Science Is Broken
Perverse incentives and the misuse of quantitative metrics have undermined the integrity of scientific research.
17 Researchers Resign in Protest from Editorial Board at Nature Journal
More than a dozen members of the editorial board at Scientific Reports have resigned after the journal decided not to retract a 2016 paper that a researcher claims plagiarized his work. As of this morning, 19 people — mostly researchers based at Johns Hopkins — had stepped down from the board.
FP9 Is Missing UK Input, Says Royal Society President
Researchers across Europe think the design of Framework 9 is suffering from a lack of British expertise because of Brexit, according to Venki Ramakrishnan.
Too Many Academics Study the Same People
Researchers should recognize communities that feel over-researched and under-rewarded.
Study Finds Male Ph.D. Candidates Submit and Publish Papers at Significantly Higher Rates Than Female Peers on the Same Campus
Study Finds Male Ph.D. Candidates Submit and Publish Papers at Significantly Higher Rates Than Female Peers on the Same Campus
Study finds male Ph.D. candidates submit and publish papers at significantly higher rates than their female peers, even within the same institution. The majors drivers of that gap remain unclear, but one factor is that women teach more during their Ph.D. programs and men serve more often as research assistants.
"Who owns Digital Science" – That is the Question…
Digital Science continued independence is the best way to have the biggest impact in supporting research, researchers, publishers, funders and research institutions around the world.
UK Pharma Boss to Be New Chief Scientific Adviser
Patrick Vallance to take over from interim government adviser Chris Whitty from March next year.
World's First 'Negative Findings' Science Prize Aims to Tackle Publication Bias
World's First 'Negative Findings' Science Prize Aims to Tackle Publication Bias
ECNP’s Preclinical Data Forum has announced the world’s first prize of 10,000 EUR for publishing ‘negative’ scientific results.
The Appropriation of GitHub for Curation
We describe curation projects as a new category of GitHub project that collects, evaluates, and preserves resources for software developers.
A New ‘Accelerator’ Aims to Bring Big Science to Psychology
Psychology initiative aims to engage dozens of laboratories around the world in large-scale studies, since the “tentative, preliminary results” produced by small studies conducted in relatively isolated laboratories “just aren’t getting the job done."
A Nonprofit Alternative to ResearchGate
Scholars are planning an alternative site on which to network and share work.
In the Trump Era, Biologists on the Cutting Edge Try to Keep a Low Profile
In the Trump Era, Biologists on the Cutting Edge Try to Keep a Low Profile
Scientists fear a crackdown on embryo research if President Trump pays attention to scientific advances.
eLife Welcomes the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
Leading Swedish research funder joins nonprofit coalition committing about £2.72 mio. to eLife for a 4-year period beginning in 2018.
Newly Released AI Software Writes Papers for You
This week, we received a press release that caught our attention: A company is releasing software it claims will write manuscripts using researchers’ data.
How the News Media Activate Public Expression and Influence National Agendas
How the News Media Activate Public Expression and Influence National Agendas
The active participation of the people is one of the central components of a functioning democracy. Research performed a real-world randomized experiment in the United States to understand the causal effect of news stories on increasing public discussion of a specific topic.
Tackling ‘the Thin File’ That Can Prevent a Promotion
Recently, I have worked with a number of professional services firms committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. By Iris Bohnet.
'Null' Research Findings Aren't Empty of Meaning. Let's Publish Them
Science could benefit from more reporting of null findings, even if the reports were briefer and had less detail than would be needed for peer review.
Percentage-Based Author Contribution Index
An easy to apply, universally comparable and fair metric to measure and report co-authors contribution in the scientific literature.
Science Has More Impact When Researchers Travel, Collaborate
If nations and their research institutions are to produce more impactful science, they need to encourage scientists to travel, collaborate and work across borders.
Small News Outlets Influence Us More Than We Think
Unusual experiment reveals that news stories can boost national policy discussion on social media.
Where Star Scientists Choose to Locate: The Impact of US State Taxes
What are the effects of geographical variations in personal and corporate taxes on the location decisions of innovative individuals and companies?
Innovative Research and Creative Output: From Ideas to Impact
How do evolving forms of digital scholarship fit into the current landscape and what are the implications for publishers?
Research and Innovation Futures After Brexit: Scenarios
A set of scenarios produced by the School of International Futures, published here as a tool for others to use in exploring alternative futures for UK research and innovation.
Reproducible Research Badges
Imagine succinct, up-to-date information, not for software projects but for modern research publications.
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