The Replication Paradox
Will integrating original studies and published replications always improve the reliability of your results? No! Replication studies suffer from the same publication bias as original studies.
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Genome researchers raise alarm over big data
Storing and processing genome data will exceed the computing challenges of running YouTube and Twitter.
Why Wikipedia + Open Access = Revolution
The way scientific information diffuses through the knowledge economy is changing, and the first evidence from Wikipedia shows how.
Harnessing multidimensional indicators of scholarly impact
Citations, while useful, miss many important kinds of impacts, and that the increasing scholarly use of online tools like Mendeley, Twitter, and blogs may allow us to measure hidden impacts.
Break down barriers to university-business collaboration to benefit UK economy
Report concludes that the UK government must simplify the “excessively complex” schemes designed to assist collaboration between industry and universities.
PLOS repository recommendation guide
PLOS has identified a set of established repositories, which are recognized and trusted within their respective communities.
The “Voinnet Case”
Aside from one retraction, eight articles of ETH Zürich plant biologist Olivier Voinnet have been corrected by the journals so far. Large parts of the scientific community, however, are not exactly satisfied with them.
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.
Sci-Hub tears down academia's illegal copyright paywalls
In a lawsuit filed by Elsevier, Sci-Hub.org is facing millions of dollars in damages. However, the site has no intentions of backing down and will continue its fight to keep access to scientific knowledge free and open.
Politics doesn't always rule
Although a person's political views are a strong predictor of their attitudes on climate change and a handful of energy issues, their gender, age, religion, race, or education play a larger role on many other controversial topics.
The Francis Crick Institute: Europe's superlab
When the Francis Crick Institute opens in London this year, it will be Europe’s largest biomedical research centre. Can director Paul Nurse make this gamble pay off for UK science?
London mayor proposes $16 billion biotech fund
London Mayor is proposing a $16 billion fund to encourage growth of emerging health-care companies in the U.K. in an effort to catch up to biotechnology clusters in the US.
Vaccine researcher sentenced to prison for fraud
The case of Dong-Pyou Han illustrates the uneven nature of penalties for scientific misconduct.
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.
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.
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