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UC Pay It Forward Project
UC Davis and CDL Investigation of the Institutional Costs of Gold Open Access
In CRISPR Fight, Co-Inventor Says Broad Institute Misled Patent Office
New evidence in the battle to control a gene-editing technology that is worth billions.
Science Without Open Data Isn't Science
Science Without Open Data Isn't Science
Without open data, a scientific paper is little more than a statement that, in the author’s opinion, some evidence supports a certain set of claims.
Mouse microbes may make scientific studies harder to replicate
The zoo of bacteria and viruses within each lab animal may be confounding experiments.
Should systematic reviewers report suspected misconduct?
Authors of systematic review articles sometimes overlook misconduct and conflicts of interest present in the research they are analyzing, according to a recent study published in BMJ Open.
Interview with Richard Morey: radical transparency, evidence, and skepticism.
Richard Morey on thinking about evidence, selling dog food, and how individual scientist can deal with the crisis in the social sciences.
Towards Open Science: The Case for a Decentralized Autonomous Academic Endorsement System
Towards Open Science: The Case for a Decentralized Autonomous Academic Endorsement System
A system of academic endorsement based on blockchain technology would be decoupled from the publication process, which would allow expeditious appraisal of all kinds of scientific output in a transparent manner without relying on any central authority.
Sexual Harassment in the Sciences: A New Journalistic Beat?
Covering sexism and sexual harassment in the sciences and academia may not yet be a full-fledged beat for journalists, but it's getting there.
Two Cheers for the Retraction Boom
Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus praise the growing scrutiny of scientific publications.
Bad Science Evolves. Stopping It Means Changing Institutional Selection Pressures
Bad Science Evolves. Stopping It Means Changing Institutional Selection Pressures
On The Natural Selection of Bad Science.
Digital Scholarship and the future of cross-disciplinary work in research
Digital Scholarship and the future of cross-disciplinary work in research
A figshare case study of Micah Vandegrift's Digital Humanities research.
Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2016
New 2016 Top 500 world university rankings conducted by CWCU of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Academic Ranking of World Universities).
Make Data Sharing Routine to Prepare for Public Health Emergencies
Jean-Paul Chretien and colleagues argue that recent Ebola and Zika virus outbreaks highlight the importance of data sharing in scientific research.
A Joke Syllabus With a Serious Point: Cussing Away the Reproducibility Crisis
Sanjay Srivastava’s assessment of the state of psychology mixes a certain four-letter word and gallows humor with a desire to raise awareness of important research issues in his field.
Citizen Science Isn’t Just About Collecting Data
Nonscientists should take part in discussions about research priorities and more.
How to improve reproducibility: contest winners
Not just a competition but a resource that will continue to be useful now and in the future as we tackle improving reproducibility in the sciences.
Foot print of a paper: accountability in academic publishing
There needs to be a transparent and openly recorded submission and review process.
The Changing Face of Scientific Collaboration
A spirit of collective enterprise in scientific research is being replaced by a rush to assign precise credit for who did what.
Sign the "For Women in Science Manifesto"
Encourage girls to explore scientific career paths.
Nope! 8 Rejected Papers That Won the Nobel Prize
Nobel prize winning ideas are not always accepted by the community. By definition, they are paradigm shifting, revolutionary.
UK guarantees EU funding beyond leaving the EU
Chancellor Philip Hammond guarantees EU funding beyond date UK leaves the EU. British businesses and universities will have certainty over future funding and should continue to bid for competitive EU funds while the UK remains a member of the EU.
Does high impact factor successfully predict future citations? An analysis using Peirce’s measure
Does high impact factor successfully predict future citations? An analysis using Peirce’s measure
It is clear that the journal impact factor is not effective in predicting future citations of successful authors.
Assuring the integrity of science
Advancements in the research integrity project launched in 2011.
Finalist for the Open Science Prize
The OpenTrialsFDA team was selected as a finalist for the Open Science Prize.
Creation of a Central Preprint Service for the Life Sciences
At the ASAPbio Funders’ Workshop (May 24, 2016, NIH), representatives from 16 funding agencies requested that ASAPbio “develop a proposal describing the governance, infrastructure and standards desired for a preprint service that represents the views of the broadest number of stakeholders.” We are now holding a Technical Workshop to advise on the infrastructure and standards for a Central Service (CS) for preprints. ASAPbio will integrate the output of the meeting and community and stakeholder feedback into a proposal to funding agencies this fall. The funders may issue a formal RFA to which any interested parties could apply for funding.
Chemists to get preprint server of their own
American Chemical Society to lead effort to match other disciplines
What it costs to publish in eLife
We present a deeper view of our 2015 financials, covering publishing and non-publishing expenses. As part of our ambition to change how science publishing works, especially among highly selective journals, we hope that being transparent about our costs will help to set a future course for research communication that is efficient and sustainable.
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