"We respect Ukrainian statehood … and we treat the European choice of our neighbours with understanding." So said some 650 Russian scientists and science journalists in an open letter last week criticising Moscow's onslaught against Ukraine.
Consumer-oriented websites allow researchers to compare the merits of scientific journals and review their publishing experiences..
Everybody talks about Blockchain these days, but why should we consider this technology when thinking about Open Scholarship?
Including preprints rather than focusing completely on published papers in journal clubs might benefit the scientific enterprise in numerous ways, including by providing direct criticisms to preprint authors before publication, deemphasizing publishing venue, teaching students the art of reviewing papers, and making journal clubs more current by discussing unpublished data.
Researchers should be required to pass exams accredited by professional bodies to prove they have the skills to publish.
Authors tend to attribute manuscript acceptance to their own ability to write quality papers and simultaneously to blame rejections on negative bias in peer review, displaying a self-serving attributional bias.
Organizations across the globe are being forced to adapt quickly, with some allowing employees to work from home the first time. But there are many reasons to shift to a remote team - learn more about why and how.
Springer is pulling another 64 articles from 10 journals after finding evidence of faked peer reviews, bringing the total number of retractions from the phenomenon north of 230.
Study finds failure of English language medical journals to comply with international ethical standards.
In a recent letter to the White House, a group of corporate publishers and scholarly organizations implore the president to leave intact…
Papers are a key currency for academic careers. LGBQ academic scientists who don’t disclose their sexual orientation in the workplace publish fewer papers than their out or non-LGBQ peers.
How much do the views of scientists and experts count when it comes to securing public support for traffic restrictions?
Hundreds of scientists said the research community isn’t yet ready to release data on a relatively quick turnaround.
Professors’ unprofessional programs have created a new profession.
With student enrolment projected to fall, some US and UK institutions have halted recruitment.
Saul Perlmutter tells that there is a ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of the purpose of research
Female engineers who work at Facebook may face gender bias that prevents their code from being accepted at the same rate as male counterparts, according to internal company studies disclosed today.
Nature Biotechnology asks peer reviewers to check accessibility of code used in computational studies.
A new database of female historians joins a growing group of lists that aim to promote a more diverse group of experts. Such databases have previously been more common in the hard sciences.
