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Would the preprint movement revolutionize the life sciences for better or worse?

Would the preprint movement revolutionize the life sciences for better or worse?

Many in the scientific community praise preprints as a means of overcoming the high costs and lengthy peer review process of elite journals, which some argue thwart progress.

Handful of Biologists Went Rogue and Published Directly to Internet

Handful of Biologists Went Rogue and Published Directly to Internet

It could be possible to publish quickly online without alienating oneself from the traditional journal system.

MIT Media Lab’s Journal of Design and Science Is a Radical New Kind of Publication

MIT Media Lab’s Journal of Design and Science Is a Radical New Kind of Publication

The MIT Media Lab has launched a new kind of academic journal that embodies its "antidisciplinary" ethos.

This renowned mathematician is bent on proving academic journals can cost nothing

This renowned mathematician is bent on proving academic journals can cost nothing

New startups like this one are trying to disrupt traditional academic publishing.

Academics fall short in reporting results of clinical trials

Academics fall short in reporting results of clinical trials

Only one-third of trials at US medical centres are reported within two years of completion.

Zika virus initiative reveals deeper malady in scientific publishing

Zika virus initiative reveals deeper malady in scientific publishing

Moves to speed up the release of Zika virus research in response to the public health crisis highlight a systemic failure in scientific publishing.

ArXiv rejections lead to spat over screening process

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.

The Research Pirates of the Dark Web

The Research Pirates of the Dark Web

After getting shut down late last year, a website that allows free access to paywalled academic papers has sprung back up in a shadowy corner of the Internet.

Coupling pre-prints and post-publication peer review for fast, cheap, fair, and effective science publishing

Coupling pre-prints and post-publication peer review for fast, cheap, fair, and effective science publishing

A white paper written by Leslie Vosshall and Michael Eisen aimed at promoting pre-print use in biomedicine.

The 5-minute journal submission

The 5-minute journal submission

Pathogens & Immunity promises a quick submission procedure, since it provides a reasonable flexibility about the length of the papers and authors are welcome to include reviews from other journals and their responses.

Journals to solve 'John Smith' common name problem by requiring author IDs

Journals to solve 'John Smith' common name problem by requiring author IDs

In an open letter some of the largest academic publishers and scientific societies are announcing that they will not just encourage, but ultimately require, researchers to sign up with ORCID.

Do "top" journals attract "too good to be true" results?

Do "top" journals attract "too good to be true" results?

The most prestigious journals publish the least reliable science (at least when looking at the available evidence from experimental fields).

Choosing experiments to accelerate collective discovery

Choosing experiments to accelerate collective discovery

Scientists perform a tiny subset of all possible experiments. What characterizes the experiments they choose? And what are the consequences of those choices for the pace of scientific discovery?