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Harassment in Science Is Real
"…cultural change rests with individual scientists, teams, and professional societies."
Automatic Error Spotter Gains in Popularity
According to its developers, Statcheck gets it right in more than 95% of cases. Some outsiders still aren’t convinced.
Authorship and Contribution Disclosures
Journals are adopting policies that require the disclosure of individual authors’ contributions. However, it is not clear whether and how these disclosures improve upon the conventional approach.
How the News Media Activate Public Expression and Influence National Agendas
How the News Media Activate Public Expression and Influence National Agendas
The active participation of the people is one of the central components of a functioning democracy. Research performed a real-world randomized experiment in the United States to understand the causal effect of news stories on increasing public discussion of a specific topic.
The Preprint Dilemma
Biologists are posting unreviewed papers in record numbers. Here's a survival guide.
Germany Seeks ‘Big Flip’ in Publishing Model
Over the last 2 years more than 150 German libraries, universities, and research institutes have formed a united front trying to force academic publishers into a new way of doing business.
Fostering Reproducibility in Industry-Academia Research
Cultural differences between industry and academia can create or increase difficulties in reproducing research findings.
Cash Bonuses for Peer-Reviewed Papers Go Global
China's rewards are richest, but many nations now offer incentives for publishing in top journals.
Funders Groan Under Growing Review Burden
The number of grant applications is going up in almost every country and field, whereas budgets are mostly flat or shrinking.
Promote Scientific Integrity via Journal Peer Review Data
Promote Scientific Integrity via Journal Peer Review Data
There is too little sound research on journal peer review.
Academia Needs to Confront Sexism
“My university's resources to combat abusive supervisors are laughably ineffective.”
Putin Tightens Control over Russian Academy of Sciences
New procedures give president final say in academy's elections.
My Lessons in Mentorship
When I started formally mentoring undergraduate and graduate students almost 2 years ago, I was excited about the opportunity to help young scientists grow, but I was also nervous about the responsibility.
Trump Retains Collins as NIH Director
Long-time physician-scientist retains job he has held since 2009.
Introducing ORCID
ORCID wasn't intended as a massive longitudinal survey of human migration, but with 3 million profiles and growing, it is becoming just that.
Science Funders Plunge Into Publishing
The European Commission, which spends more than €10 billion annually on research, may set up a “publishing platform” for the scientists it funds, in an attempt to accelerate the transition to open-access publishing in Europe.
The Applied Value of Public Investments in Biomedical Research
Over a 27-year period, 10% of NIH grants generate a patent directly but 30% generate articles that are subsequently cited by patents.
Step Out Of The Lab and Engage
Last month I found myself sitting on a leather couch, my black dress smoothed over my knees, in a hushed wood-paneled room in Washington, D.C.
From a Tweet, a March for Science Is Born
It started with a tweet, but now it's an international movement. Spurred by concerns about the impact President Donald Trump's administration might have on research, the March for Science is "a call to support and safeguard the scientific community."
Paper Writing Gone Hollywood
When a new grad student indicates an interest in an academic career, I ask, “So you want to be a Hollywood producer?”
Looking Inward at Gender Issues
How Science is doing on the front of gender imbalance in authorship.