Pressure to Publish in Journals Drives Too Much Cookie-Cutter Research
Evaluating academic performance on the basis of journal publications is skewing research priorities. This does our public funders a disservice.
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Berlin Universities Cancel Contract with International Publisher Elsevier
Berlin Universities demand fair prices and free access to information.
Examining Publication Bias
A simulation-based evaluation of statistical tests on publication bias.
Against Linked Open Data
Linked Open Data may sound good and noble, but it’s the wrong way around.
What Does It Mean to Be Called a 'Trainee'?
The ‘trainee’ designation has broad implications, noted speakers at the Future of Biomedical Graduate and Postdoctoral Training meeting earlier this month.
Me, Myself, and I: Self-Citation Rates Are Higher in Individualist Cultures Than in Collectivist Cultures
Me, Myself, and I: Self-Citation Rates Are Higher in Individualist Cultures Than in Collectivist Cultures
Authors from western, individualist cultures are more likely to use many self-citations than authors from more collectivist cultures.
Who Should Fund Science?
Government funding is a relatively recent phenomenon, but scientific progress is not.
Opening up the Black Box of Peer Review
Liz Allen looks into what peer review actually tells us and how we use expert opinion.
Is the Staggeringly Profitable Business of Scientific Publishing Bad for Science?
Is the Staggeringly Profitable Business of Scientific Publishing Bad for Science?
It is an industry like no other, with profit margins to rival Google – and it was created by one of Britain’s most notorious tycoons: Robert Maxwell.
Some Facts on Sci-Hub That Wikipedia Gets Wrong
Sci-Hub is not a search engine and it stores papers in its own repository.
Data Management and Use: Governance in the 21st Century
The British Academy and the Royal Society are carrying out a project examining new uses of data and their implications, and reviewing the data governance landscape.
‘I Have to Be True To Who I Am as a Scientist’
Crispr inventor Jennifer Doudna talks about discovering the gene-editing tool, the split with her collaborator and the complex ethics of genetic manipulation.
Academics Strike Back Against Bad Science
Fed up with the relentless pressure to produce reams of jazzed-up findings, a group of junior researchers at the University of Cambridge are fighting back with a campaign called Bullied into Bad Science.
Websites Offering Pirated Papers Are Shaking up Science
Musicians and moviemakers are not the only ones to suffer from internet piracy.
Cambridge Researchers Fight Back Against ‘Bad Science’
A group of junior researchers at Cambridge have established a campaign against the damaging pressure to produce 'sexier' results
Does Diversity Actually Increase Creativity?
There are probably much better reasons for creating a diverse team and organization than boosting creativity.
Science Should be Open to all Not Behind Paywalls
Interview with Alexandra Elbakyan, creator of the site Sci-Hub.
Science Funding Crisis Fuels Brain Drain
Low salaries, excessive bureaucracy and poorly defined research policies add to region’s woes.
"Writing Sprints" Can Facilitate Collaboration and Encourage New Ways of Thinking About Academic Writing
"Writing Sprints" Can Facilitate Collaboration and Encourage New Ways of Thinking About Academic Writing
A time-limited exercise in which academics from many disciplines and from all over the world were brought together virtually to produce an academic article.
Changing Expectations: Where Will Your Career Take You?
Exploring research career transitions and shaping research culture in the UK.
Putin Tightens Control over Russian Academy of Sciences
New procedures give president final say in academy's elections.
Survey Reveals Basic Research in Canada Is Falling by the Wayside
The number of researchers who work on basic science questions has dropped precipitously.
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'Exaggerations' Threaten Public Trust in Science
David Spiegelhalter, president of Royal Statistical Society, says sloppy attitude to statistics leads to misleading claims and draws parallels to rise of fake news
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