Vaccine researcher sentenced to prison for fraud
The case of Dong-Pyou Han illustrates the uneven nature of penalties for scientific misconduct.
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A scientific ethical divide between China and West
China is spending hundreds of billions of dollars annually in an effort to become a leader in biomedical research. But some experts worry that medical researchers in China are stepping over ethical boundaries long accepted in the West.
Practical policies can combat gender inequality
Mechanisms to help researchers to balance work and home lives have made a positive difference to the gender balance at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne.
A host of reasons why funders should be investing in ORCID
Why is the Wellcome Trust mandating the use of ORCID?
Menage a quoi? Optimal number of peer reviewers
Five reviewers per application represents a practical optimum which avoids large random effects evident when fewer reviewers are used.
Misconduct policies, academic culture and career stage, not gender or pressures to publish, affect scientific integrity
Misconduct policies, academic culture and career stage, not gender or pressures to publish, affect scientific integrity
Efforts to reduce and prevent misconduct might be most effective if focused on promoting research integrity policies, improving mentoring and training, and encouraging transparent communication amongst researchers.
How to track the impact of research data with metrics
An overview of the key impact measurement concepts and the services and tools available for measuring impact.
Publication delays at PLOS and 3,475 other journals
An evaluation of PLOS publishing times.
Journal Science releases guidelines for publishing scientific studies
Science posted the most comprehensive [3]guidelines for the publication of studies in basic science to date, calling for the adoption of clearly defined rules on the sharing of data and methods.
Cancer reproducibility effort faces backlash
A nonprofit's effort to replicate 50 top cancer papers is shaking up labs.
Une femme à la tête de l'UNIL pour la première fois
La biologiste Nouria Hernandez devrait devenir la première rectrice de l'Université de Lausanne. Elle succédera à Dominique Arlettaz dès le 1er août 2016.
National ORCID implementation launched
Italy will be implementing ORCID on a national scale. 70 universities and 4 research centers will initially participate in the consortium.
National consortium for ORCID set to improve UK research visibility and collaboration
ORCID will now be offered to UK higher education institutions through a national consortium arrangement operated by Jisc.
Queen Mary University of London considers making PhD students employees
Importance of doctoral candidates in research makes it likely that many institutions will make the change, says principal.
The Federal Council launches three new national research programs
The Federal Council has launched three new NRPs: "Medi/Healthcare", "Antimicrobial Resistance", and "Big Data".
Risky business
Funding agencies should highlight their roles as risk managers to underpin public trust.
Impact, not impact factor
The scientific community must not rely exclusively on the impact factors of journals.
Emerging trends in peer review: a survey
"Classical peer review" has been subject to intense criticism for slowing down the publication process, bias against specific categories of paper and author, unreliability, inability to detect errors and fraud, unethical practices, and the lack of recognition for unpaid reviewers. This paper surveys innovative forms of peer review that attempt to address these issues.
Incidence of data duplications in a randomly selected pool of Life Sciences
This study questions the reliability of life science literature, it illustrates that data duplications are widespread and independent of journal impact factor and call for a reform of the current peer review and retraction process of scientific publishing.
A human right to citizen science
The flourishing of citizen science is an exciting phenomenon with the potential to contribute significantly to scientific progress. However, we lack a framework for addressing in a principled and effective manner the pressing ethical questions it raises. We argue that at the core of any such framework must be the human right to science.
2014 Journal Impact Factors
This year, 272 journals will receive their first Impact Factor. The JCR will also suppress 39 titles –29 for high rates of self-citation and 10 for “citation stacking”.
HEFCE, Elsevier, the "copy request" button, and the future of open access
How does the future for open access look?
The Mozilla Fellowship for Science
Are you a champion of open science and open data? Mozilla is seeking researchers eager to advance openness in science and data within their institutions.
Science chief wants to work ERC magic on innovation
Carlos Moedas has proposed setting up a European Innovation Council to fund applied research and innovation.
French scientists welcome new research minister
Thierry Mandon replaces Geneviève Fioraso, who stepped down in March for health reasons, leaving France without anyone heading the research brief for three months.
'Export rules' threaten research
The US government is considering policy changes that could dramatically affect how researchers handle equipment and information that have national-security implications. Scientists would need to reconsider what they can discuss with graduate students from other countries, or when traveling abroad on work trips.
Paper disputes causes of research misconduct
Productive researchers with high-impact papers and those working in countries were the pressure to publish is intense are less likely to produce retracted papers and are more likely to correct them.
Election results delight scientists
Election results delight scientists
Researchers hope that a more pluralistic parliament will put an end to interference and slipping standards.
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