Researchers say the policy could intensify existing issues with research quality and misconduct.

With the membership of NSTC, the main public research funding body in the Republic of Zambia, cOAlition S now has members in Europe, North America, and Africa, and has received further support in the Middle East and Asia, with particular support by China.

A new study suggests that making reviewers' reports freely readable doesn't compromise the peer-review process.

Collaborating on the development of Texture brings eLife a step closer to its open-source, end-to-end publisher workflow.

NISO and NFAIS announced a planned merger yesterday, designed to better serve their members during a time of rapid change.

A planned $35-million upgrade could enable LIGO to spot one black-hole merger per day by the mid-2020s.

The Elon Musk-backed nonprofit company OpenAI declines to release research publicly for fear of misuse

Kelvin Droegemeier starts work two years into an administration facing many challenges.

This is the first empirical study of major academic journals’ willingness to publish a cohort of comparable and objective correction letters on misreported high-impact studies.

According to a study of 628 awards given over five decades, men still win the most prestigious scientific prizes.

A new study shows that little teams are more likely to take their research in radically new directions.

Following these guiding principles for sharing data can help researchers get ahead.

On the five-year anniversary of an uprising that propelled Ukraine away from Russia and towards Europe, scientists say things are improving too slowly.

February 11th was International Women and Girls in Science Day, but despite the best efforts of many parents, teachers, and policymakers over the last two decades the numbers are still dismal.

We are inspired that our children, spurred on by the noble actions of Greta Thunberg and other striking students, are making their voices heard, say 224 academics

On 11 February, the United Nations, partners worldwide, women and girls will mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

EUA has published a preview of the results of the latest edition of its Big Deals survey.

Access to expert commentary and insight - and an invitation to co-create the system of the future

On the 31th of January NWO and ZonMw organised a consultation meeting as part of the public feedback on the implementation of Plan S. The meeting was very well attended with over 250 people representing all segments of the Dutch research community.

Female scientists are less likely to win research dollars from the federal government's grant agency (CIHR), when the grant application is reviewed based on the scientist leading the project, rather than the proposal.

Open Research Software and Open Source.

Mental health disorders and depression are far more likely for grad students than they are for the average American.

Swiss universities fear losing out on the European Union's "Horizon Europe" science research funding pot.

Plus, more scientists nowadays spend their entire careers in supporting roles, rather than leading their own research programs.

EUA is organising a series of workshops raising awareness and fostering discussion on research assessment reform. The 2019 edition will focus on research evaluation for the purpose of recruitment and career progression of researchers.

Five Austrian institutions, including the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna as Higher Supporters, have come together to begin work on a national consortium to support the Open Library of Humanities.

The first call for proposal for the EPFL Open Science Fund attracted nearly 50 propositions. Nine projects were selected and will receive support to develop ideas fostering open and reproducible research on campus, and beyond.

The effort comes as President Trump makes comments that deny climate science.

Higher education minister says Norwegians should study in countries other than Britain.