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The Association Between Early Career Informal Mentorship in Academic Collaborations and Junior Author Performance

The Association Between Early Career Informal Mentorship in Academic Collaborations and Junior Author Performance

Here, the authors study mentorship in scientific collaborations, and find that mentorship quality predicts the scientific impact of protégés post mentorship. Moreover, female protégés collaborating with male mentors become more impactful post mentorship than those who collaborate with female mentors.

Using Alt Text to Make Science Twitter More Accessible for People with Visual Impairments

Using Alt Text to Make Science Twitter More Accessible for People with Visual Impairments

Scientists increasingly post images and photos on social media to share their research activities. However, posting images and photos could potentially exclude people with visual impairments. Here, we outline actions that should be taken to foster accessibility and inclusion in posting scientific images on social media.