Newt Gingrich: Trump Administration Will Be Committed to Science
Gingrich, the former House speaker and adviser to the president-elect, said "this is going to be a very science- and technology-oriented administration."
Free‐To‐Publish, Free‐To‐Read, Or Both? Cost, Equality of Access, and Integrity in Science Publishing
Free‐To‐Publish, Free‐To‐Read, Or Both? Cost, Equality of Access, and Integrity in Science Publishing
Universal Green OA Is the Most Efficient and Fairest of Science Publishing Strategies.
7 Bad Science and Health Ideas That Should Die With 2016
There’s no shortage of misinformation in the world — particularly around health and science topics.
Vera Rubin, Who Confirmed Existence Of Dark Matter, Dies At 88
Vera Rubin, Who Confirmed Existence Of Dark Matter, Dies At 88
The astrophysicist's groundbreaking research on spiral galaxies provided evidence of invisible dark matter. She was a pioneer in an era when women were excluded from many astronomy programs.
It’s Been 53 Years Since a Woman Won the Nobel Prize in Physics. What’s the Holdup?
Academics Who Publish Frequently ‘Have More Highly Cited Articles’
Analysis casts doubt on fears that ‘publish or perish’ culture undermines quality.
Gone in 2016: 10 Notable Women in Science and Technology
Gone in 2016: 10 Notable Women in Science and Technology
These scientists made important contributions to physics, biology, astronomy and more
How Scientists Use Slack
Eight ways labs benefit from the popular workplace messaging tool.
A Peek Inside the Strange World of Fake Academia
Mr. Beall’s website, which identifies “predatory open access scholarly publishers” that masquerade as scholarly journals, has grown to 923 publishers from 18 in 2011.
Fake News Invades Science and Science Journalism as well as Politics
Fake news and "post-truth," which may have played a role in the 2016 elections, are also problems in science publishing and science journalism.
Can You Rescue a Damaged Reputation?
How administrative procedure and law failed a scientist accused of research misconduct.
Science News That Stuck With Us in 2016
As the year ends, the Science desk of The New York Times asked its reporters to look back at the news they reported on that was the most memorable. These are their selections, with a focus on archaeology, biology, physics and space.
Musings about the Open Science Prize
As I was thinking about casting my vote for the Open Science Prize, I realized that I would in fact need a rubric for choosing. I was concerned that the public vote would tend towards popularity, familiarity, or bling, rather than the quality of the open science. But what does it mean to be “quality open science?” What should be the most important criteria?
Academic labour markets in Europe vary widely in openness and job security
Having examined the organisation of Europe’s academic labour markets, Alexandre Afonso outlines the main differences between countries across the continent. There is greatest variance in two …
Argentina's Researchers Occupy Science Ministry
Young scientists angry at budget cuts say they have been denied permanent jobs.
The New Face of US Science
Gary McDowell, Misty Heggeness and colleagues present census data showing how the biomedical workforce is fundamentally different to those of past generations – academia should study the trends, and adapt.
Health Issues Topped the List of Scientific Studies Reaching Wide Audiences in 2016
Health care policy, space and evolution led the way.
The Changing Role of Non‐English Papers in Scholarly Communication
The Changing Role of Non‐English Papers in Scholarly Communication
Evidence from Web of Science showing that English is increasingly being used as the dominating language from natural sciences and social sciences to arts and humanities.
Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers 2017
232 new predatory open-access publishers over 2016.
It's Not Just Politics: 2016 Was an Epidemic Year for Fake News in Science, too
It's Not Just Politics: 2016 Was an Epidemic Year for Fake News in Science, too
One of the watchwords of politics in 2016 was the epidemic of “fake news” — a catch-all term encompassing propaganda, misinformation, disinformation and hoaxing — impinging on the presidential campaign. But let’s not overlook its spread in the spheres of science and medicine.
Public More Likely To Ignore Experts if Science Is Too Easy
Reading popular science articles causes non-scientists to overrate their expertise, research finds
What Happens to Rejected Papers?
Neuroskeptic« No Need To Worry About False Positives in fMRI?What Happens to Rejected Papers?By Neuroskeptic | January 3, 2017 2:43 pm32The pain of rejection is one that every scientist has felt: but what happens to papers after they’re declined by a journal?In a new study, researchers Earnshaw et al. traced the fate of almost 1,000 manuscripts which had been submitted to and rejected by ear, nose and throat journal Clinical Otolaryngology between 2011 to 2013.
Simple and Declarative Titles Are More Likely To Be in the Altmetric Top 100
Publication Bias and the Canonization of False Facts
Publication bias, in which positive results are preferentially reported by authors and published by journals, can restrict the visibility of evidence against false claims and allow such claims to be canonized inappropriately as facts.
Narrative Style Influences Citation Frequency in Climate Change Science
Articles with more narrative abstracts are cited more often.
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