Publons Academy
Publons Academy
A practical pathway to becoming an expert reviewer.
Differences in Collaboration Patterns across Discipline, Career Stage, and Gender
Differences in Collaboration Patterns across Discipline, Career Stage, and Gender
An empirical analysis of researchers’ publications reveals that females have fewer distinct coauthors yet have a lower chance of repeating previous coauthors than their male counterparts.
The Watchers on the Web
A court case may define the limits of anonymous scientific criticism
Publish or Perish Thwarts Young Researchers’ Urge to Innovate
An unbending reward system prevents early-career researchers taking full advantage of the digital world.
Social Media Accelerates Science
Social Media Accelerates Science
How researchers are taking advantage of Twitter and other forums to do, share, and discuss research
Does English Have to Be the Dominant Language of Science?
There are big advantages to having scientists communicate in a common tongue, but there are drawbacks as well
OpenCon 2016 Program
Program of OpenCon 2016, a platform for the next generation to learn about Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data, develop critical skills, and catalyze action toward a more open system for sharing the world’s information. Held in Washington, DC on November 12-14, 2016.
The Open Preprint Repository Network
A free, open source, preprints repository, api, and aggregator for arXiv, PeerJ, Research Papers in Economics, PsyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, and others.
Three Ways To Grow the Open Data Economy
A modern digital state needs an effective data infrastructure.
Machine-learning Algorithm Quantifies Gender Bias in Astronomy
Calculation suggests papers with women first-authors have citation rates pushed down by 10%.
Scientists Ride the Podcasting Wave
Podcasting can offer personal and professional benefits for researchers who want to dive in.
Tracker Flags Up Failures to Report Clinical Trials
Computerized search of trial registry lists worst offenders.
Why You Need to Publish Open Access
Articles published open access are cited more often than articles that are not. End of Story.
Jisc Collections and Elsevier Sign Landmark Agreement
5-year subscription access to around 1,850 journals on Elsevier’s ScienceDirect e-platform.
The Science of Disaster Science
Exploring the research output on specific natural disasters.
Is Citizen Science the Future of Research or a Recipe for Bad Science?
Is Citizen Science the Future of Research or a Recipe for Bad Science?
Citizen science has the potential to make science and innovation more responsible, but it is not without controversy.
Commission and EIF seek Pan-European Venture Capital Fund-of-Funds Managers
Commission and EIF seek Pan-European Venture Capital Fund-of-Funds Managers
The European Commission and the European Investment Fund are inviting applications for setting up and managing one or more private-sector led, market-driven Pan-European Venture Capital Funds-of-Funds.
Peer Review Needs To Be More Transparent If We Want Better Science
How should the scientific publication process be rethought to be more meritocratic?
Tough Crowd
Tough Crowd
Reviewers who are experts in a given field are more likely to deliver harsher critiques of papers that hit close to home, researchers report.
How to Write an Anonymous Peer Review
How to Write an Anonymous Peer Review
Civility is important in evaluating a manuscript for publication, but so is telling the truth when the paper falls short.
On Publishing and the Sneetches: A Wake-Up Call?
The knowledge that we produce in our publicly funded works belongs to humankind and must not be locked up behind pay-walls— newly submitted papers should be open-access and older ones open-archive.
Is Publication Success a Matter of Dumb Luck?
Researchers may publish their best work at any point in their careers, a new study reports. This is not the same as success being the result of random forces or just plain “dumb luck.”
Self-Organised Scientific Crowds to Remedy Research Bureaucracy
In an era where research bureaucracy is the biggest burden bestowed upon scientists, some are seeking practical solutions.
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