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Embrace preprints and set biomedical information free
Preprints uploaded to a public server without formal review can speed up the sharing of biomedical information without harming the scientific process.
Writing book reviews during your PhD
Steph Wright wonders if it is better to speak your mind or to hold your tongue
Employment crisis for new Ph.D.s is an illusion
NSF surveys generate what seem to be conflicting data on the status of those entering the scientific job market
Plan to make programming mandatory at schools a step to foster creativity
It is essential that computer programming to be taught in schools will lead to improving children’s ability to think logically and creatively.
Elsevier denies it will force SSRN users on to other services
Purchase of research repository has horrified open access advocates who fear acquisition marks attempt to maintain control over publishing
How the university superbrands compare
What do the world’s six most reputed universities have in common?
Elsevier is tricking authors into surrendering their rights
To put it simply, Elsevier have distorted the widely recognized concept of open access...
1,500 scientists lift the lid on reproducibility
Survey sheds light on the ‘crisis’ rocking research.
Jeremy Berg named Science editor-in-chief
Biochemist and former director of NIH’s basic research institute has long been involved in science policy
Confessions of a Wasteful Scientist
Three of my projects appeared last week on a senator's list of questionable research. Allow me to explain...
Crunch time
Overtime pay for postdoctoral scientists is welcome — but could mean fewer positions.
The SciHub Data Part 2: Academic Pirates
How many people are actually using Sci-Hub to download publications while they are in universities?
Annotation might be the future of fact-checking
Climate Feedback, a scientist-led effort to “peer review” the world’s climate journalism, is closing in on its $30,000 crowdfunding target.
Integrity or impact? Confessions of an early career researcher
The reality of academia is stifling the passion and creativity needed both to enjoy science, and to do it well.
ACS and Dutch universities aim for 100% open access
From 2017 onward, any new articles accepted for publication within ACS peer-reviewed journals that are submitted by a Corresponding Author affiliated with a Dutch university or other participating research institution will be published open access, without extra fees to the author.
Top science fair gets a new sponsor, as biotech ascends
Over the years, the nation has looked toward different kinds of science for its salvation, and science fairs have changed with the times.
A peerless review? Automating methodological and statistical review
A peerless review? Automating methodological and statistical review
Peer review is the primary mechanism for ensuring the integrity of the published literature; however, it is a human system with all of a human's fallibilities. Here Daniel Shanahan asks whether we could use text mining to automate some aspects of the peer review process to address some of its limitations, and introduces a new pilot to evaluate the software.
Tim Berners-Lee on the Future of Book Publishing
How might Web technology change the publishing industry? Ask the inventor of the World Wide Web.
Should researchers publish their findings before peer review?
Scientists, journal editors, and funders of research are talking about a once-heretical idea: preprint publishing for biologists.
All European scientific articles to be freely accessible by 2020
All scientific articles in Europe must be freely accessible as of 2020. EU member states want to achieve optimal reuse of research data. They are also looking into a European visa for foreign start-up founders.
‘Immediate’ open access to all scientific papers by 2020
Observers are skeptical goal can be achieved
Trends and comparison of female first authorship in high impact medical journals
Trends and comparison of female first authorship in high impact medical journals
Observational study from 1994 to 2014
The 10 commandments for influencing policymakers
Nick Hillman offers academics advice on managing expectations and ensuring that their research has a big impact
Why research for the pure sake of knowing is good enough
Duke University biologist Sheila Patek has faced criticism from lawmakers over her research into mantis shrimp and trap-jaw ants, with some calling her government-funded studies a waste of taxpayer money. But according to Patek, not only do her findings have important practical applications, but scientific inquiry is most fruitful when knowledge is sought for its own sake, not to justify budgets.
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