Predatory Publishers Gain Foothold in Indian Academia’s Upper Echelon
Researchers at top-flight institutions are not immune to charms of questionable journals
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Science News That Stuck With Us in 2016
As the year ends, the Science desk of The New York Times asked its reporters to look back at the news they reported on that was the most memorable. These are their selections, with a focus on archaeology, biology, physics and space.
Ushering in a Bold New Era for Open Science
Earlier this year, the Montreal Neurological Institute announced an ambitious commitment to the principles of open science. The Neuro will be eschewing patents for its discoveries and doing all it can to make its research findings widely available. While there have been other large-scale open science initiatives the Neuro is the first major research institute of its kind to make such a wide-ranging commitment to open science.
US Postdocs Grapple with Salary Changes
Postdocs nationwide were set to have an increased minimum salary or become eligible for overtime pay until a court injunction halted new Department of Labor regulations.
Newt Gingrich: Trump Administration Will Be Committed to Science
Gingrich, the former House speaker and adviser to the president-elect, said "this is going to be a very science- and technology-oriented administration."
These Countries Could Be the World's New Education Superstars
From Turkey to Thailand, some countries punch above their weight when it comes to university access and research. And where education takes root, economic growth soon follows, says Chris Parr of Times Higher Education.
How Many Scientific Papers Are Mentioned in Policy-Related Documents?
An empirical investigation using Web of Science and Altmetric data investigates how many papers are mentioned in policy-related documents. We find that less than 0.5% of the papers published in different subject categories are mentioned at least once in policy-related documents. Based on our results, we recommend that the analysis of (WoS) publications with at least one policy-related mention is repeated regularly (annually). Mentions in policy-related documents should not be used for impact measurement until new policy-related sites are tracked.
In Major Step for Drone Delivery, Amazon Flies Package to Customer in England
Amazon made its first commercial drone delivery on Dec. 7 in Cambridgeshire, England.
Exploring CiteScore, Elsevier's New Journal Impact Metrics
Elsevier explains the thought process behind its new journal impact metrics.
Figshare Partners with Springer Nature to Enhance Research Data Discoverability
Figshare announced a new partnership with Springer Nature to support BioMed Central and SpringerOpen authors who wish to openly share their supplementary data. Figshare are now hosting additional files from more than 300 BioMed Central and SpringerOpen journals.
Google’s Long, Strange Life Span Trip
Why does a mole rat live 30 years but a mouse only three? With $1.5 billion in the bank, Google’s anti-aging spinout Calico is rich enough to find out.
Altmetric's Top 100 Research Articles for 2016
What academic research caught the public imagination in 2016?
How to Act Like a Superstar Scholar
A guide to help selfish academics ensure that everyone at a conference knows they are very special indeed.
Conflicts of Interest in GM Bt Crop Efficacy and Durability Studies
An analysis focusing on the efficacy or durability of GM Bt crops and ties between the researchers carrying out these studies and the GM crop industry showing that ties between researchers and the GM crop industry were common, with 40% of the articles considered displaying conflicts of interest (COI).
Socializing Academia
Sick of relying on commercial platforms for academic sharing? Humanities Commons, SocArXiv, and the Center for Open Science to the rescue!
Open Research Funders Group
A partnership of funding organizations committed to the open sharing of research outputs.
Prominent Funding Organizations Team Up to Launch ORFG
Eight highly-visible organizations today announced the launch of the Open Research Funders Group, a partnership designed to increase access to research outputs. With nearly $5 billion in combined annual grants conferred, these organizations are committed to using their positions to foster more open sharing of research articles and data. This openness, the members believe, will accelerate the pace of discovery, reduce information-sharing gaps, encourage innovation, and promote reproducibility.
Female Professors ‘Pay Price for Academic Citizenship’
Women in academia may be losing out salary-wise because they are more focused on tasks that may go unrewarded, a new study suggests
The Research Librarian of the Future: Data Scientist and Co-Investigator
How the research librarian of the future might work, utilising new data science and digital skills to drive more collaborative and open scholarship.
How Universities Unlock its Power to Innovate
In a paper published today, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) looks at interdisciplinarity as a powerful driver of knowledge creation, scientific progress and innovation.
Scientists Are Frantically Copying U.S. Climate Data, Fearing It Might Vanish Under Trump
Scientists Are Frantically Copying U.S. Climate Data, Fearing It Might Vanish Under Trump
One Trump adviser suggested that NASA no longer should conduct climate research and instead should focus on space exploration.
Why I Still Won’t Review For or Publish With Elsevier–And Think You Shouldn’t Either
A list of some of the shady things Elsevier has been previously caught doing
Guidelines on Good Science Publishing
French, German, and UK's joint guidelines for high-quality publications in scientific journals.
Corporate Culture Spreads to Scandinavian Institutes
The trend of turning universities into businesses is limiting research freedoms in traditionally liberal institutes in northern Europe.
21st Century Cures Act Now Law
Yesterday, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law.
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