African Scientists Get Their Own Open-Access Publishing Platform
Venture will launch next year and seeks to strengthen continent’s science by helping academics share work more quickly.
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Manipulating the Alpha Level Cannot Cure Significance Testing
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The Mystery Of The Study That's Been Cited 400 Times Despite Not Existing
An article has come to light that has been cited in nearly 400 academic studies and scientific papers. There’s just one problem: it doesn’t exist.
LERU Identifies 4 Golden Principles to Underpin Europe’s Medium-sized Research Infrastructures
LERU Identifies 4 Golden Principles to Underpin Europe’s Medium-sized Research Infrastructures
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) proposes four golden principles for enhancing the competitiveness of medium-sized research infrastructures in Europe.
Need a Paper? Get a Plug-In
A collection of web-browser plug-ins is making the scholarly literature more discoverable.
65 out of the 100 Most Cited Papers Are Paywalled
The world’s most important research is inaccessible from the majority of the world.
Scholarly Publications Beyond Pay-Walls: Increased Citation Advantage for Open Publishing
Scholarly Publications Beyond Pay-Walls: Increased Citation Advantage for Open Publishing
A clear citation advantage for open publishing with open available documents receiving twice as many citations.
She Took On Colombia's Soda Industry. Then She Was Silenced.
The debate over taxing sugary drinks has turned into a ferocious global policy brawl. In Colombia, proponents faced intimidation and censorship.
The Mystery of the Phantom Reference: A Detective Story
Short summary of white paper that shows how sloppy writing and sloppy quality control lead to a non-existing article being cited nearly 400 times.
Global Overview of the Numbers of Researchers
The number of researchers in upper and lower middle-income countries has doubled between 2002 and 2014.
Puppetmasters - Who Is Pulling the Strings in the New Information Economy?
Information manipulation is not new, yet everything is different. How do governments, preprints, algorithms, and our own responsibilities intersect? Where does peer review come in now?
Bill Gates Makes $100 Million Personal Investment to Fight Alzheimer's
Gates to invest $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture capital fund that brings together industry and government to seek treatments for the brain-wasting disease.
Predicting Future Research
To predict what research will be transformative, a crystal ball might be your best option.
First Digital Pill Approved
The medicine, an antipsychotic drug, has a sensor that will show doctors whether and when patients are taking it. Other medicines will follow, experts say.
Where Star Scientists Choose to Locate: The Impact of US State Taxes
What are the effects of geographical variations in personal and corporate taxes on the location decisions of innovative individuals and companies?
Innovative Research and Creative Output: From Ideas to Impact
How do evolving forms of digital scholarship fit into the current landscape and what are the implications for publishers?
Research and Innovation Futures After Brexit: Scenarios
A set of scenarios produced by the School of International Futures, published here as a tool for others to use in exploring alternative futures for UK research and innovation.
Reproducible Research Badges
Imagine succinct, up-to-date information, not for software projects but for modern research publications.
'Null' Research Findings Aren't Empty of Meaning. Let's Publish Them
Science could benefit from more reporting of null findings, even if the reports were briefer and had less detail than would be needed for peer review.
Percentage-Based Author Contribution Index
An easy to apply, universally comparable and fair metric to measure and report co-authors contribution in the scientific literature.
Science Has More Impact When Researchers Travel, Collaborate
If nations and their research institutions are to produce more impactful science, they need to encourage scientists to travel, collaborate and work across borders.
Small News Outlets Influence Us More Than We Think
Unusual experiment reveals that news stories can boost national policy discussion on social media.
Policy Design and Implementation for Research Data Management in Development Research
Policy Design and Implementation for Research Data Management in Development Research
Investigating the implementation of data management and sharing requirements within development research projects.
How the News Media Activate Public Expression and Influence National Agendas
How the News Media Activate Public Expression and Influence National Agendas
The active participation of the people is one of the central components of a functioning democracy. Research performed a real-world randomized experiment in the United States to understand the causal effect of news stories on increasing public discussion of a specific topic.
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