#MeToo Can’t Change Academia by Itself
Although the #MeToo movement does not give a complete picture of how the problem manifests in working life and other environments, this author believes that it can have a preventive effect in some cases.
The Contraceptive Pill: A Story of Sexual Liberation and Dubious Research Methods
In 1967, Norwegian women were finally allowed to decide for themselves when to get pregnant. The contraceptive pill has had enormous significance for women’s emancipation, but researchers doubt whether it would have been approved today.
UK Researchers Want Quotas to Redress Lack of Diversity
Efforts to increase diversity in research assessment panels don’t cut it.
Open Access, Data Capitalism and Academic Publishing
There is a significant discrepancy between the reality of academic publishing and the optimism of politicians and science functionaries who praise Open Access as a panacea for all the ills afflicting science culture.
The Open Science Training Handbook
Open Science Training Handbook now open for comments and suggestions until 4th of March 2018.
New Initiative to Align Research Data Management Policy Across Europe
New Initiative to Align Research Data Management Policy Across Europe
Science Europe and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research have launched an initiative for the voluntary international alignment of research data management policies.
Universities Urged to Do More to Nurture Women in Science
African universities have been urged to foster gender equality, parity and mentoring of girls and early career women scientists in STEM, in order to facilitate economic transformation and other developmental challenges affecting the East African region.
#MeToo has hit China's universities, despite efforts of internet censors
The global #MeToo movement is slowly catching on in China, despite strict censorship on the internet. After highly-regarded Beihang University professor Chen Xiaowu was dismissed over multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, students and alumni from dozens of top universities have launched on petitions demanding that school administrators establish official policies …
The More Gender Equality, the Fewer Women in STEM
A new study explores a strange paradox: In countries that empower women, they are less likely to choose math and science professions.
Authorial and Institutional Stratification in Open Access Publishing: the Case of Global Health Research
Authorial and Institutional Stratification in Open Access Publishing: the Case of Global Health Research
New axes of stratification are emerging in academic publishing, adding to the already complex tapestry of inequality in science. Authors working at lower-ranked universities are more likely to publish in closed/paywalled outlets, and less likely to choose outlets that involve some sort of Article Processing Charge (APCs; gold or hybrid OA).
Not So Many Uncited Papers, Actually
How many scientific papers drop into the void, never to be cited by anyone, ever again? There are all sorts of estimates floating around, many of them rather worryingly high, but this look at the situation by Nature suggests that things aren't so bad.
Prestigious Science Journals Struggle to Reach Even Average Reliability
Prestigious Science Journals Struggle to Reach Even Average Reliability
Data from several lines of evidence suggest that the methodological quality of scientific experiments does not increase with increasing rank of the journal.
Gender Balance in Time-Keeping at Life Science Conferences
Male speakers exceeded their allocated time more frequently than female speakers, especially at large conferences (73% vs 49%). Since conferences are an important arena for science dissemination this might have a negative impact on female scientist's careers.
NSF Quietly Recalls Senior Officials in Europe, Asia, Citing Staff Shortfalls
Some see National Science Foundation move as latest retreat in US diplomacy under Trump administration – but agency says it will send more science envoys on visits abroad.
My Look at Some Interesting Discovery Ideas, Trends and Features for Academic Search
My Look at Some Interesting Discovery Ideas, Trends and Features for Academic Search
What follows are a mix of technologies and actual search systems that I've been looking at that have potential to go beyond what current web scale or index based discovery offers. Some merely offer a new feature or two that might be incorporated fairly easily, others are based on fundamentally different frameworks and paradigms that supplement or might eventually replace current systems.
A “Work in Progress”? Public Engagement Is Now Part of the Uk Research Landscape but Challenges Remain
A “Work in Progress”? Public Engagement Is Now Part of the Uk Research Landscape but Challenges Remain
Funders of UK research have sought to foster a research culture in which public engagement is embedded at all levels.
United States and South Korea the World’s Biggest Science Novelty Acts
Tool that tallies engagement with new biomedical concepts seeks to reward novelty. Switzerland has fallen considerably since the 1990s compared to other countries.
Why Is There so Little Research on Guns in the US?
Research is the foundation for evidence-based policies. But because of funding prohibitions, there's little US research to inform the contentious debate around gun violence and gun control.
Insights from Authors’ Editors Can Help Journal Editors Define and Refine Their Core Competencies
Insights from Authors’ Editors Can Help Journal Editors Define and Refine Their Core Competencies
Journal editors should be able to ensure that authors are given useful feedback on the language and writing in submitted manuscripts. Journal editors should be able to deal effectively with inappropriate text re-use and plagiarism.
Funding the European Open Science Cloud
The European Commission (EC) is currently working on an implementation plan and a roadmap for the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), which should then be adopted on 28 May. EOSC should offer 1.7 million European researchers and 70 million professionals in science and technology a virtual environment with open seamless services for storage, management, analysis and re-use of research data, across borders and scientific disciplines.
Blockchain offers a route to a true scholarly commons
Blockchain offers a route to a true scholarly commons.
How to Make Replication the Norm
The publishing system builds in resistance to replication. Paul Gertler, Sebastian Galiani and Mauricio Romero surveyed economics journals to find out how to fix it.
Open Access Technology Options
Organizations launching OA journals have many choices to make. What are their technology options?
When Will Everything Be Open Access?
OA continues to grow. But when will it be...done? When will everything be published as Open Access?
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