SiSOB data extraction and codification
Studying researchers’ CVs shows that moving jobs does not always boost a researcher’s productivity.
Lessons from the Séralini GM case
Lessons from the Séralini GM case
The publication, retraction and subsequent republication of the Séralini study raise important scientific and ethical issues for journal editors. Decisions to retract an article should be made on the basis of well-established policies. Articles should be retracted only for serious errors that undermine the reliability of the data or results, or for serious ethical lapses, such as research misconduct or mistreatment of animal or human subjects.
Publisher sacks 31 editors amid fierce row over independence
Frontiers, based in Lausanne, removed 31 editors from two journals after the editors complained that company staff were interfering with editorial decisions and violating core principles of medical publishing.
eLife works with Publons to give credit for peer review
eLife has partnered with Publons to help reviewers receive recognition for their work.
Thomson Reuters identifies significant trends impacting the academic reputation of the world's leading universities
Thomson Reuters identifies significant trends impacting the academic reputation of the world's leading universities
Report and survey provide insider’s view into the various components that determine a university’s global academic reputation.
Statement against Elsevier's sharing policy
Elsevier announced a new sharing and hosting policy for Elsevier journal articles.
Russia denied access to west's science journals
Russian government failed to pay for the subscription for 2014 to the amount of €890,000 (US$1 million).
Andrea Schenker-Wicki wird neue Uni-Rektorin
Die Universität Basel wird ab 1. August 2015 von einer Frau geführt. Die neue Rektorin ist eine Wirtschaftsprofessorin aus Zürich.
Is Europe to enjoy science advice or camel design?
Experts in science policy from across Europe, have expressed some nuanced scepticism at the new EC scientific advice mechanism.
The future of scientific communication
Chief scientific adviser Sir Mark Walport posits a future in which papers are revised as research matures, supplanting 'outmoded' publishing practices.
What the Open-Access Movement Doesn't Want You to Know
Advocates of open access tell only one side of the story, ignoring the exploitative practices and poor quality of many open-access journals.
Why Basic Research is Important
Featuring Professor Eric Lander, the human genome pioneer and science advisor to the US President.
What is Pint of Science?
Our aim is to deliver science talks in a fun, engaging and approachable way by bringing them to a pub close to you. We will bring you the most interesting and knowledgeable scientists around to give a talk about their research.
ORCID unveils plan to recognize efforts of peer-reviewers
Movement to publicly record peer-reviewing activity gains momentum.
Switzerland is 2nd in the Ranking of National Higher Education Systems
Switzerland’s higher education system has been ranked 2nd in the 2015 global ratings done by Universitas 21. One aspect where it stood out: international outlook. However this is the area under threat after an anti-immigration vote last year.
The Swiss science of investigating fraud
The ETH Zurich announced it was investigating one of its professors following accusations of publication fraud. Academic misconduct is nothing new, but the Swiss have only recently taken a coherent approach to investigating it.
UK universities slow to publish reports of misconduct investigations
Just a fraction of universities in the United Kingdom have made public the extent of their investigations into research misconduct, a survey has found - even though all have been told that they should do so.
Lawmakers advance controversial science-policy bill
Republicans in the House of Representatives seek to reshape research agenda.
The BMJ requires data sharing on request for all trials
The data transparency revolution is gathering pace. Last month, the WHO and the Nordic Trial Alliance released important declarations about clinical trial transparency.
Long lists are eroding the value of being a scientific author
Enough with the long author lists - we are running out of space.
How can we stop big science hoovering up all the research funding?
How can we stop big science hoovering up all the research funding?
As science money is increasingly awarded to a small number of expensive projects, some academics argue that a new funding system is needed.
The future of scientific communication?
The future of scientific communication?
Chief scientific adviser Sir Mark Walport posits a future in which papers are revised as research matures, supplanting 'outmoded' publishing practices.
The inevitable failure of parasitic green open access
by Michael Eisen, co-Founder of PLoS
How the Biggest Fabricator in Science Got Caught
Yoshitaka Fujii falsified 183 papers before statistics exposed him.
Badges to Acknowledge Open Practices
The aim is to specify a standard by which we can say that a scientific study has been conducted in accordance with open-science principles and provide visual icons to allow advertising of such good behaviours.
Achieving human and machine accessibility of cited data in scholarly publications
Achieving human and machine accessibility of cited data in scholarly publications
The paper proposes how to achieve widespread, uniform human and machine accessibility of deposited data, in support of significantly improved verification, validation, reproducibility and re-use of scholarly/scientific data.
The concordat to support research integrity
The report seeks to provide a comprehensive national framework for good research conduct and its governance.
EU trims H2020 but spares ERC
Facing pressure from E.U. parliamentarians and scientists, the European Commission agreed to spare the ERC from budget cuts.
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