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Setting your Cites on Open

Setting your Cites on Open

The Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC) was launched on April 6th, 2017. Over the course of about six months, the initiative has made a large fraction of the citation data that link all scholarship freely available.

17 New Priority Programmes at DFG

17 New Priority Programmes at DFG

Topics range from cultures of translation in the early modern period to functions of the CRISPR-Cas system / Approximately €100 million for three years

Blue Skies Research Funding Launched

Blue Skies Research Funding Launched

A new programme aimed at providing funding to Irish researchers involved in exploratory blue skies research has been launched.

"This Development May Be in Direct Opposition to the Freedom of Scientific Research"

"This Development May Be in Direct Opposition to the Freedom of Scientific Research"

Statement by Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation concerning the recent legislative changes to the Hungarian national higher education Act.

Why We Need The Humanities More Than Ever

Why We Need The Humanities More Than Ever

In our complex and interconnected world, we need leaders of imagination, understanding, and emotional intelligence. To cultivate such leaders, we must value and invest in the humanities, says Peter Salovey, President of Yale University.

A New Gold Standard of Peer Review is Needed

A New Gold Standard of Peer Review is Needed

How can something exclusive, secretive, and irreproducible be considered to be objective? How can something exclusive, secretive, and irreproducible be considered as a ‘gold standard’ of any sort?

The Most Beautiful Bacteria You'll Ever See

The Most Beautiful Bacteria You'll Ever See

Tal Danino manipulates microorganisms in his lab to create eye-catching, colorful patterns.

What are the Barriers to Post-Publication Peer Review?

What are the Barriers to Post-Publication Peer Review?

At ScienceOpen, we have over 28 million article records all available for public, post-publication peer review (PPPR), 3 million of which are full-text Open Access. But is there anything we can do to increase its usage and adoption as part of a more open research culture?

Dear Anonymous Peer-Reviewer, Your Criticism Made Me a Better Researcher

Dear Anonymous Peer-Reviewer, Your Criticism Made Me a Better Researcher

When I first received one of your reports, I lay on the couch hugging a cushion. Then rage set in and I wanted to prove you wrong.

Where Science and Policy Collide: Funding Academic Research

Where Science and Policy Collide: Funding Academic Research

Even if your intention is the noble quest for truth, selling your science as a long-term technology investment might be an easier sale to some.

Leading Experts One Step Closer to Evidence-Informed Policymaking

Leading Experts One Step Closer to Evidence-Informed Policymaking

40 leading experts working on the theory and practice of evidence for policy convened in Brussels to discuss the specific competences needed to succeed in this area.

How Articles Get Noticed and Advance the Scientific Conversation

How Articles Get Noticed and Advance the Scientific Conversation

The good news is you’ve published your manuscript! The bad news? With two million other new research articles likely to be published this year, you face steep competition for readers, downloads, citations and media attention.

The Practice of Reproducible Research

The Practice of Reproducible Research

Case studies and lessons from the data-intensive science.

 

OpenTrials, an Open Database for Clinical Trials

OpenTrials, an Open Database for Clinical Trials

OpenTrials is an open database for clinical trials developed by Open Knowledge International to help researchers and patients get useful information from clinical trial materials.

The Importance of School Libraries in the Google Age

The Importance of School Libraries in the Google Age

We continue to hear about the lack of trained library staff in schools, despite ongoing research indicating that the presence of teacher librarians leads to improved learning outcomes. Kay Oddone highlights the many benefits teacher librarians can bring to the wider school, and why their role is integral to the learning of both students and staff.