Open peer review is often discussed more in theory than practice. Drawing on evidence from a recent systematic review of open peer review studies, Tony Ross-Hellauer and Serge P.J.M. Horbach find many persistent questions around open peer review remain poorly examined and call for a more experimental approach to open peer review practices.
Many recent clinical and preclinical studies appear to be irreproducible; their results cannot be verified by outside researchers. This is problematic for not only scientific reasons but legal ones: patents grounded in irreproducible research appear to fail their constitutional bargain of property rights in exchange for working disclosures of inventions.
Ideas and data can interact, and our work can certainly benefit from the bad ideas that, in the short-term, do not seem to directly benefit discovery.
Dutch push for a quantum leap in open access
Scientists should take a more intentional, evidence-based approach to mentoring, including tenure and promotion incentives, according to an upcoming report from the US National Academies.
The Swiss parliament has agreed to pay overdue cohesion funds stretching back to 2012 - but this only removes one hurdle to reviving Horizon Europe association talks.
With the announcement of its new Data Grants program, Twitter is inviting academic researchers to propose experiments that take advantage of the full "firehose" of its 500 million daily tweets. But some researchers worry that the terms of the deal give Twitter ownership of their ideas.
A debate is growing in the research world over the value of replicating older, peer-reviewed studies.
Animal-rights group's campaign to end forced-swim tests comes amid debate over whether method is overused.
Scans show some brains have a stronger link between the part that processes sound and that which controls the mouth and throat
Pilot study found that providing a digital edition that is freely available on the Internet increases the trackability, visibility and use of monographs. The study also finds that open access does not have a negative impact on printed book sales.
Switzerland-based early career scientists awarded funding by European Research Council (ERC) grants may have to move to another country to do their research.
Reflecting on the plight of the early career scholar prompts Xenia Schmalz to draw up a research manifesto.
Major evaluation of country’s research landscape also found that internationalisation was a key area for improvement.
LERU Statement for the 2016 Dutch EU Presidency.
Some fields will have a tougher time than others finding alternative sources.
This list recounts some prominent retractions that have occurred since 1980.
Initiative for Open Citations makes citation data free for all
The SciELO Program has launched the SciELO Preprints server with the aim of accelerating the availability of research articles and other scientific communications before, or in parallel with, their evaluation and validation by scientific journals through the peer review process. Although open to all thematic areas, SciELO Preprints will focus on immediately serving communications related to COVID-19.
Depictions of women in STEM are powerful sources of inspiration for young women who aspire to a career in those fields. But stereotypes of female scientists persist, and we have some way to go to vanquish them.
A survey of more than 700 universities worldwide has found that geopolitical tensions have cut global research links in Europe and North America far more dramatically than in other areas of the world.
Researchers tease out different definitions of a crucial scientific term.
China gets bragging rights to two more internationally recognized researchers
Vaccine science by press release has to stop.
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