China Cracks Down After Investigation Finds Massive Peer-Review Fraud
More than 400 authors on some 100 papers from a single journal face punishments
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National Academies Kicks Off Open Science Study
The National Academies has launched a new study on how to move toward an open science enterprise.
Sci-Hub’s Cache of Pirated Papers Is so Big, Subscription Journals Are Doomed
Analysis finds website can fulfill 99% of requests for scholarly papers
Developing International Open Science Collaborations
Funder reflections on the Open Science Prize.
It Will Be Much Harder to Call New Findings 'Significant' If This Team Gets Its Way
Proposal to change widely accepted p-value threshold stirs reproducibility debate.
Jordan Stakes its Future on Science
The country wants to use a focus on research to solve its problems and build diplomatic ties in the Middle East.
What a Nerdy Debate about P-Values Shows about Science
The case for, and against, redefining "statistical significance."
7 Functionalities the Scholarly Literature Should Have
As a regular user of the scholarly literature since before the internet, I have closely followed its digitization. I find it rather frustrating that some of the most basic functionalities are still excluded.
The Plan to End Science’s Pernicious #Manel Problem
In the past few months, three high-profile science conferences have ignited internet ire for their lack of representation of women.
Research in the Age of Open Science
UK leads drive towards more open way of sharing science, says Jo Johnson
Scientists, Please Run for Office. The Planet Needs You.
The country desperately needs more egghead lawmakers. Right now, Capitol Hill has almost none.
A Surprising Amount of Medical Research Isn’t Made Public. That's Dangerous.
When the results of clinical trials aren’t made public, the consequences can be dangerous — and potentially deadly.
Fraud Scheme Uncovered in China
The Chinese government finds almost 500 researchers guilty of misconduct in relation to a recent spate of retractions from a cancer journal.
Why the Open Access Movement in Agriculture Matters
From fungal networks sharing information and resources connecting all living things to the open source paradigm: Agroecology needs Open Access.
Budget Chief Wants to Protect Research from Cuts in 2021-2027 Budget Cycle
Günther Oettinger says research should be the only programme spared spending cuts as the EU weighs how to make up for losing the UK’s €11B per annum contribution.
Support from Swiss Funder
SNSF grant-holders may deposit their scientific data in any recognized digital archive (commercial or not) that meets the FAIR principles.
Linking Academic Research With the Public and Policy-Makers
It’s time for a global movement that pushes academic research beyond journal paywalls so it makes a difference in the world.
ELife Joins Substance Consortium to Support Development of Open-Source Online Content-Editing Tools
ELife Joins Substance Consortium to Support Development of Open-Source Online Content-Editing Tools
By joining the consortium, eLife will support the introduction of innovative new tools to help expand the current online open scholarly infrastructure.
Scientific Integrity Must Be Defended, Our Planet Depends on It
To conserve Earth's remarkable species, we must also defend the importance of science and scientific integrity.
How Better Training Can Help Fix the Research Reproducibility Crisis
Giving researchers the data skills they need to share, review, and validate each other’s work, writes Erin Becker.
Changing Publishing Ecologies
A landscape study of new university presses and academic-led publishing.
Peer Review Is a Black Box. Let's Open It Up
A new paper argues that journal publishers should become much more transparent about their peer review practices.
Don't Run Biomedical Science as a Business
Science should abandon its assembly-line mentality and rebuild for quality, not quantity, argues Michele Pagano.
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