7 Signs a Scientific Paper's Authorship Was Bought
There is a growing trend of authors purchasing a spot on the author list of papers-for-sale – and the better the journal, the higher the price.
An Adviser's Responsibility
Lynn Kamerlin makes a point of supporting her trainees' career aspirations, whatever they may be
A New Buzzword for Academics Needing Research Money
With usual funding sources squeezed, and Brexit round the corner, researchers are asking the public to fund their studies through crowdfunding – from bees to LSD
Half of Academics Confused
Half of Academics Confused
Survey reveals three quarters of academics have shared data despite widespread uncertainty.
How To Be an Academic in the Twenty-First Century
Open research is about more than open access. It is about making all aspects of the research process open to all possible interested parties.
Citations Increase with Manuscript Length, Author Number, and References Cited in Ecology Journals
Citations Increase with Manuscript Length, Author Number, and References Cited in Ecology Journals
A paper that suggests that the imposition of arbitrary manuscript length limits discourages the publication of more impactful studies.
The Thrill of Defeat
What Francis Crick and Sydney Brenner taught me about being scooped, by Bob Goldstein
Philosophy and History of Open Science
A two-day conference bringing together contemporary open science advocates and scholars to discuss particular themes relevant to openness in contemporary research practice.
Young Scientists Under Pressure
Young researchers are having to fight harder than past generations for a smaller share of the academic pie.
Nature Special Issue on Young Scientists
The research enterprise sometimes keeps scientists from pursuing the best ideas: intense competition forces researchers to prioritize publishing papers over tackling important questions. A special issue explores the problems facing early and mid-career scientists, and how to solve them.
Let Researchers Try New Paths
Demand for steady output stymies discovery. To pursue the most important research, scientists must be allowed to shift their focus.
Young, Talented and Fed-up
Scientists starting labs say that they are under historically high pressure to publish, secure funding and earn permanent positions — leaving precious little time for actual research.
Open in Action
Over a decade has passed since the Budapest Open Access Initiative and the Berlin Declaration on Open Access. A bystander could be forgiven for thinking that the level of discussion and the apparent differences in position across higher education institutions, publishing houses, laboratories, conference halls, funder headquarters, and government buildings must mean that progress has been limited.
The Best of Both Worlds
For some time now PLOS has discussed new initiatives designed to accelerate research communication.
Reproducibility and Reliability of Biomedical Research: Improving Research Practice
Reproducibility and Reliability of Biomedical Research: Improving Research Practice
Progress update from symposium sponsors: The Academy of Medical Sciences, the BBSRC, the MRC and Wellcome Trust.
The Effect of Gender in the Publication Patterns in Mathematics
Significant differences between genders which may put women at a disadvantage when pursuing an academic career in mathematics.
Most research I publish will be wrong. And I’m OK with that
A computational guy’s take on the “reproducibility crisis”
Is your spreadsheet program altering your data?
Is your spreadsheet program altering your data?
The move to providing the underlying data behind research articles has been a major step towards promoting reproducibility, transparency and data re-use. However, analyses of the quality and annota…
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