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Digital Open Science: Solving the Societal and Sustainability Challenges of the 21st Century

Digital Open Science: Solving the Societal and Sustainability Challenges of the 21st Century

Leading figures from policy, science, publishing and advocacy discuss how open science can maximise the value of research and innovation for our societies.

Elsevier References Dominate Those That Are Not Open at Crossref

Elsevier References Dominate Those That Are Not Open at Crossref

Of all 956,050,193 references from journal articles stored at Crossref, 32.00% are from journal articles published by Elsevier, none of which are in the Crossref “Open” category, freely available for others to use.

Nobel Laureates Demand Release of Iranian Scholar Facing Death Sentence

Nobel Laureates Demand Release of Iranian Scholar Facing Death Sentence

Letter from Nobel prizewinners denounces plight of Ahmadreza Djalali.

The Female Tech Bosses Who Want Zebras Not Unicorns

The Female Tech Bosses Who Want Zebras Not Unicorns

A new movement calls for tech investors to back more start-ups led by women and people from ethnic minorities.

STEMM Equality Congress, Amsterdam - Oct 2018

STEMM Equality Congress, Amsterdam - Oct 2018

STEMM Equality Congress (SEC) is an annual two day event that looks at ways of addressing equality and diversity in STEMM through policy, practice and collaboration. 2018's Congress will be held in Amsterdam.

We've Failed: Pirate Black Open Access Is Trumping Green and Gold and We Must Change Our Approach

We've Failed: Pirate Black Open Access Is Trumping Green and Gold and We Must Change Our Approach

While green and gold open access have been put forward as two worthy emperors, it is time to conclude that they are unclothed.

Authorship and Contribution Disclosures

Authorship and Contribution Disclosures

Journals are adopting policies that require the disclosure of individual authors’ contributions. However, it is not clear whether and how these disclosures improve upon the conventional approach.

Tech as We Know It Would Not Exist Without Immigrants

Tech as We Know It Would Not Exist Without Immigrants

This Thanksgiving, we bring you four portraits of immigrants in tech—from the C-Suite to the gig economy.

Federal Council Adapts Copyright Law to the Digital Age

Federal Council Adapts Copyright Law to the Digital Age

With the revision to the Copyright Act, the Federal Council wants to strengthen the rights and interests of creative artists and the cultural industries by taking a resolute approach to pirated online content.

Recognising Researchers for the Work They Do

Recognising Researchers for the Work They Do

Scientific careers are built on recognition. It influences every stage of employment, from obtaining your first postdoc to landing an academic position or winning funding.

A Few Things that Would Reduce Stress around Reproducibility

A Few Things that Would Reduce Stress around Reproducibility

Here's a list of more cultural things we can do to reduce the stress/pressure around the reproducibility crisis.

Francis Crick Institute's GBP700m Building 'Too Noisy to Concentrate'

Francis Crick Institute's GBP700m Building 'Too Noisy to Concentrate'

Some of the 1,250 people working at the year-old laboratory say its open plan layout, designed to produce collaboration, makes it hard to focus on work

Scientist Puts His Dog on the Editorial Boards of Seven Predatory Journals as Proof of Their Negligence

Scientist Puts His Dog on the Editorial Boards of Seven Predatory Journals as Proof of Their Negligence

By day, "Olivia Doll" sits on the boards of seven academic journals; by night, she's a Staffordshire terrier named Ollie, owned by Mike Daube, a public health expert in Perth, Australia.

Sudden Shift at a Public Health Journal Leaves Scientists Feeling Censored

Sudden Shift at a Public Health Journal Leaves Scientists Feeling Censored

Claiming overreach by a new publisher, the journal’s editorial board asks for disciplinary action from the National Library of Medicine.

The Cruel World of Funding Peer Review

The Cruel World of Funding Peer Review

Early career researchers face a cruel world these days. Even though they are an increasingly diverse cohort, they are still generally imagined as young, full-time academics without significant outside commitments.

Will Fury Over Harvey Weinstein Allegations Change Academe’s Handling of Harassment?

Will Fury Over Harvey Weinstein Allegations Change Academe’s Handling of Harassment?

The accusations against the Hollywood producer have prompted frank conversations about sexual misconduct. But it will still take a lot to shift how higher education treats such cases, experts say.