Exposing Peer Review
From pilots to practice, more and more publishers are warming to open peer review.
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Popular Science Writing And Our Fascination With Speculation
Popular-audience science writing are more concerned with what we don't know than what we do.
The Importance of School Libraries in the Google Age
We continue to hear about the lack of trained library staff in schools, despite ongoing research indicating that the presence of teacher librarians leads to improved learning outcomes. Kay Oddone highlights the many benefits teacher librarians can bring to the wider school, and why their role is integral to the learning of both students and staff.
Defining Open Science Definitions
The scope of open science and the variety of actors involved make it not realistic, and even counterproductive, to expect there to be, now or in the future, one definition of open science that fits all.
'Fake Research' Comes Under Scrutiny
The scale of "fake research" in the UK appears to have been underestimated, a BBC investigation suggests.
The Trump Administration’s War on Science
Trump's first budget blueprint is a cramped document that sacrifices American innovation to small-bore politics, shortchanging basic scientific research across the government.
The 10 Best Science Images, Videos, and Visualizations of the Year
These are the 2017 winners of the Vizzies Challenge.
Charity Open Access Fund spend 2015-2016
Wellcome Trust annual analysis of the Charity Open Access Fund spend.
What Are Funders Doing to Minimise Waste in Research?
Steps to reduce waste of funds in research.
Fighting Fake News With Science
Behavioral and computer scientists are working together to combat the spread of bogus stories.
Europe Says University of California Deserves Broad Patent for CRISPR
Decision contrasts with U.S. ruling in long-standing battle over genome-editing tool
Code Is the White Whale of Reproducibility In Science
And more than a little quixotic.
Trump to Create White House Office for ‘American Innovation’
Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Trump is going to unveil a new White House agency called the "Office of American Innovation".
NSF Sends Congress a Garbled Message on Misconduct Numbers
Agency attempts to set the record straight after suggesting rise in cases.
The Future of the Open Internet — and Our Way of Life — Is in Your Hands
The Future of the Open Internet — and Our Way of Life — Is in Your Hands
Inside the invisible war for the open internet.
A Fallow Year for Science in Canada
Last year’s Federal budget contained a number of significant dollar boosts for Canadian research but, more importantly, the language behind…
Gates Foundation Announces Open-Access Publishing Venture
Global health charity is latest funder to start its own publishing ‘channel’ — and the European Commission is considering its own service.
A Lack of Ideological Diversity Is Killing Social Research
Without more conservative perspectives in the academy, lawmakers will increasingly ignore and potentially defund social science.
Google’s AI Explosion in One Chart
Surging investment in machine learning is vaulting Google into the scientific stratosphere.
How Elsevier Plans to Sabotage Open Access
A recently revealed contract between Elsevier and the Dutch research institutes lays bare the retardant tactics the publishing giant employs to stifle the growth of open access.
NIH Enables Investigators to Include Draft Preprints in Grant Proposals
NIH Enables Investigators to Include Draft Preprints in Grant Proposals
Agency welcomes raw manuscripts of findings that haven’t yet been peer reviewed.
Analysis of Meta-Analyses Identifies Where Sciences' Real Problems Lie
But the pressure to publish might not be such a problem after all.
The Findings of Medical Research Are Disseminated Too Slowly
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