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Welcome, Scientific Data!
Nature announced the launch of its new journal: Scientific Data.
How researchers lock up their study data with sharing fees
How researchers lock up their study data with sharing fees
Data sharing rules are vague and institution-specific and permit researchers to erect obstacles that give them effective veto power over use of their data.
New Bot Flags Scientific Studies That Cite Retracted Papers
Most researchers don't intend to cite retracted papers, but it can have serious consequences for science.
Wellcome Trust announces major funding scheme changes
Early career researchers among those targeted for extra support
Five Things You Can Do Today to Make Tomorrow's Research Open
Early career researchers have an essential role to play in the move towards open research.
Institutions Can Retool to Make Research More Rigorous
Big moves to rebuild the scientific infrastructure are possible, argues Ulrich Dirnagl.
What Humanity Should Eat to Stay Healthy and Save the Planet
What we eat needs to be nutritious and sustainable. Researchers are trying to figure out what that looks like around the world.
Peer Review Processes Risk Stifling Creativity and Limiting Opportunities for Game-Changing Scientific Discoveries
Peer Review Processes Risk Stifling Creativity and Limiting Opportunities for Game-Changing Scientific Discoveries
Obviously peer review should not be abandoned entirely, but it is time to recognise the need for a separate category of highly innovative research with appropriate funding.
Researchers' 'unrealistic' hopes of academic careers
Fewer than half of those new to research can expect long-term academic careers There is a "significant credibility gap" between researchers' expectations and the likelihood of their forging long-term careers in higher education, a survey has found.
DOI Restricts Scientists From Attending Scientific Conferences
The Department of Interior (DOI) and two agencies under the DOI have carried out policies that block or restrain federal scientists from attending or presenting at scientific conferences.
Study Shows How Math, Science Identity in Students Affects College, Career Outcomes
Assessing Peer Review by Gauging the Fate of Rejected Manuscripts: the Case of the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
Assessing Peer Review by Gauging the Fate of Rejected Manuscripts: the Case of the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
This paper investigates the fate of manuscripts that were rejected from JASSS- The Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, the flagship journal of social simulation. We tracked 456 manuscripts that were rejected from 1997 to 2011 and traced their subsequent publication as journal articles, conference papers or working papers.
Ukrainian Researchers Want to Shift the Focus of International Support from Crisis Response Mode to Rebuilding the Science Ecosystem
Ukrainian Researchers Want to Shift the Focus of International Support from Crisis Response Mode to Rebuilding the Science Ecosystem
While the EU scrambles to help researchers at risk fleeing Russia's war, Ukrainians are urging decision makers to turn their eyes to the situation in the country and start thinking about long-term support.
The Developing World Needs More Than Numbers
Policymakers should read the contents of published papers and not just count them, says Dyna Rochmyaningsih.
How Scientific Models Both Help and Deceive Us in Decision Making
We live in a society where scientific models surround us. They are used for everything from creating weather bulletins and making climate projections to providing economic forecasts and informing policies for public health.
Why we are not ready for radical changes in science publishing
There are indeed concerns about the current science publishing model, but until major changes in grant funding are incorporated, researchers will continue to lust after publications in high-tier journals.
Who Should Fund Science?
Government funding is a relatively recent phenomenon, but scientific progress is not.
Learned Societies, the Key to Realising an Open Access Future?
Plan S will also influence how learned societies, the organisations tasked with representing academics in particular disciplines, operate, as many currently depend on revenues from journal subscriptions to cross-subsidise their activities.
How Scientific Conferences Will Survive the Coronavirus Shock
Virtual meetings are becoming the norm under COVID-19 and winning over many researchers: part 3 in a series on science after the pandemic.
One reason so many scientific studies may be wrong
P hacking is manipulating data and research methods to achieve statistical signifiance. And it could be why so many research papers are false.
Does Incentive Provision Increase the Quality of Peer Review? An Experimental Study
Does Incentive Provision Increase the Quality of Peer Review? An Experimental Study
Although peer review is crucial for innovation and experimental discoveries in science, it is poorly understood in scientific terms. Discovering its true dynamics and exploring adjustments which improve the commitment of everyone involved could benefit scientific development for all disciplines and consequently increase innovation in the economy and the society.
Why Universal Basic Income Pilots Haven't Led to Policy Change - Despite Their Success
Why Universal Basic Income Pilots Haven't Led to Policy Change - Despite Their Success
Universal basic income has repeatedly been shown to help the most vulnerable groups in society. But none of the successful trials have ended with the implementation of basic income as a policy. Why?
Nobel Prize Debate Misses the Mark on the Real Culprits Ignoring Scientific Merit
Collective allocation of science funding: from funding agencies to scientific agency
Collective allocation of science funding: from funding agencies to scientific agency
The NSF and the NIH award tens of billions of dollars in annual science funding. How can this money be distributed as efficiently as possible to best promote scientific innovation and productivity?
New Study May Explain Why Peer Review in Science Often Fails
New Study May Explain Why Peer Review in Science Often Fails
Twenty percent of medical researchers do up to 95 percent of the peer reviewing.
What if there were more women in tech?
Women in tech and science professions reflect on how things would be different if there were more women in the sectors.
Openness on animal research
Ca. 50 organisations involved with life science in the UK agreed to develop a Concordat that sets out how they will be more open about the ways in which they use animals in scientific, medical or veterinary research in the UK.
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