Releasing a Preprint is Associated with More Attention and Citations
Preprint examines whether having a preprint on bioRxiv.org was associated with the Altmetric Attention Score and number of citations of the corresponding peer-reviewed article.
Digital Transformation Requires Cultural Evolution
Turns out, digital transformation is actually more human than technical. Learn more in these case studies from Emerald and De Gruyter.
Scientific Publishing: Peer Review Without Gatekeeping
eLife is changing its editorial process to emphasize public reviews and assessments of preprints by eliminating accept/reject decisions after peer review.
Grading the Presidential Candidates on Science
Scientific American evaluates responses from Clinton, Trump, Johnson and Stein to 20 questions
ERC Advanced Grant Call Opened
Are you an established, leading principal investigator who wants long-term funding to pursue a ground-breaking, high-risk project? The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you. Who can apply? Applicants for the ERC Advanced Grants - called Principal Investigators (PI) - are expected to be active researchers who have a track-record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years. The Principal Investigators should be exceptional leaders in terms of originality and significance of their research contributions.
3 ways to blow the whistle
Reporting suspicions of scientific fraud is rarely easy, but some paths are more effective than others.
OpenScienceDB.com
Open Science DB is a grassroots movement led by graduate students in science who aspire to make scientific research more accessible to the public.
The $450 Question: Should Journals Pay Peer Reviewers?
Payment advocates expect quicker, better reviews but opponents fear unsustainable costs.
Scale of Attacks on Universities 'Mandates More Protection'
Scholars at Risk warns that attacks on higher education are eroding academic freedom globally
To Restore Trust in Science, Scientists Should Focus on Storytelling
To Restore Trust in Science, Scientists Should Focus on Storytelling
Holden Thorp, PhD, top editor at Science, discusses the essential role of front-line doctors, the power of well-told stories, and the value of admitting error.
How Researchers Can Help Fight Climate Change in 2022 and Beyond
COP26 energized the global effort to halt global warming. Research is now crucial to monitoring progress and creating solutions.
Why Our Hair Turns Gray-And How Scientists Could Reverse the Process for Good
For starters, avoid tearing your hair out when frustration strikes, because it might just come in gray.
What would happen if grant reviews were made public?
Researchers on social media discuss the potential impact of making peer review more transparent.
What Even Counts As Science Writing Anymore?
The pandemic has made it clear that science touches everything, and everything touches science.
Europe Should Align Research and Innovation Policy with its Energy Security Goals
Europe Should Align Research and Innovation Policy with its Energy Security Goals
New technologies are needed to help break the EU’s dependence on foreign energy supplies.
Should We Trust Meta-Analyses with Meta-Conflicts of Interest?
There are a couple of angles to look at researcher conflict of interest from. One is that a conflict could distort their work, tilting findings and claims away from "the truth". The other is for the way the work is received, not how it is done: authors' perceived conflicts could damage credibility. How does this translate to authors of systematic reviews and meta-analyses? Are the issues the same, no matter the type of study? I've been thinking about that a lot lately. I was one of the external stakeholders consulted as part of the Cochrane Collaboration's review of its conflict of interest policy for their systematic reviews editorial teams. As they explain, they are looking to strengthen their approach to financial conflicts, and "consider a wider range of possible inherent biases". In biomedicine at least, systematic reviewers/meta-analysts are widely seen as arbiters on the state of knowledge. Their work often guides individual decisions, policy, and funding. I think that
Enemy of the good
Who are the outstanding mentors of young researchers? Since 2005, Nature has awarded an annual prize for scientific mentoring, rotating through a variety of countries.
How and Why to Say 'no' to Colleagues and Collaborators
Sometimes it's best to refuse offers and focus on the right projects to benefit your career.
Advancing Science and Freedom During Wartime
The success of Kyiv's first international astrobiology scientific conference has affirmed the enormous scientific potential and future for Ukraine's space sciences.
Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds
New discoveries about the human mind show the limitations of reason.
ORCID goes national in Germany
At ScienceOpen, there’s nothing more we like than good news for open science! That’s why we’re happy this week to see ORCID announcing a new partnership with the DFG, the German R…
Thousands Boycott New Nature Journal About Machine Learning
More than two thousand researchers have signed a petition to boycott a new Nature journal over the fact it will be available only by subscription.
New German Research Strategy Encourages Risk Assessments on China Collaboration
New German Research Strategy Encourages Risk Assessments on China Collaboration
Germany universities should carry out risk assessments when collaborating with China on sensitive technologies, after a string of investigations revealed that German researchers have been working on projects useful to the Chinese military.
Interdisciplinary research: why it's seen as a risky route
Higher education needs to break down the barriers that block pathways to cross-subject study.
More cuts loom for US science
Laura Niedernhofer is counting her pennies. The mid-career molecular biologist moved last year to the Scripps Research Institute's campus in Jupiter, Florida - a risky decision that saw her building a new laboratory group at a time when the US government was cutting its support for science.
Researchers Baffled by Nationalist Surge
Economic woes wrought by globalization are only part of the cause.
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