The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science
When researchers collect or select data or statistical analyses until nonsignificant results become significant.
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PubMed retractions report
The latest report on retracted publications in the PubMed database.
These scientists studied journalists covering science
The researchers also point out that artists and filmmakers, in addition to journalists, could help pull compelling narratives out of all that science.
Publish first, get funding later
Biomedical researchers look to post-publication peer review to build grant funding case.
RCUK publishes first independent review of its open access policy
The first of a number of independent reviews of the policy during the transition period (five years from the policy being introduced), and covers the first 16 months, April 2013 to July 1014, of the policy’s implementation.
How to donate your body to science, without having to die?
"Open Humans" project backed by Knight and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invites individuals to share their most personal health information to accelerate medical breakthroughs.
Philanthropies announce new program to support early-career scientists
Philanthropies announce new program to support early-career scientists
HHMI, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Simons Foundation launch Faculty Scholars Program to give promising early-career scientists a boost.
BioMed Central retracting 43 papers for fake peer review
BioMed Central is retracting 43 papers possibly involving third-party companies selling the service.
Harold Varmus stepping down as director of the National Cancer Institute
Harold Varmus, a Nobel Prize winner who has led the National Cancer Institute at the NIH for nearly 5 years, said he will step down from his post effective at the end of this month.
President of Japan's RIKEN research labs resigns
Ryoji Noyori, long-time president of Japan's RIKEN network of basic-research laboratories, has resigned after a year in which the organization was embroiled in controversy over fraudulent stem-cell papers.
Four reasons to feel good about the future of peer review
Behind the headlines are exciting initiatives that have the potential to, not just improve peer review, but optimize it for 21st century scholarship.
Redefining scientific communication
"Peer review is mortally sick" according to Vitek Tracz.
Visions of the future for academic publishing
Much of our contemporary approach to publishing research began with the launch of that journal, but what does the future hold?
Europe's research commissioner lays out his ambitions
Europe's research commissioner Carlos Moedas on funding models, diplomacy and scientific advice.
Biotech boot camp
US funding agencies are turning to a Silicon Valley entrepreneur to focus fledgling biomedical companies on success — even when that means making a scientific course correction.
The open access advantage considering citation, article usage and social media attention
The open access advantage considering citation, article usage and social media attention
Study comparing the difference in the impact between open access and non-open access articles.
Open research data report
Conservative estimates of the value and benefits to Australia of making publicly-funded research data freely available.
NSF unveils plan to make scientific papers free
Scientific journal articles will become freely available, thanks to new policies at major U.S. science agencies.
ERC activities and achievements in 2014
The main goal of the European Research Council (ERC) is to encourage high quality research in Europe through competitive funding
Wiley-Publons pilot program enhances peer-reviewer recognition
Wiley is piloting a partnership with Publons to give you official recognition for your peer review work. This partnership means you can opt-in to have your reviews for participating Wiley journals automatically added to your reviewer profile on Publons.
Data.gov: Open with apps
Data.gov now enables the public to open data directly with apps like Plotly and CartoDB for robust visualization and analysis. New tools are making it easier to visualize and analyze data at the click of a button.
23andMe expands into the drug discovery business
Personal genetics firm 23andMe has revealed it is to launch a new drug discovery and development division.
The Hague Declaration
The Hague Declaration aims to foster agreement about how to best enable access to facts, data and ideas for knowledge discovery in the Digital Age. Following a period of public comment, our global experts are now preparing the final version of the text.
Ukraine joins Horizon 2020 to work with EU in science and research
Ukraine will now be able to fully participate in Horizon 2020 on equal terms with EU Member States and other associated countries.
ThinkLab
ThinkLab
ThinkLab is a platform that aims to facilitate and reward a 'massively collaborative', open, online model of research.
Ramakrishnan to lead Royal Society
The next president of the Royal Society will be the Nobel-winning Cambridge researcher Prof Sir Venki Ramakrishnan. He will succeed geneticist Sir Paul Nurse in December 2015.
Tax dispute brings US banking hassles for researchers
Swiss researchers who work in the US are having trouble keeping their bank accounts in Switzerland due to complications from long-standing tax evasion issues between the two countries.
Science doesn't only need sprinters
Reasons for removing time-bound criteria from MRC fellowship applications to help give people the time they need.
The glaring paradox of impact vs. experience in biology journals
The professionally trained scientists who make decisions on biology papers at the big journals with the big journal impact factors have significantly less scientific experience and far weaker publication records than the editors of lower journal impact factor biology journals.
Why you can't always believe what you read in scientific journals
When people talk about the flaws in the scientific process, they often raise the problem of peer review. Right now, when a researcher submits an article for publication in a journal, it's sent off to his or her peers for constructive criticism or even rejection.
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