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Scientist Publishes A List Of Known Harassers in Academia

Scientist Publishes A List Of Known Harassers in Academia

Rates of sexual abuse and harassment in academic science are second only to the military. It's estimated that at least half of women faculty and staff face.

Thousands of Scientists Publish a Paper Every Five Days

Thousands of Scientists Publish a Paper Every Five Days

To highlight uncertain norms in authorship, John P. A. Ioannidis, Richard Klavans and Kevin W. Boyack identified the most prolific scientists of recent years.

Women in Science Take on Sexual Harassment

Women in Science Take on Sexual Harassment

With weapons ranging from Title IX complaints to online petitions to creating new policies for federally funded agencies, #MeToo has entered the research lab.

Does Teacher Diversity Matter in Student Learning?

Does Teacher Diversity Matter in Student Learning?

Research shows that students, especially boys, benefit when teachers share their race or gender. Yet most teachers are white women.

Open Access to Publications: the SNSF Supports Europe's Plan S

Open Access to Publications: the SNSF Supports Europe's Plan S

European and national research funders are expected to commit all researchers to granting open access to their publications as of 2020. The SNSF supports this Plan S. However, it is not in a position to add its signature to the plan at present.

Hope and a Welter of Concerns Greets Europe’s Radical Open Access Plan

Hope and a Welter of Concerns Greets Europe’s Radical Open Access Plan

Scientists warn the devil is in detail of the European Commission’s latest open access plan, while publishers argue prohibiting researchers from submitting their work to certain journals is a threat to academic freedom.

Making It Easier to Discover Datasets

Making It Easier to Discover Datasets

There are many thousands of data repositories on the web, providing access to millions of datasets. To enable easy access to this data, Google launched Dataset Search.

Open-access Journal Editors Resign After Alleged Pressure to Publish Mediocre Papers

Open-access Journal Editors Resign After Alleged Pressure to Publish Mediocre Papers

All 10 senior editors of the open-access journal Nutrients resigned last month, alleging that the publisher, the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), pressured them to accept manuscripts of mediocre quality and importance.

Apple, IBM, and Google Don't Care Anymore If You Went to College

Apple, IBM, and Google Don't Care Anymore If You Went to College

Skills matter. How you learned them may not.

EXCITE: Extraction of Citations from PDF Documents

EXCITE: Extraction of Citations from PDF Documents

DFG-funded software provides different online services to extract and segment citations. Moreover, other online tools are available to create more gold standard data.

Mapping Open Science Tools

Mapping Open Science Tools

A fresh mapping of open-science tools for the researcher workflow reveals numerous gaps and opportunities for software solutions in the name of scientific progress.