What I Learned from Predatory Publishers
This article is a first-hand account of Jeffrey Beall’s work identifying and listing predatory publishers from 2012 to 2017.
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Journal Editors Open Up About Open Science
In May 2017, we sat down with ECS journal editors Robert Savinell and Dennis Hess at the 231st ECS Meeting.
Impressions From the First Published Results-Free Article
What results-free review might mean for authors, reviewers, editors and readers.
Benefits that a Digital Healthcare System Could Bring Aren’t Out of Reach
There are many obstacles to bringing the power of 21st-century technology to the NHS. But that shouldn't stop us trying.
The Crisis Facing Scientific Research
The challenges facing researchers in Japan and some of the structural weaknesses holding science back.
Use of Preprints in BBSRC-Funded Research
Preprints acceptable for citation in research grant and fellowship applications.
How Not to Choose Which Science Is Worth Funding
Or why we should choose what to fund at random.
Curiosity and Irritation Meet Macron’s Effort to Lure Foreign Scientists
Government offers 4-year grants worth up to €1.5million
Making Public Data Public
Computational scientists develop a system for spotting data overdue for public release, and end up getting hundreds of open-access datasets corrected.
10 Ways to Support Preprints (Besides Posting One)
What can we do to promote the productive use of preprints in biology?
Journal Tries Crowdsourcing Peer Reviews, Sees Excellent Results
Approach allows reviewers to focus on the stuff they know best, speeds up process.
Critics Challenge NIH Finding That Bigger Labs Aren't Necessarily Better
Analysis backs controversial proposal to cap grant funding for bigger labs.
Physicists Accelerate Plans for a New Large Hadron Collider Three Times as Big
An international league of scientists is kicking off the decades-long process of developing the successor to the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator.
Data Science for Doctors
Learn the skills to supercharge your next audit, quality improvement or research project.
How to Avoid the Stigma of a Retracted Paper? Don't Call It a Retraction
Avoiding the r-word would make it easier for researchers to correct the literature after an honest mistake.
The Mathematicians Who Want to Save Democracy
With algorithms in hand, scientists are looking to make elections in the United States more representative.
What Is It? (And Why Some Researchers Want It)
There is a movement within the scientific community that asks for greater collaboration between research teams. The idea is that with greater access to information, more people working separately on the same problems can solve them more efficiently and with the greatest transparency.
Trump Retains Collins as NIH Director
Long-time physician-scientist retains job he has held since 2009.
NSF Bio Directorate Announces Cancellation of #DDIG Program
NSF’s Directorate of Biological Sciences just announced that they are getting rid of the Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (DDIG) program.
Coursera Course on Research Data Management and Sharing
An introduction to research data management and sharing, starting Jun 19.
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