'Location-specific' Blocks on Journal Access Could Be OA 'interim Solution'
'Geo-specific access models' will help overcome problem of different nations having different policies towards open access, European Commission expert argues.
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Make Code Accessible with These Cloud Services
Container platforms let researchers run each other's software - and check the results.
Better Methods Can't Make Up for Mediocre Theory
With better questions, many reproducibility problems will fall away, says Paul Smaldino.
Leaked Document on Elsevier Negotiations Sparks Controversy - ScienceGuide
Leaked Document on Elsevier Negotiations Sparks Controversy - ScienceGuide
In exchange for full open access Elsevier requests full cooperation in a number of (meta)data projects. Initial responses to the proposed deal show a fear of 'vendor lock-in'.
Nature at 150: Evidence in Pursuit of Truth
A century and a half has seen momentous changes in science. But evidence and transparency are more important than ever before.
Octopus: a Radical New Approach to Scientific Publishing
In order to align incentives with good science, we need to move to a system in which work that is well thought-out, well carried-out, and well communicated – regardless of the ‘story’ it tells – is given the highest reward. Changing what is rewarded will change what is done.
Peer Review: New Initiatives to Enhance the Value of eLife's Process
Michael Eisen, eLife's Editor-in-Chief, reflects on lessons learned from a recent peer-review trial, and describes how eLife aims to make peer review more effective.
International Partnership Opportunities for UK Research and Innovation
Independent report sets out new opportunities to boost international partnerships on research and innovation. The government will seek to maintain a close relationship with Europe on research and innovation. Continued international collaboration is vital to the UK remaining a global science superpower, tackling the world’s Grand Challenges and attracting and retaining the talent we need
Why Scientists Should Take More Coffee Breaks
Coffee breaks are a ritualistic part of work life in Europe, a practice this opinion piece suggests would benefit scientists in North America.
Climate Crisis: 11,000 Scientists Warn of 'Untold Suffering'
The world’s people face “untold suffering due to the climate crisis” unless there are major transformations to global society, according to a stark warning from more than 11,000 scientists.
Open Access to Teaching Material - How Far Have We Come?
One of the foundational aims of the open access movement, set out in the Budapest Open Access Initiative, was to provide access to research not only to scholars, but to “teachers, students and other curious minds” and in so doing “enrich education”. However almost two decades on from the declaration access to the research literature for educational purposes remains limited.
Professor Eveline Crone New ERC Vice-President
Professor Eveline Crone has been elected as the new Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC). She will take up duties on 1 January 2020, alongside two current Vice Presidents. Elected by the ERC Scientific Council, she will be in charge of ERC activities in the domain of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Data Sharing at Scale: A Heuristic for Affirming Data Cultures
Data Sharing at Scale: A Heuristic for Affirming Data Cultures
Addressing the most pressing contemporary social, environmental, and technological challenges will require integrating insights and sharing data across disciplines, geographies, and cultures. Strengthening international data sharing networks will not only demand advancing technical, legal, and logistical infrastructure for publishing data in open, accessible formats; it will also require recognizing, respecting, and learning to work across diverse data cultures. This essay introduces a heuristic for pursuing richer characterizations of the “data cultures” at play in international, interdisciplinary data sharing.
Naomi Oreskes: 'Discrediting Science is a Political Strategy'
The Harvard professor on science and scepticism - and why climate deniers have run out of excuses.
Tale of the Converted: How Complex Social Problems Have Made Me Question the Use of Data in Driving Impact
Tale of the Converted: How Complex Social Problems Have Made Me Question the Use of Data in Driving Impact
In practice the way in which research impacts and influences policy and society is often thought to be a rational, ordered and linear process. Whilst this might represent a ‘common sense’ understanding of research impact, this post reflects on how upending the primacy of data and embracing complexity can lead to a more nuanced and effective understanding of research impact.
Nasa's Voyager 2 Sends Back Its First Message from Interstellar Space
The Nasa craft is the second to travel beyond heliosphere but gives the most detailed data yet.
Self-plagiarism: When is Re-purposing Text Ethically Justifiable?
Mark Israel explores the ethics of self-plagiarism and asks, when is it right to reproduce social research?
Graduate Student's Death at UW Madison is a Devastating Cautionary Tale
Graduate Student's Death at UW Madison is a Devastating Cautionary Tale
A graduate student's suicide at UW Madison is a devastating cautionary tale about abusive lab environments.
7 Things Manifesto Writers Should Know About Science | Wellcome
A UK election has been called for the 12 December. That means the scramble is on for the political parties to pull together a manifesto that will capture the imagination and lead to votes.
Science Must Move with the Times
Can science continue to fulfil its social contract and to reach new horizons by advancing on the same footing into the future? Or does something need to shift?
Open Crowdsourced List of Society Journals
Unpaywall Journals needed data on whether a given journal is associated with an academic society, to help inform librarians in their subscription decisions. Alas there was no open source of this information. There is now!
Community Comments and Peer Review: A Preprint Commenting Pilot at PLOS
We're increasing peer review transparency by making it easier for public comments on preprints to be considered in the review process at PLOS journals.
An Energy Breakthrough Could Store Solar Power for Decades
Researchers in Sweden have created a molecule that offers a way to trap heat from the sun.
Scientists Were Hunting for the Next Ebola. Now the U.S. Has Cut Off Their Funding.
Scientists Were Hunting for the Next Ebola. Now the U.S. Has Cut Off Their Funding.
Predict, a government research program, sought to identify animal viruses that might infect humans and to head off new pandemics. Now the program has been cancelled.
How to Build a Community of Data Champions: Six Steps to Success.
Inspired by the University of Cambridge Data Champion programme, we have built a community of Data Champions to advocate for good research data management (RDM) practice within all university faculties at TU Delft. Currently, we have 47 active members and the number is increasing.
The History and Future of Data Citation in Practice
This article discusses how data citation has evolved over the last couple of decades and highlights issues that need more research and attention.
Research Culture: Co-reviewing and Ghostwriting by Early-career Researchers in the Peer Review of Manuscripts
Research Culture: Co-reviewing and Ghostwriting by Early-career Researchers in the Peer Review of Manuscripts
Early career researchers commonly peer review manuscripts on behalf of invited reviewers, often without receiving feedback or being named to the journal.
Equal Parental Leave Can Close The Gender Pay Gap, Researchers Say
One of the major causes of the gender pay gap, according to experts, is the "motherhood penalty," where women are penalized in various ways in the job market after having children. One solution to the gap is emerging among researchers: non-transferable paternity leave for men.
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