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings assess universities against the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Calibrated indicators are used to provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons across three broad areas: research, outreach, and stewardship. This first edition includes more than 450 universities from 76 countries.
Launch of the Global Alliance of Open Access Scholarly Communication Platforms to Democratize Knowledge
Launch of the Global Alliance of Open Access Scholarly Communication Platforms to Democratize Knowledge
A new momentum is emerging in the dissemination of scientific knowledge worldwide. The GLOALL carries a vision to promote the development of multilingual scholarly communication standards, products and services.
Is It Publish or Perish for PhD Students?
Nature Human Behaviour and the Behavioural and Social Sciences Community invite researchers across all career stages and disciplines to share their thoughts on publishing while training for a PhD. A broad selection of submissions will be published as World Views in Nature Human Behaviour or will be posted on the Behavioural and Social Sciences community page. Send us a short presubmission enquiry now!
Few Open Access Journals Are Compliant with Plan S
Much of the debate on Plan S seems to concentrate on how to make toll-access journals open access, taking for granted that existing open access journals are Plan S-compliant. This question was examined using Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) metadata. The conclusion was that a large majority of open access journals are not Plan S-compliant, and that it is small publishers in the SSH that will face the largest challenge with becoming compliant.
Gender Bias in Teaching Evaluations
Paper provides new evidence on gender bias in teaching evaluations. Despite the fact that neither students’ grades nor self-study hours are affected by the instructor’s gender, it was found that women receive systematically lower teaching evaluations than their male colleagues.
In Bubbles, She Sees a Mathematical Universe
For Karen Uhlenbeck, winner of the Abel Prize for math, a whimsical phenomenon offers a window onto higher dimensions.
How Can Publishers and Librarians Work Together to Increase Engagement to Digital Collections?
How Can Publishers and Librarians Work Together to Increase Engagement to Digital Collections?
UKSG Breakout session: Increasing Engagement with Digital Collections.
What Are Mirror Journals, and Can They Offer a New World of Open Access?
A pilot program gives authors another way to publish OA while enjoying the benefits of an established journal.
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