Is the UK’s Approach to Open Access Sustainable?
Without action, the UK might end up in the situation of funding both subscriptions and article-processing charges on an ongoing basis.
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As of 2020 100% Open Access to SNSF-Funded Research
All publications produced in SNSF-funded projects freely available in digital format as of 2020.
Female Grant Applicants Are Equally Successful When Peer Reviewers Assess the Science, but Not When They Assess the Scientist
FNR's Marc Schiltz Elected as New Science Europe President
Schiltz takes over the presidency from Michael Matlosz, who was President of the organisation from 2015 to 2017.
Iran's Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence for Jailed Scholar
Few options remain to halt the execution of disaster medicine researcher Ahmadreza Djalali.
As Science Becomes More International, Scientific Editorial Boards Lag Behind
As Science Becomes More International, Scientific Editorial Boards Lag Behind
Editors of scientific journals are a far less diverse group than the scientists in scientific publications.
Most Scientific Editors Still Come from US or UK
Lack of international representation on scientific journals' editorial boards has persisted since 1985.
Busting Text Data Mining Myths & Misunderstandings
A broad TDM Exception is important for everyone (not just researchers), would boost Europe’s economy and doesn’t mean that publishers would lose money.
Nature’s Editor to Step Down after 22 Years in Charge
Philip Campbell to continue at publisher Springer Nature.
Humans Run Experiments, a Robot Writes the Paper
The future of automated scientific writing is upon us—and that's a good thing.
An Open Letter from Freelancers at Nautilus Magazine
As of December 13, we are writers and editors awaiting payment from Nautilus magazine for a collective debt totalling $50,000. Some of us have been waiting to be paid for more than a year.
Loss of Net Neutrality Could Harm Research
Moves to create a multi-speed Internet could push science into the slow lane.
How Can you Spot a Predatory Journal?
How can one discern if the paper that they are reading is from a predatory journal or not?
Estonia, the Digital Republic
Its government is virtual, borderless, blockchained, and secure. Has this tiny post-Soviet nation found the way of the future?
Universities Spend Millions on Accessing Results of Publicly Funded Research
Universities in New Zealand spent close to US$15 million on subscriptions to just four publishers in 2016, data that was only released following a request to the Ombudsman.
Sowing the Seeds of Diversity in Engineering
Only 14 percent of all engineers in the U.S. today are women, and the gender imbalance continues, or even worsens, when women enter the workforce.
"It Gnaws Away at Me": Female Scientists Report a Horrifying Culture of Sexual Assault
Macron to Award US Climate Scientists 'Make Our Planet Great Again' Grants
Ken Caldeira Explains Why the Tax Overhaul Could Cripple the U.S. As a Leader in Science
The Future of Academic Publishing and Advice for Youthful Researchers
An interview presents the perspectives of Jonathan Tennant, an early-career researcher.
Katherine Hayhoe: 'The True Threat Is the Delusion That Our Opinion of Science Somehow Alters Its Reality'
Katherine Hayhoe: 'The True Threat Is the Delusion That Our Opinion of Science Somehow Alters Its Reality'
Climatologist Katherine Hayhoe says that scientists have no option but to fight against the politicisation of science.
Why Are We Working So Hard to Open up Science? A Personal Story.
Discussing the negative impacts of inaccessible outcomes, unavailable data, and doctored results in advancing science in general, and that impact in very concrete personal terms.
CORE Aggregates the World's Open Access Research Papers
Offering seamless access to millions of open access research papers, enrich the collected data for text-mining and provide unique services to the research community.
Promising to ‘Make Our Planet Great Again,’ Macron lures 13 U.S. climate scientists to France
Promising to ‘Make Our Planet Great Again,’ Macron lures 13 U.S. climate scientists to France
The awarding of the grants comes as the Trump administration has proposed slashing federal science budgets and has dropped out of the Paris climate accord.
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