Could Robots Handle Peer Review?
Technologist argues that artificial intelligence could make publishing decisions in milliseconds.
Countering Gender Bias at Conferences
Re-structuring presentation programmes could make meetings more accessible.
China Cracks Down on Fake Data in Drug Trials
Researchers and manufacturers face possible jail time — or execution — for fraudulent submissions to nation's drug agency.
The Frustrating Process of Manuscript Submission
We suggest a centralized facility for submitting to journals—one that would benefit scientists and not only publishers.
Track How Technology Is Transforming Work
Without data on how artificial intelligence is affecting jobs, policymakers will fly blind into the next industrial revolution, warn Tom Mitchell and Erik Brynjolfsson.
Star Neuroscientist Tom Insel Leaves the Google-Spawned Verily for … a Startup?
Add another high-profile departure to the list of people leaving Verily, the Google-spawned health science company: Thomas Insel, a neuroscientist and former head of the National Institutes of Mental Health who was leading Verily’s mental health initiatives.
For Sharing A Scientific Paper, a Young Researcher Faces Jail Time
The case of Colombian scientist Diego Gomez — on trial for copyright violation for sharing a research paper — is likely to reach a head later this month.
TrueReview, A Platform for Post-Publication Peer Review
We describe the mathematical foundations and structure of TrueReview, an open-source tool we propose to build in support of post-publication review.
The Remarkable Promise of Cell-Free Biology
New technologies could deliver the benefits of nature without the hassle of life
Brainstorming Is Not the Way to Discuss Scientific Issues
An intellectual free-for-all doesn’t lead to the common ground on which research can build.
The Secret War Against Counterfeit Science
China has a lucrative market for fake research reagents. Some scientists are fighting back.
Beware the Anti-Science Label
Presenting science as a battle for truth against ignorance is an unhelpful exaggeration.
The Quantified Self and the Gamification of Academic Research Through Social Networks
The Quantified Self and the Gamification of Academic Research Through Social Networks
ResearchGate and similar services represent a “gamification” of research, drawing on features usually associated with online games, like rewards, rankings and levels.
Citation Performance Indicators - A Very Short Introduction
A brief summary of the main citation indicators used today.
Are We Still Crowdfunding Research?
Which platforms exist? Does it work? And what is funded?
We Can Shift Academic Culture Through Publishing Choices
Choices researchers can make to stop exploiting themselves and discriminating against others.
Defining Open Peer Review
Recently, our colleagues at OpenAIRE have published a systematic review of ‘Open Peer Review’ (OPR). As part of this, they defined seven consistent traits of OPR, which we thought sounded like a remarkably good opportunity to help clarify how peer review works at ScienceOpen. At ScienceOpen, we have over 31 million article records all available for …
Who to Follow on Twitter
A list of people to follow on the preprints subject.
Facing Biomedical ‘Brain Drain’
Facing Biomedical ‘Brain Drain’
One in three scholars in field ‘deeply concerned’ about future research career prospects
India Nears Approval of First GM Food Crop
Government may delay decision pending court decisions.
Biology Needs More Staff Scientists
Independent professionals advance science in ways faculty-run labs cannot, and such positions keep talented people in research, argues Steven Hyman.
Why We Need Centralized Services
While preprints have been around since before arXiv.org launched in 1991, fields outside of physics are starting to push for more early sharing of research data, results and conclusions.
Data Sharing Can Offer Help in Science's Reproducibility Crisis
A team of researchers suggest that the increasing complexity of managing data may be one reason that reproducibility has fallen off.
In Referees We Trust?
The imprimatur bestowed by peer review has a history that is both shorter and more complex than many scientists realize.
Understanding Collaborative Tools
In this interview, we have a discussion with the co-founder of PaperHive, Alexander Naydenov about the impact PaperHive has had on ESL authors.
Major Global Research Funders Take Strong Lead on Clinical Trial Transparency
Major Global Research Funders Take Strong Lead on Clinical Trial Transparency
Some of the world’s largest research funders and NGOs today agreed to adopt the WHO's strong standards on clinical trial transparency.
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