Researchers, publishers and representatives of funding agencies gathered at ASAPBio to discuss the use of preprint publications in biology. It became clear through the discussion on Twitter with #ASAPBio that many were unclear as to the purpose of the meeting, how preprints could help or hinder junior scientists, or even what preprints are.
Crises of infectious diseases are becoming more common. The world should be better prepared
Social science is great at making wacky, wonderful claims about the way the world—and the human mind—works. But a lot of them are wrong.
The replication crisis is a sign that science is working.
Key journal performance data for 2015 and other highlights from a business that is doing a lot more than publishing.
Peer review and criticism is an essential part of academic discourse, and it is why journal articles are of such high quality and rigor. But you don’t get paid for it.
Data Sharing Should Be In Everyone’s Interest
Perspectives: Structural biologist suggests that chemists can help redefine good research behavior by telling the whole story
Scale can be achieved by broadly outsourcing the editorial process. Does this lead to a loss in quality control, and is this acceptable?
On the many ways to say the same thing.
On the role that preprints can play in disseminating research findings in the life sciences.
Nearly half of all young Canadian health researchers say they are seriously considering leaving the country because of lack of financial support, according to an informal survey that comes as the federal government is signalling more support for basic science and for young scientists.
Have you heard the latest wisecrack about Harvard? People are calling it a hedge fund with a university attached.
Early attempts to tailor disease treatment to individuals based on their DNA have met with equivocal success, raising concerns about a push to scale up such efforts.
The Open Access 2020 international initiative aims to pursue the large-scale implementation of open access. The SNSF supports this endeavour.
A campaign at the Royal Society is challenging negative perceptions about careers in science by sharing the stories of 150 scientists who have successfully managed to juggle work in the lab with life at home.
Scientists in Europe face a dramatic reduction in neutrons beams for research within the next 5 to 10 years.
