Wellcome Open Research Author Survey Results
Author survey shows that publication speed and the ability to share a variety of research outputs are the primary reasons why authors publish on the Wellcome Open Research publishing platform.
Scientists Want You to Give Them Money to Study Psychedelics
A $2 million crowdfunding campaign will finance an ambitious series of studies—designed under the watchful eye of the FDA—into psychedelics as treatment.
Too Much Talk, Too Little Action
Starting this year, I will stop traveling to any speaking engagements on open science (or, more generally, infrastructure reform), as long as these events do not entail a clear goal for action.
OpenCon 2017 to Be Held in Berlin, Germany on November 11-13
Empowering the Next Generation to Advance Open Access, Open Education and Open Data.
Science Publishers Try New Tack to Combat Unauthorized Paper Sharing
Rise in copyright breaches prompts industry to discuss ways to allow ‘fair sharing’ of articles.
Why Has Submitting a Manuscript to a Journal Become So Difficult?
A call to simplify an overly complicated process
Journal Publishers' Big Deals: Are They Worth It?
With exponential increases that reached 402% over a 20-year span, the spiralling cost of these large bundles rapidly put pressure on available budgets for books and journals from smaller learned societies.
Sci-Hub Study Suggests Publishers’ Embargoes ‘Not Viable’
Analysis of scholarly publishing’s ‘Napster’ shows that academics are not prepared to wait to access research. 35 per cent of articles downloaded from Sci-Hub were less than two years old when they were accessed.
What Do Policymakers Want From Scientists?
What policymakers want from scientists, and what were the implications for synthesising evidence in ways that meet policy needs?
Artificial Intelligence Can Expedite Scientific Communication and Eradicate Bias From the Publishing Process
Artificial Intelligence Can Expedite Scientific Communication and Eradicate Bias From the Publishing Process
Although automated publishing would allow researchers to share their findings faster, while also removing human bias, there are obvious ethical dilemmas related to this dehumanisation of the process.
The STM Association Future Labs Looks at Technology Trends
The STM Association Future Labs Committee explores the technology trends that will impact scholarly publishing by 2021.
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.
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