Authorship and Contribution Disclosures
Journals are adopting policies that require the disclosure of individual authors’ contributions. However, it is not clear whether and how these disclosures improve upon the conventional approach.
Tech as We Know It Would Not Exist Without Immigrants
This Thanksgiving, we bring you four portraits of immigrants in tech—from the C-Suite to the gig economy.
Federal Council Adapts Copyright Law to the Digital Age
With the revision to the Copyright Act, the Federal Council wants to strengthen the rights and interests of creative artists and the cultural industries by taking a resolute approach to pirated online content.
A Few Things that Would Reduce Stress around Reproducibility
Here's a list of more cultural things we can do to reduce the stress/pressure around the reproducibility crisis.
The Many Fallacies Used to Defend Subscription Publishing
For all the wonderful things academic societies do, they tend to be incredibly conservative and have done very little to suggest that they can lead on publishing innovation.
The Tech Industry Needs more Women
When women are unleashed on the tech world, new ways of living and doing business reveal themselves.
A Link between Author Gender and Attention to Gender and Sex Analysis
An analysis of a large database of medical research papers shows a correlation between women's authorship and the likelihood of a study including gender and sex analysis.
STEMM Equality Congress, Amsterdam - Oct 2018
STEMM Equality Congress (SEC) is an annual two day event that looks at ways of addressing equality and diversity in STEMM through policy, practice and collaboration. 2018's Congress will be held in Amsterdam.
Research Health Needs a Dedicated Group
A US Research Integrity Advisory Board is long overdue. Such a leadership body would mitigate bad practices and strengthen good research.
Gender Equality from a European Perspective: Myth and Reality
Academia needs to carefully evaluate why new family friendly policies have not been very effective.
The Female Tech Bosses Who Want Zebras Not Unicorns
A new movement calls for tech investors to back more start-ups led by women and people from ethnic minorities.
Sci-Hub Domains Inactive Following Court Order
'Free science'/pirate site operator 'working on solving DNS issue'
China Leads BRICS University Rankings
7 out of the top 10 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2018 are in the east-Asian nation.
Conflicts of Interest in Scientific Publishing
Golden OA creates a conflict of interest: in a situation where the number of scientists is larger than the number of available positions, both journals and scientists benefit from publishing as many articles as possible.
How the Sugar Industry Tried to Hide the Health Effects of Its Product 50 Years Ago
This Huge Collection of Free Science Is the Answer to All Your 'Fake News' Woes
Because knowing where to look is half the battle.
Recognising Researchers for the Work They Do
Scientific careers are built on recognition. It influences every stage of employment, from obtaining your first postdoc to landing an academic position or winning funding.
Digital Open Science: Solving the Societal and Sustainability Challenges of the 21st Century
Digital Open Science: Solving the Societal and Sustainability Challenges of the 21st Century
Leading figures from policy, science, publishing and advocacy discuss how open science can maximise the value of research and innovation for our societies.
Elsevier References Dominate Those That Are Not Open at Crossref
Of all 956,050,193 references from journal articles stored at Crossref, 32.00% are from journal articles published by Elsevier, none of which are in the Crossref “Open” category, freely available for others to use.
You've Got the Power
If your institution won’t break down barriers for you, do it yourself.
A Deceptively Simple Question: What is Open Science?
A definition is nothing without action and engagement.
A Systematic Review of Sample Size and Power in Leading Neuroscience Journals
A Systematic Review of Sample Size and Power in Leading Neuroscience Journals
Adequate sample size is key to reproducible research findings: low statistical power can increase the probability that a statistically significant result is a false positive.
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