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Science Institutions for a Complex, Fast-Paced World
The post-World War II model for organizing science remains powerful, but moving beyond its limits will be necessary for assuring the contributions of science to solving a wide array of challenges.
Oceans Are Warming at the Same Rate As if Five Hiroshima Bombs Were Dropped in Every Second
Oceans Are Warming at the Same Rate As if Five Hiroshima Bombs Were Dropped in Every Second
The world's oceans are now heating at the same rate as if five Hiroshima atomic bombs were dropped into the water every second, scientists have said.
Atlas of Open Science and Research in Finland 2019 Published
This evaluation of Finnish research organisations, research-funding organisations, academic and cultural institutes abroad and learned societies and academies examines the key indicators chosen to assess the performance on openness. Key indicators are used to provide some insights on the competences and capacity of the research system in supporting progress towards openness. Barriers and development needs are discussed, with suggestions for improvement.
The T&F Buyout of F1000 Neutralizes the Plan S Threat Infrastructures
I am tempted to think that Taylor & Francis's acquisition of F1000 should be critiqued on grounds of yet more gross for-profit consolidation in the scholarly publishing ecosystem. I believe this is true. But funders won't care. The EU wants to maintain its stance of market non-interference and I do not believe that the for-profit status of such entities bothers others like Wellcome or Gates.
Could the Apprenticeship Levy Be the Answer to the UK's Diversity Crisis and £63bn Skills Shortage?
Could the Apprenticeship Levy Be the Answer to the UK's Diversity Crisis and £63bn Skills Shortage?
The current skills gap costs the UK £63 billion a year, with an estimated 600,000 job vacancies in digital technology alone. There are currently more FTSE100 companies being led by men called David and Steve, than companies led by women and ethnic minorities. Meanwhile, we know that companies that achieve...
New Report on Internal Cost Reallocation Models Within the Bibsam Consortium
New Report on Internal Cost Reallocation Models Within the Bibsam Consortium
Robert van der Vooren conducted a study commissioned by the National Library of Sweden about new ways of distributing publisher contract costs to Bibsam Consortium participants. The study is intended to be a basis when the Bibsam Consortium makes cost distribution future proof for full open access publishing.
Springer Nature And Germany´s Projekt DEAL Finalise World´s Largest Transformative Open Access Agreement
Springer Nature And Germany´s Projekt DEAL Finalise World´s Largest Transformative Open Access Agreement
Springer Nature and Max Planck Digial Library on behalf of Projekt DEAL announce that the formal contract for the world’s largest transformative Open Access (OA) agreement to date has been signed.
Taylor & Francis Buys F1000 Research
Taylor & Francis has acquired open research publisher F1000 Research from its founder Vitek Tracz. The acquisition sum was not disclosed.
UC Response to Publisher Letter Opposing Immediate Open Access to Federally Funded Research
UC Response to Publisher Letter Opposing Immediate Open Access to Federally Funded Research
Ivy Anderson and Jeff MacKie-Mason, who co-chair the team overseeing UC's publisher negotiations strategy, have provided the following response to a recent open letter in which a number of commercial and society journal publishers voiced their opposition to a policy, rumored to be under discussion by the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy, that would require federally funded research be made freely available to the public immediately upon publication, rather than within 12 months as current policy stipulates. The University of California believes the public should have access to publicly-funded research, freely and immediately upon publication. We are deeply …
In 2030, We Ended the Climate Emergency. Here's How
If words make worlds, then we urgently need to tell a new story about the climate crisis. Here is one vision of what it could look and feel like to radically, collectively take action.
The Inside Story of How Scientists Produced an Ebola Vaccine
For years, scientists poured their hearts into work to develop vaccines. And, for years, they saw promising work smash up against unscalable walls.
What Do Our Researchers Think About the EOSC?
Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC. So, what do our researchers say one year after the launch of the initiative? How do they think will they benefit from the EOSC? What are and what can be their roles? Let's see what physicist Toma Susi has to say.
What Fossils Will Modern-day Civilization Leave Behind?
Science chats with two experts about what future paleontologists-or perhaps even visiting aliens-might find.
What Is Life Science?
If you're working on a research project in biology, you'll need citations in the life sciences. But what is life science? Here's a guide for researchers.
Discussion of Value Metrics for Data Repositories in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Discussion of Value Metrics for Data Repositories in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Approaches for assessing the costs and benefits of publishing scientific data in various repositories are evaluated. The article identifies metrics useful for the reporting of their data services.
Open Access in 2019: Which Countries Are the Biggest Publishers of OA Journals?
Open Access in 2019: Which Countries Are the Biggest Publishers of OA Journals?
Fifty percent of the open access journals listed in DOAJ in 2019 are published in Europe, and the United Kingdom is the biggest publisher of OA journals in DOAJ.
Automated Hacking, Deepfakes Are Going to Be Major Cybersecurity Threats in 2020
Automated Hacking, Deepfakes Are Going to Be Major Cybersecurity Threats in 2020
Artificial intelligence used to carry out automated, targeted hacking is set to be one of the major threats to look out for in 2020, according to a cybersecurity expert.
Sharing Your Work by Self-archiving: Encouragement from the Journal of the Medical Library Association | Goben | Journal of the Medical Library Association
Sharing Your Work by Self-archiving: Encouragement from the Journal of the Medical Library Association | Goben | Journal of the Medical Library Association
Sharing your work by self-archiving: encouragement from the Journal of the Medical Library Association
Science Groups, Senator Warn Trump Administration Not to Change Publishing Rulescdscdscdsc
Science Groups, Senator Warn Trump Administration Not to Change Publishing Rulescdscdscdsc
Letters blast rumored shift to immediate open access for taxpayer-funded studies
Inferring the Causal Effect of Journals on Citations
Articles in high-impact journals are by definition more highly cited on average. But are they cited more often because the articles are somehow "better"? Or are they cited more often simply because they appeared in a high-impact journal?
COAlition S Reaction to Springer Nature's Open Letter on Transformative Journals
An opportunity for journals and publishers to take the bold step of changing their business model?
ERC Awards over €600 Million to Europe's Top Researchers
How will climate change shape the Earth's surface? What are the long-term health effects of food additives? How can online tools change political advocacy and what does this mean for democracy? These are just some of the questions that researchers from around Europe have proposed to explore, and will now be able to, thanks to newly-awarded EU funding.
Can A Research Accelerator Solve The Psychology Replication Crisis?
The Psychological Science Accelerator isn't the only project seeking to address the reproducibility problem. But the accelerator is unique in two ways. First, collaborators plan to continue to work on large-scale efforts indefinitely. And second, the accelerator isn't necessarily limited to replication studies, opening it to novel and exploratory work.
Knowledge Sector Takes Major Step Forward in New Approach to Recognising and Rewarding Academics
Knowledge Sector Takes Major Step Forward in New Approach to Recognising and Rewarding Academics
Academics can excel in many areas, but thus far they have primarily been assessed based on research achievements. From now on, the public knowledge institutions and research funders want to consider academics' knowledge and expertise more broadly in determining career policy and grant requirements.
Rude Paper Reviews Are Pervasive and Sometimes Harmful, Study Finds
Researchers of color are particularly vulnerable to "unprofessional" comments.
Facts About George Church's DNA Dating Company
It's called Digid8 and will try to use your genes to make sure you never meet the wrong person.
Building the Foundation for Future Research Through Open Data, Code and Protocols
We explore the components that can support reproducibility by making research more easily verifiable: data, code, and protocols.