Why We Need to Keep Talking About Equality in Physics
Jess Wade and Maryam Zaringhalam discuss the implications of poor diversity in physics - and what can be done to create a level playing field in the subject
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Scientists Must Rise Above Politics - and Restate Their Value to Society
Scholars globally are feeling the heat from politicians. They should take inspiration from scientists in the 1950s who raised the alarm over nuclear weapons.
Government Scientists Are Censoring Themselves
It may not make headlines, but there’s a lot of evidence that it’s happening in the chilling environment the Trump administration has created.
A Crashed Israeli Spacecraft Spilled Tardigrades on the Moon
The Beresheet lunar lander carried thousands of books, DNA samples, and a few thousand water bears to the moon. But did any of it survive the crash?
Unethical Work Must Be Filtered out or Flagged
Researchers need guidance on how to handle published work whose ethics have been questioned.
Do Monographs Have a Future? Publishers, Funders and Research Evaluators Must Decide
The future of the academic monograph has been questioned for over two decades. At the heart of this 'monograph crisis' has been a publishing industry centred on the print publication of monographs.
A Literature Review of Scholarly Communications Metadata
The purpose of this literature review is to identify the challenges, opportunities, and gaps in knowledge with regard to the use of metadata in scholarly communications. This paper compiles and interprets literature in sections based on the professional groups, or stakeholders, within scholarly communications metadata: researchers, funders, publishers, librarians, service providers, and data curators.
Why We Shouldn’t Take Peer Review as the ‘Gold Standard’
Targeting a general audience, this opinion piece argues that with more transparency about the publication process, we might have a more nuanced understanding of how knowledge is built - and fewer people taking “peer-reviewed” to mean settled truth.
Medical Schools Ease Admission Rules in Name of Diversity
Top universities are dropping some of the hardest A-levels from their entry requirements to attract more girls and poorer pupils on to courses dominated by male and middle-class students.
First Article Published in UCL's Open Access Megajournal
UCL's new megajournal 'UCL Open' has published its first article, delivering on our commitment to provide academics, students and the general public with ground-breaking research free of charge.
Readers Beware! Predatory Journals Are Infiltrating Citation Databases
Publications in predatory journals have already infiltrated citation databases such as PubMed and Scopus. Researchers, academic institutions, journals, publishers and research funders will need additional strategies to prevent the further spread of predatory publications.
Meta-Research: Use of the Journal Impact Factor in Academic Review, Promotion, and Tenure Evaluations
Meta-Research: Use of the Journal Impact Factor in Academic Review, Promotion, and Tenure Evaluations
Almost a quarter of faculty evaluation documents from US and Canadian universities mention Journal Impact Factor and often imply that it measures research quality.
The Right to Read is the Right To Mine: But Not When Blocked by Technical Protection Measures
The Right to Read is the Right To Mine: But Not When Blocked by Technical Protection Measures
The Association of European Research Libraries is working with Libraries Archives Copyright Alliance (LACA) to gather evidence about what happens when Technical Protection Measures (TPMs) block researchers from accessing content because they have attempted text and data mining.
Commission Names Board Members for Horizon Europe Missions
The experts will be responsible for designing the large-scale, objective-driven research projects, which are seen as central to reframing Europe’s approach to tackling ‘grand challenges’ including climate change, soil erosion, sustainable food production and marine and freshwater pollution.
Big Deal Knowledge Base
This database puts libraries on a more level playing field with vendors by detailing what thousands of peer institutions have paid for journal subscription packages.
Council of Graduate Schools Data Show There's No One Way to Use a Doctorate
New data shows that many Ph.D.s switch jobs and employment sectors in their early careers and even into midcareer. So Ph.D. programs should help students navigate job opportunities and understand the value of their degrees across sectors.
Fact Check: What You May Have Heard About the Dispute Between UC and Elsevier
A fact check from UC’s negotiating team.
Implementing a Data Policy: a How-to Guide for Publishers - OASPA
OASPA is pleased to publish this guest post on the subject of open data and data sharing, providing helpful practical advice drawn from a wealth of resources, to enable publishers and editors to play a key role in the important movement to make data accessible.
What's a 'Science Princess' Doing in an Ice Field in Alaska?
Celeste Labedz's picture of herself dressed up as a princess while on a field trip researching glaciers has become a viral hit.
In Science, Questions Matter a Lot. Men Are More Likely Than Women to Ask Them
In Science, Questions Matter a Lot. Men Are More Likely Than Women to Ask Them
In science, questions matter a lot. But as a young female scientist speaking up in a public forum, the stakes may just feel a little higher.
U.S. Universities Battle a Security Storm in Congress
Legislators weigh steps to thwart foreign attacks on academic research.
We Need a New Science of Progress
Humanity needs to get better at knowing how to get better.
Three Pitfalls to Avoid in Machine Learning
As scientists from myriad fields rush to perform algorithmic analyses, Google's Patrick Riley calls for clear standards in research and reporting.
Elsevier: "It's Illegal to Sci-Hub." Also Elsevier: "We Link to Sci-Hub All the Time."
Elsevier: "It's Illegal to Sci-Hub." Also Elsevier: "We Link to Sci-Hub All the Time."
Elsevier made legal threats, claiming that the mere act of linking to Sci-Hub was itself illegal. Yet Elsevier's own journals turn out to be full of links to Sci-Hub.
Science Panel's Fight for Survival
The Trump administration wants to disband a panel of national security advisors, the latest U.S. crackdown on science.
Medical Journal Editors Expect Authors to Disclose Conflicts of Interest - but Don't Disclose Their Own
Medical Journal Editors Expect Authors to Disclose Conflicts of Interest - but Don't Disclose Their Own
Virtually all top medical journals require authors to disclose potential conflicts of interest, but few - just 12% - apply that same medicine to their own editors by publicly disclosing editors’ financial ties to industry, a study has found.
Students Changing the World-this Year's Science Fair Winners
Google announces 2019 science fair winners.
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