ArXiv rejections lead to spat over screening process
High-profile physicist says his students' papers were wrongly rejected by the preprint server's volunteer moderators.
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Does it take too long to publish research?
Scientists are becoming increasingly frustrated by the time it takes to publish a paper.
A tragedy of errors
Mistakes in peer-reviewed papers are easy to find but hard to fix.
Academics across Europe join 'Brexit' debate
If the United Kingdom leaves the EU, researchers throughout the bloc will feel the effects.
Faking it
In the face of routine rejection, many scientists must learn to cope with the insidious beast that is impostor syndrome.
How quality control could save your science
It may not be sexy, but quality assurance is becoming a crucial part of lab life.
Don't let transparency damage science
Stephan Lewandowsky and Dorothy Bishop explain how the research community should protect its members from harassment, while encouraging the openness that has become essential to science.
Research gets increasingly international
Big US report documents increases in international collaboration and Chinese science output.
Insider's view of faculty search kicks off discussion online
A Harvard professor reveals how his hiring committee whittles down the pile of job applications.
Repetitive flaws
Scientists who submit grant applications to the NIH will be required to explain the scientific premise behind their proposals and defend the quality of their experimental designs.
The science to look out for in 2016
Space missions, carbon capture and gravitational waves are set to shape the year.
Big ideas for better science
We asked four researchers who made the news in 2015 what they would change about how science gets done.
Open journals that piggyback on arXiv gather momentum
Peer-review platforms built around online pre-print repositories spread to astrophysics.
The unsung heroes of scientific software
Creators of computer programs that underpin experiments don’t always get their due — so the website Depsy is trying to track the impact of research code.
Dutch lead European push to flip journals to open access
Academic consortia urge faster changes in scholarly publishing.
Transparent peer review at Nature Communications
Starting Jan 2016 Nature Communications will publish peer reviews alongside with the paper.
What's in a journal name?
Scientists debate the merits of deleting journal names from their publication lists.
7 facts about a revolutionary technology
7 facts about a revolutionary technology
What everyone should know about cut-and-paste genetics.
How to build a better PhD
There are too many PhD students for too few academic jobs - but with imagination, the problem could be solved.
Annotating the scholarly web
Scientific publishers are forging links with an organization that wants scientists to scribble comments over online research papers.
Italian scientists slam selection of stem-cell trial
Italian politicians have kindled the wrath of some biomedical scientists by hand-picking a stem-cell clinical trial for funding.
Built on trust
Written agreements between parties in research collaborations are not a sign of a lack of faith.
Einstein was no lone genius
Lesser-known and junior colleagues helped the great physicist to piece together his general theory of relativity, explain Michel Janssen and Jürgen Renn.
A well-connected world
The small but focused snapshot of research afforded by the Nature Index helps fine-tune analysis of global scientific collaboration.
Time to cry out for academic freedom
Time to cry out for academic freedom
Giving staff and students a say in how institutions are run would strengthen governance and clip the wings of administrators.
Scientists take to the streets over funding
Scientists take to the streets over funding
Researchers leave their labs to call for greater public support of research.
NIH to retire all research chimps
NIH director Francis Collins announced that the 50 NIH-owned animals that remain available for research will be sent to sanctuaries.
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