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Publishers Increasingly in Control of Scholarly Infrastructure and This Is Why We Should Care
Publishers Increasingly in Control of Scholarly Infrastructure and This Is Why We Should Care
There is an urgent need by research communities and public agencies to collaboratively reclaim the infrastructure around the academic knowledge production process.
Tackling ‘the Thin File’ That Can Prevent a Promotion
Recently, I have worked with a number of professional services firms committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. By Iris Bohnet.
Medicine Nobel Prize Goes to Circadian Rhythm Researchers
Three U.S. scientists share the 2017 award.
Support Science by Publishing in Scientific Society Journals
While few will disagree with their motives, the authors provide no roadmap for scientific societies. It may be time to learn from the successes of commercial rivals.
Body Clock Scientists Win Nobel
Three scientists who unravelled how our bodies tell time have won the 2017 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.
How Do We Define the Policy Impact of Public Health Research?
A systematic review
Ten Simple Rules for Structuring Papers
Applying to all the parts of a paper and further to other forms of communication such as grants and posters.
We Hail Individual Geniuses, but Success in Science Comes through Collaboration
VizioMetrics
Organization and presentation of visual information in the scientific literature.
Computer Programming Languages Can Impact Science and Thought
Knowledge Lab project to investigate programming features and data science environments.
Decisions, Decisions
Journals are exploring new approaches to peer review in order to reduce bias, increase transparency and respond to author preferences. Funders are also getting involved.
Are Preprints the Future of Biology?
Biologists are posting unreviewed manuscripts in record numbers. But many are still not sure it's a good idea. A survival guide for scientists.
After Upheaval, Russian Academy of Sciences Gets New Leader
Physicist Alexander Sergeyev gets nod from Vladimir Putin.
Chatter Makes Popular Metric Unreliable
An analysis of a popular reputation metric concludes it relies too heavily on social interaction.
Research Results Are Increasingly Available For Free
A movement to make the fruits of research available without charge has helped students and faculty members gain access to an increasing number of academic articles.
More Resources for Assistant Professors
With the aim of maintaining the competitiveness of Swiss research, the SNSF is launching a new career funding scheme at assistant professor level.
Naiveté Scene - Open Source vs. Scale in Scholarly Publishing
Once again, the term "open" requires further thought to probe the pros and cons. With open source, we may be once again doing things that make the big bigger and the small less relevant.
Academics' Top Tips for Publishing Success
Is your resolution for the new academic year to publish more? Here, 16 scholars give advice on pitching, editing and writing – and dealing with negative peer reviews.
Why We Find And Expose Bad Science
Bad research just doesn’t affect the people in the area around it, the people who might spend years trying to take a dodgy result and extend it.
New Chief Science Adviser Named
Cardiology researcher Mona Nemer, is vice president for research at the University of Ottawa.
NASA Should Be Friendly to the Press. Lately, It’s Not.
Why is the one federal agency dedicated to revealing the unknown to humankind so difficult for many journalists to penetrate?