A Dive Into the World of Academic Publishing
A history of the relationship between commercial interests, academic prestige and the circulation of research.
Good Enough Practices in Scientific Computing
A set of good computing practices that every researcher can adopt, regardless of their current level of computational skill.
US Court Grants Elsevier Millions in Damages from Sci-Hub
Some doubt that the publishing giant will see any money from the pirate site.
FAIR Is Not Fair Enough
FAIR doesn’t actually require the data or software to be openly available.
Reflections on Open Research – a PI's Perspective
Interviewing Dr David Savage.
The 4 Types of Innovation and the Problems They Solve
Disruption isn’t the only approach.
Is Your Job About To Disappear?
Use this tool to find out if robots are the future of your profession.
Make Our Planet Great Again
Emmanuel Macron, President of France invites all responsable citizens to come to France in order to Make Our Planet Great Again and work on climate change.
Mavericks & Heretics
Ignored, Scorned…Vindicated. The maverick scientists whose heretical ideas were ultimately proven correct.
Metrics for Openness
The characterization of scholarly communication is dominated by citation-based measures. In this paper we propose several metrics to describe different facets of open access and open research.
Clarivate Analytics Announces Landmark Partnership with Impactstory
Novel public/private partnership connects researchers to verified versions of an estimated 18 million new open access articles from Web of Science.
The Secrets of a Top Salary in Science
The highest-earning academics aren’t necessarily those who do the most research.
Without Even Thinking
Implicit biases are pervasive and unavoidable. But they can be changed.
Scientific Cuddles vs. Criticism
A bit more than a month ago, I arrived in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to spend my summer working with some of the wonderful data sets being collected at the Institute for Social Research of the University of Michigan and to enjoy the unique flair of a US college town (why does it smell like weed everywhere?)
The Scholarly Commons
How to make research open and participatory for anyone, anywhere.
In a World Ruled by Rumour, it Is Vital that Scientists Speak with Humility and Clarity
In a World Ruled by Rumour, it Is Vital that Scientists Speak with Humility and Clarity
Facts are the science world’s stock-in-trade, but in an era of fake news it is ever more important to build public trust by avoiding exaggerated claims and jargon.
Evidence-Informed Policy Making
Feeding high-quality evidence into policy making remains difficult, but is essential for improving public interventions.
Less than 5 Years to Build the European Open Science Cloud
There are decades of lessons learnt and resources to build upon … where does the EOSCpilot project fit in?
Through Internships, Ph.D. Students Expand Their Skills and Explore Their Options
As internship opportunities expand, doctoral candidates reap the benefits.
Elsevier Wins $15 Million in Copyright Suit Against Piracy Sites
No Defendant has appeared or answered the Complaint.
Navigating Research
How academic users understand, discover, and utilize reference resources.
Journal Science Releases Guidelines for Publishing Scientific Studies
The journal published guidelines on Thursday aimed at reducing scientific misconduct and at making studies easier to check and replicate.
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