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As Science Becomes More International, Scientific Editorial Boards Lag Behind

As Science Becomes More International, Scientific Editorial Boards Lag Behind

Editors of scientific journals are a far less diverse group than the scientists in scientific publications.

Female Grant Applicants Are Equally Successful When Peer Reviewers Assess the Science, but Not When They Assess the Scientist

Female Grant Applicants Are Equally Successful When Peer Reviewers Assess the Science, but Not When They Assess the Scientist

Avoiding bias in grant review is necessary to ensure the best research is funded, regardless of who proposes it.

National Security, the Assault on Science, and Academic Freedom

National Security, the Assault on Science, and Academic Freedom

An report on US threats to academic freedom in science, particularly in the areas of international scholarly exchange and climate science.

Normalization of Zero-Inflated Data: An Empirical Analysis of a New Indicator Family and Its Use with Altmetrics Data

Normalization of Zero-Inflated Data: An Empirical Analysis of a New Indicator Family and Its Use with Altmetrics Data

Proposing and testing a new indicator, the Mantel-Haenszel quotient.

Academic Publishing, Internet Technology, and Disruptive Innovation

Academic Publishing, Internet Technology, and Disruptive Innovation

The traditional journal publishing system, the recent open access models of journal publishing as an evolving phenomenon, the nature and extent of open access as a disruptive innovation, and the implications for key stakeholders.

A Link between Author Gender and Attention to Gender and Sex Analysis

A Link between Author Gender and Attention to Gender and Sex Analysis

An analysis of a large database of medical research papers shows a correlation between women's authorship and the likelihood of a study including gender and sex analysis.

Authorship and Contribution Disclosures

Authorship and Contribution Disclosures

Journals are adopting policies that require the disclosure of individual authors’ contributions. However, it is not clear whether and how these disclosures improve upon the conventional approach.

Do Bibliometrics and Altmetrics Correlate With the Quality of Papers?

Do Bibliometrics and Altmetrics Correlate With the Quality of Papers?

A  large-scale empirical study based on F1000Prime, altmetrics, and citation  data.

Data Sharing from Clinical Trials — A Research Funder’s Perspective

Data Sharing from Clinical Trials — A Research Funder’s Perspective

The Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation share a common vision for maximizing the value of data that are generated through the trials they fund.