Does a journal of homeopathy belong in science?
A homeopathy journal was recently booted from the list of respectable scientific titles — but why was it among the ranks in the first place?
Communications Expert Advises How Science Should Respond to Fake News
The rise of fake news has dominated the world of politics recently, but fake news is not at all new in the world of science.
University Presses Shouldn't Have to Make a Profit
Some university presses rely on subsidies because their mission is to expand knowledge - not to publish blockbusters.
Despite Climate, War and Covid, is Everything Actually … Getting Better?
The psychologist Steven Pinker has long believed we should be more optimistic - and even current crises do not dissuade him.
'Publish or perish' diminishing scientific returns
"The future of science (& humanity) isn't about funding, it's about supporting scientists to take risks once again."
A Whole Field of Psychology Research May Be Bunk. Scientists Should Be Terrified.
A Whole Field of Psychology Research May Be Bunk. Scientists Should Be Terrified.
An influential psychological theory, borne out in hundreds of experiments, may have just been debunked. How can so many scientists have been so wrong?
Scientists Are Frantically Copying U.S. Climate Data, Fearing It Might Vanish Under Trump
Scientists Are Frantically Copying U.S. Climate Data, Fearing It Might Vanish Under Trump
One Trump adviser suggested that NASA no longer should conduct climate research and instead should focus on space exploration.
What Does a Scientist Look Like? Children Are Drawing Women More Than Ever Before
The Quest to Topple Science-Stymying Academic Paywalls
Scientific publishers charge so much that even Harvard can't afford it anymore. A new publishing infrastructure could help.
Are You Ready to ROR? An Inside Look at This New Organization Identifier Registry
What is the Research Organization Registry (ROR) and why do we need it? Learn more from the team behind it (CDL, Crossref, DataCite, and Digital Science) in this interview with Alice Meadows.
When things go wrong
Publishers should apply consistent policies to correcting the published literature and adopt versioning. The scientific community ought to encourage corrections.
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’.
Why Private Equity Is Furious Over a Paper in a Dermatology Journal
Why Private Equity Is Furious Over a Paper in a Dermatology Journal
The sudden, unexplained removal of a research paper on private equity firms buying dermatology practices has raised questions about corporate influence.
Show More Empathy to Boost Confidence in Vaccines, Scientists Told
Expert behind vaccine confidence report points to halting of Oxford Covid trial as example.
Should You Be Able to Patent an Organism?
The synthetic biology community is divided.
The UK Faces Exclusion from High-level Horizon Calls in Quantum
The EU moved to exclude the UK from Horizon Europe calls on sensitive quantum projects in October due to doubts over the country's willingness to provide EU researchers with reciprocal access to UK programmes and to comply with intellectual property rules. The move reverses the EU's previous decision to accept UK participation in more mature quantum projects with high 'technology readiness levels'.
15 Ways ERC Transformed Science
The ERC has now funded more than 10,000 grant recipients who are making a real impact on people's lives, achieving scientific breakthroughs that drive innovation.
The Brutal Geography of Global Elite Scientific Research
In theory where you are from is not meant to determine the quality of your research. The geography of elite research shows this to be untrue.
Why Indoor Spaces Are Still Prime COVID Hotspots
Risks shoot up when virus particles accumulate in buildings, but it's not clear how best to improve ventilation.
On Staging Work: How Research Funding Bodies Create Adaptive Coherence in Times of Projectification
The value of publishing null results
The scientific community appears to have created a research environment where researchers either feel little point in writing up null results and/or struggle to publish such findings.
Italian Health Chief Says He Resigned over 'Anti-scientific' Policies
Walter Ricciardi, the head of Italy's national health research organisation, says the populist government has 'difficulty interacting with science'.
Why Restrictive Academic Authorship Practices Perpetuate Inequality
Authorship plays a central role in the credibility and career progression of academics. Yet as Joseph Mellors and Stroma Cole argue, restrictive authorship practices risk perpetuating inequalities and sidelining important contributions to knowledge.
Africa produces 1.1% of global scientific knowledge
There are just 79 scientists per million Africans, compared to 4,500 per million people in the United States.
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 Hundreds of Scientists Are Weighing in on a High-Stakes US Abortion Case
Studies suggest that a reversal of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision would be detrimental for many.
Researchers Win Some, Lose Some in Final U.S. Tax Bill
Tuition tax out, but orphan drug credit reduced.
Why We Publish Where We Do: Faculty Publishing Values and Their Relationship to Review, Promotion and Tenure Expectations
Why We Publish Where We Do: Faculty Publishing Values and Their Relationship to Review, Promotion and Tenure Expectations
A survey of academics finds that respondents most value journal readership, while they believe their peers most value prestige and related metrics such as impact factor when submitting their work for publication.
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