Using public information about the identities of 9000 editors and 43000 reviewers from the Frontiers series of journals, we show that women are underrepresented in the peer-review process.

An assessment of existing impact metrics and proposed improvements.

Sci-Hub is used by different populations and for a number of different reasons and that there is still a lack of access to the published scientific record.

Elsevier and CWTS benchmark report on researchers perspectives on data sharing and data sharing practices

The political left and right share an interest in science in general, but not science in particular. the political left and right share an interest in science in general, but not science in particular.

A new report published today by Elsevier and CWTS provides a benchmark overview of data sharing perceptions and practices among researchers.

Springer Nature has developed a standardised, common framework for the research data policies of all its journals.

A new policy paper by LERU on why and how societal impact has always been, is and will remain, a core task of universities.

A report providing guidance to the NSF on how to best encourage ethical practices in scientific and engineering research, utilizing big data research methods and infrastructures.

A review showing that some metrics in widespread use cannot be used as reliable indicators research quality.

The revised Code addresses recent and emerging challenges emanating from technological developments, open science, citizen science and social media, among other areas.

Analysis of research performance through a gender lens across 20 years, 12 geographies, and 27 subject areas.

Research policy observers are increasingly concerned about the potential impact of current academic working conditions on mental health, particularly in PhD students. One in two PhD students experiences psychological distress; one in three is at risk of a common psychiatric disorder.

Over a 27-year period, 10% of NIH grants generate a patent directly but 30% generate articles that are subsequently cited by patents.

Baby boomers and retirement policies are contributing to overall aging, and the trend is likely to continue.

Wellcome Trust annual analysis of the Charity Open Access Fund spend.

A Review of Approaches and Experiences.

But the pressure to publish might not be such a problem after all.

Gender-bias in peer reviewing might persist even when gender-equity is reached because both male and female editors operate with a same-gender preference whose characteristics differ by editor-gender.

A cross-sectional comparison of characteristics of potential predatory, legitimate open access, and legitimate subscription-based biomedical journals.

Monitoring top EU based R&D investing companies benchmarking them with top investors located in other parts of the world.

The trend is indicative of a growing usage of general scientific jargon.

A study analysing digital transformation in the publishing industry found that 25 per cent of publishers see themselves as 'lagging' behind the rest of the industry.

Common underpinning problems with the scientific and data analytic practices and point to tools and behaviors that can be implemented to reduce the problems with published scientific results.

Responsible metrics and evaluation for open science.

Similarities and differences in Open Data and Open Science policies between European nations.

Building a coherent collaboration environment that facilitates scholarly communication workflows of social scientists in the roles of authors, reviewers, editors and readers.

A resource-centric communication protocol for for decentralised article publishing, annotations and peer to peer interactions.

New report looks at real-time global research collaboration for the first time, uncovering a new picture of collaborative research.

Democratization of journal publishing: the key to lowering journal costs and facilitating Open Access.