Stanford and MIT Lead Arts and Humanities Ranking
Peking University joins the top 20 of the Times Higher Education subject table for the first time
Misuse of Received Manuscripts by Peer Reviewers
Trust that reviewers will treat manuscripts received for peer review as confidential communications is an essential tenet of peer review. New results suggest that breaches of this trust do occur.
Storytelling and Evidence-Based Policy
A number of authors interested in how to translate evidence into policy identify the importance of policy narrative and argue that advocates of scientific evidence need to tell good stories to grab the attention and appeal to the emotions of policymakers.
Solid and Liquid Cats, Didgeridoos and Cheese Disgust Scoop Ig Nobel Awards
Scientists from around the globe gathered for annual ceremony celebrating research that ‘first makes you laugh, then makes you think’.
The Unhappy Postdoc
A survey of 190 postdocs in North America reveals a surprisingly unhappy postdoc community with low satisfaction with life scores.
Seven Things I Learned at the 8th International Peer Review Congress
Here's a brief summary of some key takeaways from this year's Peer Review Congress, held every four years. A talk by the Swiss National Science Foundation was especially enjoyed.
Swiss Universities Loved by Foreign Students
More than half of those doing a doctorate in Switzerland come from abroad, according to the latest OECD education indicators.
Cybersecurity and Technology Transfer Seen as Top Priorities for NIST Director Nominee
President Donald Trump has nominated Walter Copan, an expert in technology transfer, to be the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He says his top priority for the agency is to implement the Cybersecurity Framework.
Researchers Unite in Quest for ‘Standard Model’ of the Brain
Modelled on big physics projects, the International Brain Lab will bring together some of the world’s pre-eminent neuroscientists to probe a single behaviour.
'One-Size-Fits-All’ Threshold for P Values Under Fire
Scientists hit back at a proposal to make it tougher to call findings statistically significant.
And the Sentinel Award Goes To...
Congratulations to Irene Hames, the winner of Publons' inaugural Sentinel Award - for outstanding advocacy, innovation or contribution to scholarly peer review.
eLife and Collaborative Knowledge Foundation Partner
The goal is to deliver an open-source submission and peer-review platform
Publishers Go After Networking Site for Illicit Sharing of Journal Papers
Publishers Go After Networking Site for Illicit Sharing of Journal Papers
Letter requests that ResearchGate consider removing content in violation of copyright.
Scientific Society Defines Sexual Harassment as Scientific Misconduct
American Geophysical Union places harassment, bullying, and discrimination on par with falsification, fabrication, and plagiarism.
Too Few Antibiotics in Pipeline to Tackle Global Drug-Resistance Crisis
Too Few Antibiotics in Pipeline to Tackle Global Drug-Resistance Crisis
Nowhere near enough new drugs are currently in development says a WHO report, which calls for urgent investment and responsible use of existing antibiotics.
Ambitious Neuroscience Project to Probe How the Brain Makes Decisions
Combining expertise from 21 labs in Europe and the US, the International Brain Laboratory will attempt to answer one of the greatest mysteries of all time.
The Declining Interest in an Academic Career
A paper showing that science and engineering PhD students lose interest in an academic career over the course of graduate training.
Few Authors Choose Anonymous Peer Review
Massive study of Nature journals shows that scientists from developing countries and less prestigious institutes more often prefer reviewers to be blinded to their identity.
Dueling Preprint Servers Coming for the Geosciences
Early findings from across the geosciences will soon have not one, but two online servers ready to post preprints.
The Stress of Academic Publishing
The waiting is, indeed, the hardest part, but some academics cope with it better than others.
The Case for Tracking Self-Citations
As the h-index becomes the standard for measuring researcher impact, the risk for gaming the system grows.
Putting Data Before the Carrot
Self-citations and academic assessments: Including the s-index as an additional metric thus provides important context to guide decisions based on academic value.
Open APC
The Open APC initiative releases datasets on fees paid for Open Access journal articles by universities and research institutions under an Open Database License.
Open Notebook Science as an Emerging Epistemic Culture within the Open Science Movement
Open Notebook Science as an Emerging Epistemic Culture within the Open Science Movement
The paper addresses the concepts and practices of “open notebook science” as an innovation within the contemporary Open Science movement.
Coko & eLife Partner on First PubSweet Fueled Journals Submission and Peer-Review Platform
Coko & eLife Partner on First PubSweet Fueled Journals Submission and Peer-Review Platform
Earlier this week, eLife announced a partnership with Coko to build an open source solution for submission, peer review and processing of manuscripts. The limitations of the currently available systems are substantial.
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