We propose to use the R-factor, a metric that indicates whether a report or its conclusions have been verified.

We propose steps to help increase the transparency of the scientific method and the reproducibility of research results: specifically, we introduce a peer-review oath and accompanying manifesto.

Comparison of the recall of commonly used online indexers.

On the challenges of crowdfunded science projects.

Evaluative strategies that increase the mean quality of published science may also increase the risk of rejecting unconventional or outstanding work.

On transparency in the process of grant review.

On the delay in young scientists obtaining NIH grants.

Half of the papers appearing at the NIPS conference would be rejected if the review process were rerun.

A startup enables researchers to tap labs worldwide to conduct experiments on their behalf

“In the modern British university, it is not that funding is sought in order to carry out research, but that research projects are formulated in order to get funding.”

Which academic research caught the public imagination in 2014?

People working together can achieve more than they can alone; this is a fundamental principle upon which organizations are founded.

Unnoticed by most of its readers, Wikipedia continues to undergo dramatic changes, as its sister project Wikidata introduces a new multilingual "Wikipedia for data" to manage the factual information of the popular online encyclopedia.

A selection of position papers submitted by stakeholders, to be presented at the workshops.

The estimated cost to UK research organisations of achieving compliance with OA mandates in 2013/2014.

Each country, scholarly field, and institution has developed responses to new scholarly communication systems, and those policies and responses influence the behavior of the scholars within those systems.

Europe's heavy administrative and bureaucratic burden makes collaborations difficult.

Country profile: Switzerland

The quality and quantity of data on economic activity are expanding.

There are shifts in individual innovative productivity, which is manifested by the fact that the contribution of young scientists to science is getting smaller and – as a result of deepening of specialization – the dominance of teamwork increases.

The NSF released a compilation of statistics about its merit review process that will be of great interest to researchers.

In a comic format, AJAM presents a graphic novella about Big Data, privacy and the future of sharing.

An interview with Science Magazine's Deputy News Editor, Policy & Environment, David Malakoff on the topic of science policy reporting.

The free IPython notebook makes data analysis easier to record, understand and reproduce.

Note from Arthur Obermayer, friend of the author: In 1959, I worked as a scientist at Allied Research Associates in Boston. The company was an MIT spinoff that originally focused on the effects of nuclear weapons on aircraft structures.

Fang Zhouzi is a Chinese popular scientific writer who is also well known for his campaign against pseudoscience and fraud in China. But a few days ago, Fang Zhouzi has been erased.

I am increasingly seeing contradictory licensing statements on the websites of low-quality, questionable, and predatory publishers.

The proportion of federal research funding going to investigators older than 65 was greater than that going to researchers younger than 35, even if most Nobel recipients made their discoveries before they were 40 years old.

We’ve developed an enriched format for citations, called, appropriately enough, rich citations.

The Right Metrics for Generation Open