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Research impact of paywalled versus open access papers
Study showing open access papers have a 50% greater citation advantage than articles behind paywalls.
Nobel-Prize-Winning Chemist, Dies at 70
Ahmed H. Zewail, an Egyptian-American who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1999 for developing a revolutionary technique to observe the dance of molecules as they break apart and come together in chemical reactions, died on Tuesday. He was 70.
NSF tries two-step review, drawing praise—and darts
Thousands of conservation and environmental biologists must now survive two rounds of peer review before getting funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF says that the two-stage review process, which it launched 4 years ago as a pilot project in two divisions within its biology directorate, has resulted in a more manageable workload and fuller consideration of the highest-quality proposals.
The Replication Game: How Well Do Psychology Studies Hold Up?
Researchers have created a new system to test influential papers for reproducibility.
Science Communication as a Moral Imperative
While things are improving, we need to do a much better job of encouraging scientists to be stronger communicators, and share the wonders of science, and the important results of their research, to the broader world. To do less is a moral failure of science and academia.
Strengthening Research through Data Sharing
Strengthening Research through Data Sharing
Data sharing holds incredible promise for strengthening the practice of medical research and the integrity of our clinical trial system.
Elizabeth Warren demands open access to clinical trial data
Senator Elizabeth Warren called on researchers to make public data they collect while testing drugs and medical devices on patients. Others disagree.
Racism in the Research Lab
We all need to acknowledge racism and its heavy-handed presence in our communities. We must realize that such conversations do not belong just to minority scientists.
Researchers Push Back Against Journals’ Demands That Medical Data Be Shared
Researchers Push Back Against Journals’ Demands That Medical Data Be Shared
Hundreds of scientists said the research community isn’t yet ready to release data on a relatively quick turnaround.
The 10 principles of open research data : Scientific Data
The 10 principles of open research data : Scientific Data
With the publication of the Concordat on Open Research Data last week, the UK further cemented its leadership position in promoting access to tax payer-funded research data.
The Chinese hamsters that helped birth biotech
By one estimate, 11 biotech drugs made from the ovary cells of Chinese hamsters generated an incredible $57 billion in sales in 2013 alone.
Toward Fairness in Data Sharing
Toward Fairness in Data Sharing
by The International Consortium of Investigators for Fairness in Trial Data Sharing
What’s in a name?
The tricks and teases academics use to entice their readers: clichés, the Bard and the phrases of the moment.
EuroScience Open Forum 2016 Special
EuroScience Open Forum 2016 Special Issue of Research Europe
The Baby-Before-Tenure Question
Balancing an academic career with the realities of a biological clock.
Legal confusion threatens to slow data science
Researcher who spent months chasing permission to republish online data sets urges others to read up on the law.
PLOTCON 2016
We bring together scientists, engineers, programmers, business analysts, and journalists to disseminate best-practices in data visualization and accelerate the bleeding edge technology.
We Should Not Accept Scientific Results That Have Not Been Repeated
The inconvenient truth is that scientists can achieve fame and advance their careers through accomplishments that do not prioritize the quality of their work.
NSF dedicates $35 million to improving software used in science and education
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is putting $35 million towards a pair of software institutes that will build the tools necessary for 21st-century research.
Double-dipping is Double the Fun
The much-maligned practice of “double-dipping,” in which a publisher received revenue from both subscriptions and APCs, is likely to remain with us for some time.
Qualitative Evaluation of completed projects funded by the ERC
Evaluation by the European Research Council (ERC) which serves as a pilot exercise for the future evaluation of ERC‐funded projects.
Public should be at heart of 21st-century science
Enhancing trust in science through public engagement and open, transparent research is vital if we are to avoid descending into a 'post-factual society', according to Carlos Moedas, the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science.
The Bratislava Declaration of Young Researchers
The Bratislava Declaration of Young Researchers calls on member states and the European Commission to recognize the special role that young researchers play for science, development, innovation and economic growth in Europe.
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