Scientific Publishing Is Rigged - at Our Expense
If 'money makes the world go round' then the world of scientific publishing has proved to be no exception to the rule.
What Does the Future Hold for Interdisciplinary Research Funding?
UKRI has big shoes to fill.
A Better Measure of Research from the Global South
Funders Jean Lebel and Robert McLean describe a new tool for judging the value and validity of science that attempts to improve lives.
Hidden Conflicts? Pharma Payments to FDA Advisers After Drug Approvals Spark Ethical Concerns
Hidden Conflicts? Pharma Payments to FDA Advisers After Drug Approvals Spark Ethical Concerns
In examining compensation records from drug companies to physicians who advised FDA, Science found widespread after-the-fact payments or research support to panel members. The agency's safeguards against potential conflicts of interest are not designed to prevent such future financial ties.
Digital Humanities for Social Good
Rapidly produced and highly topical digital humanities projects are challenging perceptions of the field.
GetTheResearch.org: A New Tool for Open-Access Research
A new search engine that aims to connect nonacademics with open-access research will be launched this fall. Get the Research will connect the public with 20 million open-access scholarly articles. The site will be built by Impactstory in conjunction with the Internet Archive and the British Library.
Unpersuasive: Why Arguing About Climate Change Often Doesn't Work
In the US, where political parties have increasingly staked claims on one side of the issue or the other, beliefs may be more about belonging than facts.
Wellcome Trust Launches $330M Initiative to Fund High-Risk Life Sciences Projects
One of the world’s largest biomedical research charities is setting up a new initiative to fund outside-the-box science.
Glass: The Chemist's Best Friend
Where would we be without our glassware? Tabitha Watson looks through the history and current state of chemistry's favourite amorphous solid.
Preprints in Europe PMC: Reducing Friction for Discoverability
From July 2018, the Europe PMC repository will start indexing preprints.
Quarter of universities not reporting on potential malpractice - News from Parliament
Quarter of universities not reporting on potential malpractice - News from Parliament
Science and Technology Committee publish report on research integrity
Funders Joining up to Speed Move to Open Access
A group of European funders, including the European Commission, will soon require researchers to publish only in open-access outlets that the funders consider high quality, the Commission’s open-access envoy has said.
Wellcome Director's Update: Taking Risks on Bold Ideas
Today we're announcing a GBP250m not-for-profit fund. Director Jeremy Farrar explains how the new Wellcome Leap Fund will accelerate discovery and innovation.
MPs Want New Watchdog to Root out Research Misconduct
Proposed body would monitor universities to ensure that allegations of malpractice are properly investigated.
Understanding Open Knowledge in China: A Chinese Approach to Openness?
Understanding Open Knowledge in China: A Chinese Approach to Openness?
This paper examines the development of open knowledge in China through two case studies: the development of Chinese open access (OA) journals, and national-level OA repositories.
Chinese Researchers to Get More Autonomy over Lab Spending
Revised rules are designed to help researchers focus on their work and compete with their counterparts globally.
Living Science - The Voice of Evidence
In an era in which evidence is being disregarded, scientists need to speak up in support of the pursuit for truth. If we do not successively train our youth to distinguish between truth and falsehood, we are at risk of raising a new generation unused to recognizing truth as derived from evidence.
British Universities Fail at Research Integrity Self-Regulation
One-quarter of surveyed institutions admit to not complying with guidelines.
Software Beats Animal Tests at Predicting Toxicity of Chemicals
Machine learning on mountain of safety data improves automated assessments.
New Report Says Individual Research Results Should Be Shared With Participants More Often
New Report Says Individual Research Results Should Be Shared With Participants More Often
When conducting research involving the testing of human biospecimens, investigators and their institutions should routinely consider whether and how to return individual research results on a study-specific basis through an informed decision-making process, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
European Academies Call for a Clear and Inclusive Definition of 'Associated Countries' in Horizon Europe
European Academies Call for a Clear and Inclusive Definition of 'Associated Countries' in Horizon Europe
The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) has submitted feedback to the European Parliament with suggestions for concrete amendments to the Proposal for the Regulation establishing Horizon Europe.
Women Making Science Videos on YouTube Face Hostile Comments
After studying 23,005 comments left on videos about science and related topics, a researcher says, “I could see why people would not want to be on YouTube.”
"Elsevier Is Trying to Co-Opt the Open Science Space, and We Shouldn't Let Them"
"Elsevier Is Trying to Co-Opt the Open Science Space, and We Shouldn't Let Them"
Involving Elsevier in the European Open Science Monitor is a grave mistake according to palaeontologist Jon Tennant.
The Strange and Curious Case of the Deadly Superbug Yeast
The struggle to keep this resistant yeast from surging is a warning sign that relying on standard responses won't work. As the foes continue to evolve, medicine needs both new tech, and surprisingly old techniques, to fight its microbial wars.
Peer Review Has Some Problems - but the Science Community Is Working on It
Key areas of focus for tweaking peer review include making journal editors more directive in the process, rewarding reviewers, and improving accountability of editors, reviewers and authors.
Science Journals End Open-Access Trial with Gates Foundation
A pilot experiment has seen 26 papers published under open-access terms so far and should yield a report by the end of the year.
Free Access to Research Papers by 2020? "Impossible Without Radical Steps", Says Robert-Jan Smits
Free Access to Research Papers by 2020? "Impossible Without Radical Steps", Says Robert-Jan Smits
"It's not that difficult to flip the system," Smits continued. "The measures we are thinking about are not rocket science - they're straightforward. The main component: if you get a grant in the future, you can only publish in open access journals," he said.
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