When Splashy Headlines Become the Goal of Science, the Process Suffers
Internal and external pressure drive a rush toward prestige.
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Nature Journals Announce Two Steps to Improve Transparency
Reporting summaries help authors to provide important details before review.
An Open Letter to the AAUP: Faculty Authors and "Full Freedom in Publication"
In 1940, the AAUP published a Statement on Academic Freedom. In 2018, it's time for it to be updated--and some items clarified.
Persistent Underrepresentation of Women's Science in High Profile Journals
Study found that 1) Women authors have been persistently underrepresented in high-profile journals, and 2) The percent of female first and last authors is negatively associated with a journal's impact factor.
Low Agreement Among Reviewers Evaluating the Same NIH Grant Applications
Low Agreement Among Reviewers Evaluating the Same NIH Grant Applications
No agreement among reviewers regarding the quality of 25 NIH grant applications in either their qualitative or quantitative evaluations.
Citations as First-Class Data Entities: The OpenCitations Corpus
Requirements for citations to be treated as First-Class Data Entities In my introductory blog post, I listed five requirements for the treatment of citations as first-class data entities. The thir…
Is It Time to Nationalise Academic Publishers?
With state intervention back in vogue, and publishers’ profit margins still sky-high, journals could be the next monopoly to come under scrutiny.
Scientific Salami Slicing: 33 Papers from 1 Study
The journal Archives of Iranian Medicine just published a set of 33 papers about one study.
How Not To Be A Crank: Ten Rules For Not Being A Science-Dick
When you criticize science in public, you are taking a complicated argument to people who don’t care very much about the work of someone who wishes you’d shut up. This can be difficult to navigate. Although it’s often ‘a complete pain in the taint’ more than just ‘difficult’.
Budget 2018: The Fundamental Question of Research Funding
Canada's Budget 2018 has been released by Finance Minister Bill Morneau. In this post, Brooke Struck examines the budget's implications for Canada's three research granting councils.
Wellcome Is Going to Review Its Open Access Policy
Given significant changes in publishing research article over the past dozen or so years, the Wellcome Trust thinks the time is right to look again at its OA policy.
Collaborating on a $635k Grant to Improve Credit for Research Software
Collaborating on a $635k Grant to Improve Credit for Research Software
Fixing the problems with seeing, finding, and using software mentioned in the literature.
Transparency in Authors' Contributions and Responsibilities to Promote Integrity in Scientific Publication
Transparency in Authors' Contributions and Responsibilities to Promote Integrity in Scientific Publication
Reasons to adopt the ORCID identifier and accept the CRediT taxonomy.
A Rollback of DACA Would Undercut American Science, Too
Without the extension of the program - or a pathway to citizenship - those who know what it’s like to be undocumented say U.S. science could suffer.
Xi Jinping Power Grab Disturbs Students, Scholars Abroad
The altering of the Chinese national constitution to remove the text limiting China’s president and vice-president to two terms, cementing Xi Jinping’s leadership possibly for the next two decades, will mean a further ideological tightening in universities, and an extension of ‘Xi Jinping research’ in institutions.
Brain Drain Is Ending
Chinese officials say they are seeing a payoff from their investments in higher education.
Scientists and Journalists Square Off Over 'Getting it Right'
Some scientists say they should have the right to review stories in which their work or words are covered prior to publication. Journalists disagree.
How a Partnership Over Annotation Software Fits Into Bigger Changes in Research Workflow
How a Partnership Over Annotation Software Fits Into Bigger Changes in Research Workflow
Elsevier announced a partnership with a nonprofit named Hypothesis, which makes annotation software that lets readers make margin notes on online articles.
EU Research Chief's next Act: Changing the Future of Academic Publishing
EU Research Chief's next Act: Changing the Future of Academic Publishing
On his last day in one of the most powerful research seats in Europe, Robert-Jan Smits talks about his legacy and the future.
HRB Open Research
HRB Open Research is a platform for rapid, open access publication and open peer review of any research funded by the Health Research Board.
PLOS Criteria for Recommended Data Repositories
A set of criteria behind PLOS recommended data repositories.
Who May Swim in the Ocean of Knowledge?
Decolonising knowledge and democratising information is the great promise of our times. With universal access to knowledge, we can begin to achieve the potential of the Internet and provide a better world for future generations.
The Scientific Method - An Overview
Science is not a belief system. It is rather a defined process we can use to accurately answer questions and come to a better understanding of our natural world.
Europe's Influential Science-Policy Chief on His Successes and Disappointments
Robert-Jan Smits, the European Union’s departing director-general of research, sets out his parting thoughts. After eight years, he hands over his role as director-general of the European Commission’s research directorate to Jean-Eric Paquet, currently a deputy-secretary-general at the commission.
Scientific Publications in Switzerland, 2006-2015
With some 173,000 articles during the period 2011-2015, Switzerland produced 1% of worldwide publications. It is therefore in the top 20 countries of all sizes that publish the most scientific articles.
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