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Via Wikimedia A journal has allowed a geophysicist who cited his own work hundreds of times across 10 papers to retract the articles and republish them with a fraction of the self-citations.
The order to reroute CDC hospitalization figures raised accuracy concerns. But that's just one of the problems with how the country collects health data.
The aim of this study is to investigate how patterns of collaboration and scholarly independence are related to early stage researchers' development in two multidisciplinary learning environments at a Swedish university. .
According to the Internet Archive every digital learner’s access to library books is at stake due to a lawsuit brought by four commercial publishers. That is why they are standing up to defend the rights of hundreds of libraries that are using Controlled Digital Lending.
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is the envisioned federation of research (data) infrastructures that will enable the Web of FAIR Data and Services, help researchers to perform Open Science, and open up and exploit their data, publications and code.
Survey finds that standard metrics of success can't completely explain why some candidates get offers and others don't.
Scientists say such tests could be available in a few years, speeding research for treatments and providing a diagnosis for dementia patients who want to know if they have Alzheimer's disease.
A public health journal will be retracting a paper that argued for the adoption of homeopathy in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, according to the editor in chief.
Scientists and science publishers are sharing information as fast as they can during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speed and openness bring new challenges, but they are the way forward for research.
An underlying assumption of modern political states is that they are rational systems that 'follow the science' to achieve optimal outcomes for their citizens. Whilst COVID-19 continues to foregrou…
Project aims to show that clean fusion power can be generated at commercial scale
In late February and early March 2020, Switzerland experienced rapid growth of severe COVID-19 infections. This pre-print follows and analyses non-pharmaceutical interventions during this period.
Researchers are scrambling to find other ways to diagnose the coronavirus and churn out millions of tests a week - a key step in returning to normality.
Covid-19 could be a boon for the robotics industry, leaving companies to decide when and where humans are better than machines.
We can't tackle the huge global challenges we face in isolation - scientists must be able to work together across borders.
They buzz. They hover. Sometimes they sting. But how much do you really know about these insects that can menace our summers?
Declining antibody levels do not mean less immunity, experts say. Besides, two widely used tests may detect the wrong antibodies.
The world's third largest producer of scientific research, Germany, is the origin of the research university and the independent, extra-university research institute. Its dual-pillar research policy differentiates these organizational forms functionally: universities specialize in advanced research-based teaching; institutes specialize intensely on research. This article discusses the future utility of the dual-pillar policy.
Cross-sectoral mobility funding requires recipients to change their environment and often some aspects of their research. There is a need to understand the impact on the researchers' experiences as knowledge producers within such programs, as part of the broader potential and significance of cross-sectoral mobility funding.
This cross-sectional study examines the preprint publication policies of 100 clinical journals with the highest impact factor.
The decision by the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC) to pull support for the radical open access initiative Plan S, is a "slap in the face" to all those who support the scheme, said its creator.
Nature has retracted a recent commentary after the author complained that he had been misled by the relationship of the publication to a financial sponsor and told to avoid critiquing work from the institution. The journal says it is revisiting its “editorial guidelines and processes” in the wake of the case.
Just weeks after resolving shortages in swabs, researchers are struggling to find the chemicals and plastic pieces they need to carry out coronavirus tests in the lab - leading to long waiting times.
The British Academy today announces that Professor Julia Black, Strategic Director of Innovation and Professor of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science, will be its 31st President, succeeding the historian Professor Sir David Cannadine.
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