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Why the European Elections Matter for Science
The upcoming European Parliament elections that will shape EU politics for the next five years and beyond will be fought on many issues, including science.
Research Excellence Framework must 'bring Hammer Down' on Open Access Books
Research Excellence Framework must 'bring Hammer Down' on Open Access Books
Implementing the mandate for open access monographs will be complex but that is the price of 'being the leader', says Cameron Neylon.
Introducing the PID Graph
Persistent identifiers (PIDs) are not only important to uniquely identify a publication, dataset, or person, but the metadata for these persistent identifiers can provide unambiguous linking between persistent identifiers of the same type, e.g. journal articles citing other journal articles, or of different types, e.g. linking a researcher and the datasets they produced.
An HIV Treatment Cost Taxpayers Millions. The Government Patented It. But a Pharma Giant Is Making Billions.
An HIV Treatment Cost Taxpayers Millions. The Government Patented It. But a Pharma Giant Is Making Billions.
The extraordinary standoff between the CDC and a drug company over patent rights raises a big question for the Trump administration: How aggressively should the government attempt to enforce its patents against an industry partner?
French ISPs Ordered to Block Sci-Hub and LibGen
The High Court of Paris has ordered several of the largest French ISPs to block access to the pirate libraries LibGen and Sci-Hub. The decision is a setback for the sites that have come under increasing pressure.
Plagiarism Detectors Are a Crutch, and a Problem
Academics and editors need to stop pretending that software always catches recycled text and start reading more carefully, says Debora Weber-Wulff.
Implementing Publisher Policies that Inform, Support and Encourage Authors to Share Data
Implementing Publisher Policies that Inform, Support and Encourage Authors to Share Data
Open research data is one of the key areas in the expanding open scholarship movement. Scholarly journals and publishers find themselves at the heart of the shift towards openness. In this article we present two case studies which examine the experiences of Taylor & Francis and Springer Nature rolling out data-sharing policies.
World Conference of Science Journalists 2019
The World Conference of Science Journalists 2019 will be taking place in Lausanne (Switzerland) from 1-5 July 2019.
As Elsevier Falters, Wiley Succeeds in Open-Access Deal Making
The divergent strategies of scholarly publishers to forge licensing agreements with libraries are yielding different results.
Emerging Trends in the Academic Publishing Lifecycle
The academic publication lifecycle has undergone radical changes over the past several years. These changes have a significant impact on how scholarship will be written, published, promoted, and read in the future.
To Gather Insights into Open Rewards and Incentives, Survey Targets 200 European Funders
To Gather Insights into Open Rewards and Incentives, Survey Targets 200 European Funders
This week, SPARC Europe, in consultation with ALLEA, The European Foundation Centre (EFC) and Science Europe, sent surveys to almost 200 funding bodies throughout Europe.
Top US Institutes Still Aren't Reporting Clinical-Trial Results on Time
US law requires researchers to post study findings on a public registry within a year of completion - or face heavy fines.
Kudos and DataCite Partnership Substantially Advances Communications, Tracking and Impact Potential for Research Projects and Programs
Kudos and DataCite Partnership Substantially Advances Communications, Tracking and Impact Potential for Research Projects and Programs
Kudos, the award-winning service for accelerating research impact through strategic communications management, has today announced a partnership with DataCite.
Elsevier Looking into How "unorthodox" Paper Featuring Ancient Astronauts Was Published
Elsevier Looking into How "unorthodox" Paper Featuring Ancient Astronauts Was Published
Elsevier is looking into how one of its journals published a paper which makes bizarre claims about the knowledge of the ancients.
The Guardian View on Statistics in Sciences: Gaming the (un)known | Editorial
Statisticians are calling on their profession to abandon one of its most treasured markers of significance. But what could replace it?
A PhD is Not Just a Degree - It is an Opportunity to Develop the Skills Needed to Deliver Impact
A PhD is Not Just a Degree - It is an Opportunity to Develop the Skills Needed to Deliver Impact
Hayley Teasdale argues that PhD studies are an ideal time for developing your research communication and impact skills and growing your entrepreneurial and organizational capabilities.
Standing Up To Be A Force Of Change: Q&A with Joe Lucia of Temple University - SPARC
Scholarly Communication in Sociology
An introduction to scholarly communication for sociology, intended to help sociologists in their careers, while advancing an inclusive, open, equitable, and sustainable scholarly knowledge ecosystem.
Combating Plagiarism: Apograf + Unicheck
One of the latest creations to emerge from the Research Institute's lab, Apograf is an interactive platform that houses an extensive collection of scientific publications and is building a mechanism for incentivising peer review.
Scientists Among Thousands Marching to Demand Say on Brexit
Hundreds of thousands of people protested in London to push for a say on the terms of the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union.
Serbia Joins CERN As Its 23rd Member State
Today, CERN welcomes Serbia as its 23rd Member State, following receipt of formal notification from UNESCO that Serbia has acceded to the CERN Convention.
It's Time to Talk About Ditching Statistical Significance
Looking beyond a much used and abused measure would make science harder, but better.
Academic Travel Culture is Not Only Bad for the Planet, It is Also Bad for the Diversity and Equity of Research
Academic Travel Culture is Not Only Bad for the Planet, It is Also Bad for the Diversity and Equity of Research
Financial and social burdens of academic travel add an additional barrier to participation in research. If academia wants to address issues of diversity and equity in research, it must first acknowledge the effects of academic travel culture.
An Interview With the Plan S Implementation Committee's David Sweeney
'My question for those who say it's too tight a time scale,' says Plan S task force co-chair David Sweeney, 'is how long do you want?'
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