A Revolution in Science Publishing, or Business As Usual?
"Open access" was supposed to change scientific publishing. Critics worry that the model is being corrupted by big corporate publishing money anyway.
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The Contrarian Coronavirus Theory That Informed the Trump Administration
Richard Epstein, a professor at N.Y.U. School of Law, discusses two articles he wrote, on the Hoover Institution Web site, entitled "Coronavirus Perspective" and "Coronavirus Overreaction," and his views of the pandemic.
Einstein's Letters Illuminate a Mind Grappling with Quantum Mechanics
The latest volume of Einstein's papers covers the infancy of quantum mechanics and new challenges to the theory of relativity.
COVID-19 Report by the Imperial College London Response Team
COVID-19 Report by the Imperial College London Response Team
In this report, th e authors use a semi-mechanistic Bayesian hierarchical model to attempt to infer the impact of these interventions across 11 European countries.
ARL Urges Publishers to Maximize Access to Digital Content During COVID-19 Pandemic
ARL Urges Publishers to Maximize Access to Digital Content During COVID-19 Pandemic
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) joins global library associations in urging publishers to maximize access to digital content during the emergency conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an unprecedented time for the academic enterprise, and humanity will benefit from an unprecedented response by publishers in support of research and learning.
What is Replication?
This perspective article proposes that the answer shifts the conception of replication from a boring, uncreative, housekeeping activity to an exciting, generative, vital contributor to research progress.
Graduate School Prepared Me to Self-Quarantine
You learned a lot about social distancing when you wrote a dissertation. That experience can help you get through this pandemic crisis.
The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence
The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence
The December, 2019 coronavirus disease outbreak has seen many countries ask people who have potentially come into contact with the infection to isolate themselves at home or in a dedicated quarantine facility. Decisions on how to apply quarantine should be based on the best available evidence. We did a Review of the psychological impact of quarantine using three electronic database
Point of View: Mitigating the Impact of Conference and Travel Cancellations on Researchers' Futures
Point of View: Mitigating the Impact of Conference and Travel Cancellations on Researchers' Futures
As the scientific community adapts to new working conditions in response to the growing pandemic, early-career researchers recommend actions to help lessen the unintended consequences of canceled conferences.
Exploring Collaborative Non-commercial Publishing Models for Open Access: Apply to Perform a Study
Exploring Collaborative Non-commercial Publishing Models for Open Access: Apply to Perform a Study
COAlition S publishes a call for an informed study containing an analysis and overview of collaborative non-commercial (aka “Diamond”) publishing journals and platforms. The study is financially supported by Science Europe. The objective is to identify ways to support publishing initiatives wishing to implement Diamond business models.
In Defense Of Coronavirus Testing Strategy, Administration Cited Retracted
In Defense Of Coronavirus Testing Strategy, Administration Cited Retracted
When asked why the United States didn't import coronavirus tests when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ran into difficulty developing its own, government officials have frequently questioned the quality of the foreign-made alternatives. But NPR has learned that the key study they point to was retracted just days after it was published online in early March.
Peer Review: Publishing in the Time of COVID-19
eLife is making changes to its policies on peer review in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the scientific community.
Mathematics of Life and Death: How Disease Models Shape National Shutdowns and Other Pandemic Policies
Universities in Lockdown: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Online Teaching
Universities in Lockdown: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Online Teaching
Universities across Europe are grappling with digital problems, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced campuses to shut down and move research and teaching online. Digital capabilities are not distributed equally across European universities, and deficiencies have delayed implementing systems for online teaching. Bandwidth and student access to computers is also an issue.
Funding Information in Web of Science: an Updated Overview
Despite the limitations of funding acknowledgment (FA) data in Web of Science (WoS), studies using FA information have increased rapidly over the last several years. Considering this WoS' recent practice of updating funding data, this paper further investigates the characteristics and distribution of FA data in four WoS journal citation indexes.
The Costs of Publishing
Changes in annual expenses and publishing volume at eLife show it is possible to run a selective journal with a mid-range publication fee.
Can a Century-old TB Vaccine Steel the Immune System Against the New Coronavirus?
Scientists launch trial of bacillus Calmette-Guérin, a vaccine made of living bacteria, to protect health care workers at risk of COVID-19 infection.
WHO Launches Global Megatrial of the Four Most Promising Coronavirus Treatments
Simple design aims to let even overwhelmed physicians and hospitals participate
How Blood from Coronavirus Survivors Might Save Lives
New York City researchers hope antibody-rich plasma can keep people out of intensive care.
When Science Needs Self-Correcting
Admitting scientific errors is hard. It's also important.
Covid-19 is Reshaping the World of Bioscience Publishing
Bioscience publishing, from preprint servers to established medical journals, is finding new and faster ways to publish Covid-19 research results.
What's Wrong with the H-Index, According to Its Inventor
Love it or hate it, the H-index has become one of the most widely used metrics in academia for measuring the productivity and impact of researchers. But when Jorge Hirsch proposed it as an objective measure of scientific achievement in 2005, he didn’t think it would be used outside theoretical physics.
"Remove Paywalls on Scientific Publications!"
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, swissuniversities, the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries appeal to all publishing houses to make their publications freely accessible.
Authors Overestimate Their Contribution to Scientific Work, Demonstrating a Strong Bias
Authors Overestimate Their Contribution to Scientific Work, Demonstrating a Strong Bias
Teamwork is an essential component of science. It affords the exchange of ideas and the execution of research that can entail high levels of complexity and scope.
Researchers Are Tracking Another Pandemic, Too-of Coronavirus Misinformation
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