It Turns Out That Knowing More About Science Doesn't Correct Misbelief
New study casts doubts on whether more information about science can really change someone's mind.
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.
How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries
In a 7 mins talk, Adam Savage walks through two examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple methods anyone could have followed: the calculation of the Earth's circumference around 200 BC and the measurement of the speed of light in 1849.
More Popular in Principle Than in Practice
Younger researchers may be particularly deterred by the fees associated with gold open access.
The Rights Retention Strategy and Publisher Equivocation: an Open Letter to Researchers | Plan S
The Rights Retention Strategy and Publisher Equivocation: an Open Letter to Researchers | Plan S
cOAlition S strategy of applying a prior licence to the Author's Accepted Manuscript (AAM) is designed to facilitate full and immediate open access of funded scientific research for the greater benefit of science and society.
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.
Cryptocurrency and Independent Scientific Funding
How cryptocurrencies may generate capital for scientific funding via dividend reinvestment.
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.
How Innovation Can Solve Society's Problems
When you think of innovation, you also may think of patents and profits. But two Swiss researchers argue that we should be focusing more on people and places.
China’s Historic Rise to the Top of the Scientific Ladder
For decades, Western scientists and policymakers dismissed China’s research boom as a matter of quantity over quality. Those days are over. In 2024, China achieved what seemed impossible just a few years ago, overtaking the United States in the number of publications appearing in the world’s most prestigious scientific journals.
Introducing a New Series on Reproducibility of Scientific Research
Introducing a New Series on Reproducibility of Scientific Research
How are scholars and researchers working to restore confidence in peer-reviewed science?
PLOS Supports Net Neutrality to Ensure Global Access to the Scientific Literature
Unencumbered dissemination of scientific research depends on a fair Internet.
Where AI Meets Scientific Publishing | The AI Journal
If the proverbial saying that Artificial Intelligence (AI) touches every aspect in life is true, the world of scientific publishing certainly is no exception.
Do Scientific Meetings Matter? Turning Up for Talks Brings Surprise Benefits
Do Scientific Meetings Matter? Turning Up for Talks Brings Surprise Benefits
Talks that conference attendees could see in person are more likely to be cited than talks they most likely missed.
Ten Simple Rules for Effective Statistical Practice
A list of 10 rules with researchers in mind: researchers having some knowledge of statistics, possibly with one or more statisticians available in their building, or possibly with a healthy do-it-yourself attitude and a handful of statistical packages on their laptops.
Why Hybrid Journals Do Not Lead to Full and Immediate Open Access
6 arguments are presented that articulate why cOAlition S organisations will not financially support the hybrid model of publishing.
Go forth and replicate!
To make replication studies more useful, researchers must make more of them, funders must encourage them and journals must publish them.
Track and trace
Track and trace
More than half a million researchers have now signed up for an online science passport: a unique 16-digit identity number, with an accompanying online profile, from the Open Researcher and Contributor ID ( ORCID) project. There, researchers can maintain an up-to-date record of their professional pursuits.
Brussels Kicks off Push to Improve Working Conditions and Career Paths for Young Researchers Across Europe
Brussels Kicks off Push to Improve Working Conditions and Career Paths for Young Researchers Across Europe
The EU is to pilot a new initiative that aims to improve working conditions for young researchers, starting in 2024. The pilot will test how the European Commission, member states and industry could work together to coordinate financing and knowledge networks and strengthen and diversify research career paths by promoting links between academia and industry.
World’s Biggest Science Experiment Seeks More Time and Money
The world’s biggest science experiment may get more time and money for completion when nuclear officials convene on Wednesday in France.
Preprint Review Should Form Part of PhD Programmes and Postdoc Training
Preprint Review Should Form Part of PhD Programmes and Postdoc Training
Institutions owe it to young researchers to prepare them for careers outside academia. Preprint review is a perfect opportunity.
An Index to Quantify an Individual's Scientific Leadership
The h-index has gained wide acceptance as a bibliometric indicator of individual scientific achievement. In this paper, J. E. Hirsch proposes an alternative to replacing the h-index with a better index, the h-alpha-index, to address at least some of its deficiencies.
Collective Action is Needed to Build a More Just Science System
The current science system is unjust - from the systems that determine its membership to its outputs and outcomes. This article advocates for contextually responsive, collective action to build a more just science system.
Should Research Funding Be Distributed Equally Among Scientists?
Instead of making scientists compete for grants based on project proposals, research funding could simply be divided equally among all ‘qualified’ researchers, according to a new paper.
Scientific Utopias: Tackling an Early-morning Crisis at the Institute of Merged Sciences
Scientific Utopias: Tackling an Early-morning Crisis at the Institute of Merged Sciences
Earlier this year, Nature co-sponsored a science-fiction essay competition. In Katherine Ember's winning essay, researchers have an immediate responsibility to the public. They're asked to act urgently to help society.
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