Pay-to-View Blacklist of Predatory Journals Set to Launch
Private firm says its watchlist of untrustworthy journals will be objective and transparent — but not free.
Annual Meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing
Striking a Balance: Embracing Change While Preserving Tradition in Scholarly Communications
Welcome to eLife 2.0
We’re moving the online journal forward, and we hope you’ll join us on our journey.
Open Data and Open Science Policies Across Europe
A SPARC analysis of Open Data and Open Science policies across Europe.
Essential to Good Science
Peer review recognition company Publons is set to expand under new owners. Could this boost peer review and stop it being seen as an onerous, thankless task?
A Thankless Job That One Firm Wants to Change
Publons wants scientists to be rewarded for assessing others’ work.
Visualize Data Instantly with Machine Learning
Today we’re rolling out new features in Sheets that make it even easier for you to visualize and share your data, and find insights your teams can act on.
Diamond Open Access, Societies and Mission
In this article Robert Harington assesses the Diamond open access model for society journal publishing.
Public Knowledge Project @PKP
Public Knowledge Project - PKP is a multi-university initiative developing (free) open source software and conducting research to improve the quality and reach of scholarly publishing.
Helping Scientists Learn To Talk To The Rest Of Us
A new book by actor Alan Alda is all about communication — and miscommunication — between doctors, scientists and civilians.
Pilot Programme Encourages Researchers to Share the Code
New project, partly designed by a University of Cambridge researcher, aims to improve transparency in science by sharing ‘how the sausage is made’.
The Conundrums of Academic Co-Authorship
Glen Wright on the lighter side of scholarly collaboration
Reverse Engineering JCR's Self-Citation and Citation Stacking Thresholds
Now we know how suppression decisions are made, should metrics companies suppress titles at all or simply make the underlying data more transparent?
Why It Might Be a Good Time to Start a Career in Science
The author of a new study of biomedical funding explains why he’s optimistic about young scientists’ futures.
A Giant New Machine Is Sucking Carbon Directly from the Air
Experts debate whether technology is useful for curbing climate change.
5 Million Euros to Fund Blockchain Surveillance Research
5 Million Euros to Fund Blockchain Surveillance Research
A group of EU government agencies, law enforcement groups and academic researchers are partnering on a new digital currency surveillance project.
1.1 Billion for Innovation Projects
The Research Council of Norway is announcing a record-high amount of funding for Innovation Projects for the Industrial Sector.
Dutch Contracts Have to Be Disclosed
The open access contracts between the Dutch universities and publishers Elsevier and Springer have to be publicly disclosed. That is the verdict of the committee charged with considering the appeal of the publishers against a freedom of information request.
NIH Plan to Reduce Overhead Payments Draws Fire
White House wants to reduce indirect payments from 28% to 10%.
Dutch Contracts Have to Be Disclosed
Ahead of his address at Going Global 2017, Phil Baty looks at the relationship between the world’s best universities and their place in the world