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Open Access, Data Capitalism and Academic Publishing
There is a significant discrepancy between the reality of academic publishing and the optimism of politicians and science functionaries who praise Open Access as a panacea for all the ills afflicting science culture.
The Open Science Training Handbook
Open Science Training Handbook now open for comments and suggestions until 4th of March 2018.
Wellcome Explains the Benefits of Developing an Open and Global Grant Identifier
Wellcome, in partnership with Crossref and several research funders including the NIH and the MRC, are looking to pilot an initiative in which new grants would be assigned an open, global and interoperable grant identifier.
Data Sharing in Medical Research
If clinicians are expected to change their practice based on their reading of medical journals, they need to know that the evidence in published papers can be verified.
Why Every Researcher Should Care About Open Citations
What happens when you cite someone’s research? Have you ever wondered what happens with citation data that you produce and how it is being used by others? Citation data is not released automatically - by default the references are hidden from the public eye and can only be obtained from Crossref with specific consent from the publisher.
The Intellectual War on Science
It’s wreaking havoc in universities and jeopardizing the progress of research.
Researchers Debate Whether Journals Should Publish Signed Peer Reviews
Signed reviews could encourage reviewers to produce more careful evaluations, and make fewer gratuitously negative comments. Publicly identifying and crediting reviewers for their work could help them win tenure and promotions.
Scientific vs. Public Attention: A comparison of Top Cited Papers in WoS and Top Papers by Altmetric Score
Scientific vs. Public Attention: A comparison of Top Cited Papers in WoS and Top Papers by Altmetric Score
Empirical study examining the similarities and distinguishing features of scientific attention as measured by citations and public attention in online fora.
Libraries Reject Taylor & Francis Opportunistic Change of Contract
More than hundred and ten libraries have signed an open letter to Taylor & Francis: the academic research which was previously available to universities as part of the Taylor & Francis "big deal" will now have to be purchased as a separate package.
I Didn't Think There Were Many African Women Scientists. Then I Checked Twitter
I Didn't Think There Were Many African Women Scientists. Then I Checked Twitter
The website Levers in Heels, which features African women in STEM, in January called on the internet to tweet the names of African women scientists. People shared hundreds.
The Forgotten Life of Einstein's First Wife
She was a physicist, too—and there is evidence that she contributed significantly to his groundbreaking science.
Why Scientists Accused of Sexual Misconduct Can Still Get Government Grants
The U.S. government does not consider sexual harassment a form of scientific misconduct. Should it?
Black STEM Employees Perceive a Range of Race-Related Slights and Inequities at Work
Roughly six-in-ten black STEM workers say they have experienced any of eight specific forms of racial or ethnic discrimination at work.
Five Women Scientists in Developing Countries Win 2018 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards
If Only Quoting Women Were Enough
What two Times journalists learned from trying to quote more female experts.
Meet the 'Data Thugs' out to Expose Shoddy and Questionable Research
Striking success has been had in catalyzing retractions by publicly calling out perplexing data and spotting anomalies in the literature.
Interactivity in Scientific Figures Is a Key Tool for Data Exploration and the Scientific Process
Interactivity in Scientific Figures Is a Key Tool for Data Exploration and the Scientific Process
Last summer we launched our interactive figures initiative with plotly. Since then, we have published 22 interactives figures in seven articles across two platforms. In this post authors describe their figures and share why they wanted to make them interactive.
Inferential Statistics Is Not Inferential
Statistical significance and hypothesis testing are not really helpful when it comes to testing our hypotheses.
Few UK Universities Have Adopted Rules Against Impact-Factor Abuse
Institutions have made little progress against the misuse of research metrics when hiring and promoting academics.
Researchers Debate Whether Journals Should Publish Signed Peer Reviews
HHMI meeting examines ways to improve manuscript vetting: little consensus on whether reviewers should have to publicly sign their critiques, which traditionally are accessible only to editors and authors.
Decentralizing Science
The case for decentralized, trusted platforms for the dissemination of scientific information and attribution.