After 350 years of academic journals it's time to shake things up
Writing and reviewing journal articles is part of the core business of a scientist. But it’s not an efficient way to communicate research results.
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Peer Review Neutrality
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Retraction to appear for beleaguered plant researcher Olivier Voinnet
Olivier Voinnet, a researcher at ETH in Zurich is retracting a 2004 paper in The Plant Cell, according to the journal's publisher.
Other shoe drops for MIT cancer researcher Robert Weinberg as Cell retraction appears
Robert Weinberg, a prominent cancer scientist whose papers often notch hundreds or thousands of citations, has lost a fourth paper, this time a 2009 publication in Cell.
The future of the postdoc
There is a growing number of postdocs and few places in academia for them to go. But change could be on the way.
Former Columbia postdoc faked Alzheimer's research in Cell and Nature
The Cell paper has been cited 150 times, according to Web of Science, while the Nature paper has been cited 40. The Nature paper has not yet been retracted.
Editor quits journal over fast-track peer-review offer
An editor of Nature Publishing Group has resigned in a very public protest the recent decision to allow authors to pay money to expedite peer review of their submitted papers.
"Not everything that can be counted counts..."
Over 20 European Universities (LERU) signed the DORA Declaration on Research Assessment.
EPFL among the 7 fastest-rising young universities in the world
World University Rankings analysis reveals the biggest climbers under 50 years of age.
UCU calls for wage audits as gender pay gap endures
THE analysis reveals progress in closing gap, but female academics still earn nearly £6K less than men.
Einstein shows: Not only citations count
Publications don't have to be successful immediately. This is shown by an article of Albert Einstein and colleagues that gained importance 85 years after having been published. By Anton Zeilinger.
EU plans to take €2.7 billion from H2020
Divertion of Horizon cash to investment fund will boost financial 'firepower', says Carlos Moedas.
The elephant in the room
Advertising science as a driver of economic growth is a long‐term losing strategy.
We shouldn't keep quiet about how research grant money is really spent
The same organisations that make it difficult to get a grant can be ridiculously laid back about how their money is spent once they have signed it over.
Communication breakdown
A policy change that could discourage UK government scientists from talking to the media is a backwards step. All researchers need to speak up to put science on the political agenda.
What motivates people to review articles?
The case of the human-computer interaction community.
The culture of scientific research
Online survey to explore the culture of research in the UK and its effect on ethical conduct in science and the quality of research.
Rate that journal
Consumer-oriented websites allow researchers to compare the merits of scientific journals and review their publishing experiences..
Is DIY really just for the scholarly poor?
Every cutting-edge science by definition has to be DIY. The super-resolution microscopes for which this year’s Nobel was awarded couldn’t be bought in a store: Betzig, Hell, Moerner and colleagues had to build them themselves.
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?
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