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Google Scholar to Overshadow Them All? Comparing the Sizes of 12 Academic Search Engines and Bibliographic Databases

Google Scholar to Overshadow Them All? Comparing the Sizes of 12 Academic Search Engines and Bibliographic Databases

Information on the size of academic search engines and bibliographic databases (ASEBDs) is often outdated or entirely unavailable. Hence, it is difficult to assess the scope of specific databases.

British Public Proud of the UK's Universities, New Poll Reveals

British Public Proud of the UK's Universities, New Poll Reveals

There is a myth that the public are sceptical about the merits of universities. In fact, as this research shows, the opposite is true. The public are hugely positive towards universities and see the benefits of a university education.

Climate Protests Shut Down Five London Bridges

Climate Protests Shut Down Five London Bridges

Bridges in London were forced to close Saturday because of protests against climate change organized by a group called Extinction Rebellion.

Open is Not Enough

Open is Not Enough

The solutions adopted by the high-energy physics community to foster reproducible research are examples of best practices that could be embraced more widely. This first experience suggests that reproducibility requires going beyond openness.

The Million-dollar Drug

The Million-dollar Drug

UBC scientists spent decades developing Glybera, the world's first approved gene therapy. But market forces needed just two years to make the potentially life-saving drug disappear.

Why Data Citation Matters to Publishers and Data Repositories

Why Data Citation Matters to Publishers and Data Repositories

Transparency and reproducibility, reuse, and credit are three key reasons why data sharing and data citation are important for scientific progress.

Open Letter on Plan S to the European Commission and Research Funders

Open Letter on Plan S to the European Commission and Research Funders

The Young Academy of Sweden agrees that results from publicly funded science should be open and accessible, but needs a predictable system for dissemination of scientific findings, a system which remains robust over time and which has acceptance within the science community.

Brazil's New Foreign Minister Believes Climate Change is a Marxist Plot

Brazil's New Foreign Minister Believes Climate Change is a Marxist Plot

Ernesto Araújo has called climate science 'dogma' and bemoaned the 'criminalisation' of red meat, oil and heterosexual sex

The Good, the Bad, and the Expensive

The Good, the Bad, and the Expensive

In her Crossref LIVE18 Keynote speech this week, Coko's Kristen Ratan questioned the sense of the industry's continuing resignation to being locked in to costly, print-based, outdated workflows and technologies (some of which are now owned by competitor publishers). "Publishers are mired in print p

Financial Times Tool Warns if Articles Quote Too Many Men

Financial Times Tool Warns if Articles Quote Too Many Men

The Financial Times is automatically warning its journalists if their articles quote too many men, in an attempt to force writers to look for expert women to include in their pieces.

OASPA Open Science Webinar: November 29th

OASPA Open Science Webinar: November 29th

This webinar provides a viewpoint on open science and publishing from the perspective of researchers and those involved in outreach and policy for research communication at institutions and on the European Open Science Policy Platform. What is open science for them, how does it relate to open access and publishing, and what role do they and publishers have in the shift towards open science?

Why (almost) Everything We Know About Citations is Wrong: Evidence from Authors

Why (almost) Everything We Know About Citations is Wrong: Evidence from Authors

Although citations and related metrics like the H-index are widely used in academia to evaluate research and allocate resources, the referencing decisions on which they are based are poorly understood. This paper investigates whether authors reference works that influenced them most or those they believe the readers will value most.

New Report Shows Colleges How to Bridge the Gap Between the Liberal Arts and the Work Force

New Report Shows Colleges How to Bridge the Gap Between the Liberal Arts and the Work Force

New study says the evolving economy creates a greater need for their skills, but that many colleges could do better at thinking about what graduates can do and helping them translate that into jobs.

Science Should Not Pay for Overpaid CEOs of Academic Publishers

Science Should Not Pay for Overpaid CEOs of Academic Publishers

Gerard Meijer closed the first open access (offsetting) deals with the major scientific publishers. As his fellow scientists now oppose the new 'Plan S' he looks on with surprise and disappointments.