EUA Asks European Commission to Investigate Lack of Competition
The EUA Council adopted a statement expressing its concern about the lack of transparency and competition in the scholarly publishing business sector in Europe.
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Women Innovators Prize 2019 Opens for Applications
The European Commission launched today the sixth edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators. The Prize sheds light on the outstanding work of female entrepreneurs who have brought their ideas to market, and aims to inspire the next generation of innovators.
Video Games Could Be a Short-term Answer to Science's Gender Problem
New research shows girls are more likely to take physical science or technology degrees if they play video games.
Scientists Struggle with Confusing Journal Guidelines
Unclear and incomplete journal guidelines are placing an additional burden on many scientists who don't speak English as a first language.
Digital Future: We Are Already There, but Keep Living in the Past
Presentation slides for Postgraduate Forum of the German Association for American Studies 2018. Alternative title: Selfish reasons for adopting open research practices in SSH research.
ACS V. ResearchGate - 3,143 Articles and a Few Lessons About Their Authors - Scholarly Communications @ Duke
ACS V. ResearchGate - 3,143 Articles and a Few Lessons About Their Authors - Scholarly Communications @ Duke
In October, Elsevier and ACS filed a new US copyright infringement lawsuit against ResearchGate [complaint]. Like the German ResearchGate lawsuit I wrote about last year, the basic premise of the suit is the same. This is how Elsevier and ACS describe ResearchGate's activities in the American lawsuit: In egregious violation of copyright law, ResearchGate provides … Continue reading ACS v. ResearchGate - 3,143 articles and a few lessons about their authors →
Leading Open Access Supporters Ask EU To Investigate Elsevier's Alleged 'Anti-Competitive Practices'
Leading Open Access Supporters Ask EU To Investigate Elsevier's Alleged 'Anti-Competitive Practices'
Back in the summer, we wrote about the paleontologist Jon Tennant, who had submitted a formal complaint to the European Commission regarding the relationship between the publishing giant Elsevier and the EU's Open Science Monitor. Now Tennant has...
New Journal for Controversial Academics
A new journal will allow academics to publish controversial articles under a pseudonym.
Collaboration Gets $1.2 Million NSF Grant to Boost STEM Learning
The project melds work in the College of Education and School of Journalism and Communication
Twenty Things I Wish I'd Known when I Started My PhD
Recent PhD graduate Lucy A. Taylor shares the advice she and her colleagues wish they had received.
Small Money, Big Change - Mozilla Open Leaders
Mozilla Science Mini Grants are now open for applications.
Open Data Are a Boon for Underfunded Researchers
Open-access data from repositories around the world have enabled a clinical researcher working in Jordan to make a bigger contribution to science.
Equality: a Question of Openness
The social scientist Marita Haas explored the interdependence of female career paths and institutional norms by melding gender, profession and biography. Leaving behind traditional role models requires an encouraging environment and structural measures, concludes the expert.
Current Visa Restrictions a Threat to UK Establishing Itself As a Global Hub for Health and Science
Current Visa Restrictions a Threat to UK Establishing Itself As a Global Hub for Health and Science
A letter was sent to UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid MP expressing ‘grave concern about the current visa application process for international academics and scholars to visit the UK for academic conferences’.
The US Just Elected 8 New Scientists to Congress, Including an Ocean Expert, a Nurse, and a Biochemist. Here's the Full List.
The US Just Elected 8 New Scientists to Congress, Including an Ocean Expert, a Nurse, and a Biochemist. Here's the Full List.
On Tuesday, eight new science-credentialed candidates were elected: one senator and seven members of the House.
Action Plan Launched to Tackle Gender Inequality and Bullying in Chemistry
Bullying helpline and childcare grants among measures outlined in Royal Society of Chemistry report that reveals why chemistry has an equality problem.
Report: Minimal Growth of American Indians and Alaska Natives in Medicine
Report: Minimal Growth of American Indians and Alaska Natives in Medicine
Though there have been substantial efforts in increasing the racial and ethnic diversity in medicine, there has been minimal growth in people who identify as American Indian and Alaska Native and apply and enroll in medical school in the U.S., according to a new report released Tuesday.
Reaction of Researchers to Plan S
An Open Letter in response to Plan S, signed by >600 researchers from all ranks, ranging from masters students & ECRs to full professors, department heads, institute directors, and Nobel laureates, from both cOAlition S countries and beyond.
The Quest for More Value - Challenges of the Scientific Ecosystem in the Absence of Coordination: A Long Read
The Quest for More Value - Challenges of the Scientific Ecosystem in the Absence of Coordination: A Long Read
How can research produce more value in the absence of coordination? An opinion piece by Daniel Ropers, Chief Executive Officer of Springer Nature.
Peer Review: The Worst Way to Judge Research, Except for All the Others
A look at the system's weaknesses, and possible ways to combat them.
Tim Berners-Lee Launches Campaign to Save the Web from Abuse
A 'Magna Carta for the web' will protect people's rights online from threats such as fake news, prejudice and hate, says founder of the internet.
Silicon Valley's Breakthrough Prizes Have Money, but They Need Diversity Too
The tech-funded science awards are attempting to bring glory to basic research, but so far they have done little to challenge the status quo.
UKRI Chair Promises 'radical' Approach to Tackling Harassment
Sir John Kingman hints that research councils could withhold funding in cases where universities do not address unfair treatment of staff.
The House Science Committee May Soon Become... Pro-Science
House Science Committee Chairman Rep. Lamar Smith retired this year and Democrats won control of the House on Tuesday. Now some on Capitol Hill say that the anti-climate science spell may be broken.
When You're the Only Woman: The Challenges for Female Ph.D. Students in Male-dominated Cohorts
When You're the Only Woman: The Challenges for Female Ph.D. Students in Male-dominated Cohorts
Without peers of the same gender, female Ph.D. students are less likely to graduate, according to a new study.
Jeff Havig Explaining the Timeline for a Typical Academic Tenure Track Hire to Someone Not in Academia
Jeff Havig Explaining the Timeline for a Typical Academic Tenure Track Hire to Someone Not in Academia
Jeff Havig was explaining the timeline for a typical academic tenure track hire to someone not in academia the other day, and they were completely flabbergasted, so here it is for those that are unfamiliar. This is specifically for an R1 institution. Others may deviate significantly.
The Growing, High-stakes Audit Culture Within the Academy Has Brought About a Different Kind of Publishing Crisis
The Growing, High-stakes Audit Culture Within the Academy Has Brought About a Different Kind of Publishing Crisis
The spate of high-profile cases of fraudulent publications has revealed a widening replication, or outright deception, crisis in the social sciences. To Marc Spooner, researchers “cooking up” findings and the deliberate faking of science is a result of extreme pressures to publish, brought about by an increasingly pervasive audit culture within the academy.
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