Researchers and students are struggling with obstructive rules on immigration to the EU that urgently need updating: scientists from countries outside the EU are not being made welcome and often face problems in moving freely between member states.
The International Council for Science announced Thursday the addition of a "Seek Funding" step to the scientific method.
Articles published open access are cited more often than articles that are not. End of Story.
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the NIH has come up with a new system for funding researchers. Will the new Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award prove beneficial?
Opinion piece by Ijad Madisch, co-founder and CEO of ResearchGate, the professional network that connects the world of science and opens research up to all.
Thirty years on from the first congress on peer review, Drummond Rennie reflects on the improvements brought about by research into the process — and calls for more.
A lack of diversity in terms of gender, disability, ethnicity, socio-economic status and background across the scientific community represents a large loss of talent to the UK.
The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) has been heavily criticized over decades. This opinion piece argues that the JIF should not be demonized. It still can be employed for research evaluation purposes by carefully considering the context and academic environment.
The time has come for the life scientists, funding agencies, and publishers to discuss how to communicate new findings in a way that best serves the interests of the public and scientific community.
Writing rejection letters is never easy. Below we outline some tips for writing a more humane rejection letter.
Books, like journals, reach far more people when they are published open access.
Researchers should spend more trying to reproduce other scientists' results.
Honoring young researchers who champion rigorous, transparent research is a small step towards changing the culture of science.
As a new French report highlights, early-career researchers face significant challenges landing permanent academic positions—but there may also be some rays of hope.
Journal publishing can no longer keep up with the pace of scientific research.
On average, papers with an institutional e-mail address receive more citations than other ones.
Research leaders have this week put their weight behind a manifesto calling for moves to make research careers more attractive in a bid to stop the brain drain away from science.
Scholarly publishers still do not meet researchers' needs. Doing so would require that they rethink existing businesses and organizational models.
Why international researchers should be lining up to collaborate with women working in science across Africa.
Discussion about open-access publishing and the future of scientific communication and peer-review at the Open Science Summit 2012.
The most popular cryptocurrency wastes energy by design. Why is that, and could it ever be greener?
If 'money makes the world go round' then the world of scientific publishing has proved to be no exception to the rule.
Beyond ideological boundaries, the Open Science movement should address the question of whether and, if so, under which framework conditions “closeness” can be appropriate in global, political crises. Openness must not be abused to place sanctions in global, political crises by closing open offers.
