Scholarly Communications Shouldn't Just Be Open, but Non-Profit Too
The profit motive is fundamentally misaligned with core values of academic life, potentially corroding ideals like unfettered inquiry, knowledge-sharing, and cooperative progress.
The 10 principles of open research data : Scientific Data
The 10 principles of open research data : Scientific Data
With the publication of the Concordat on Open Research Data last week, the UK further cemented its leadership position in promoting access to tax payer-funded research data.
Why Science Must Reward Failure
A lack of recognition for the value of failure holds back creative risk-taking in science.
Women scientists less likely to receive funding
Researchers uncovered evidence of women scientists working in the field of infectious diseases being disadvantaged in crucial funding allocations for more than a decade in the UK.
The Push for Open Access is Making Science Less Inclusive
Researchers in developing countries could be frozen out by high article charges unless wider publishing reform is undertaken, say four Brazilian researchers.
Yes, Serious Academics Should Absolutely Use Social Media
Like the phone, typewriter, or parchment and ink, social media is a tool for communicating with our fellow humans. It’s the best we’ve ever had, in fact.
Science Should Be Taught Like Art or Music
If we can get our minds around Premier League statistics, we can handle experimental science, writes physics professor Tom McLeish
Framework Programme Set to Go Global
Framework 9 should be opened up to countries beyond Europe’s neighbours so that the EU can benefit more from global talent, a group of insiders has said.
Covid-19 Commission Urgently Needed, Scientific Experts Say
A COVID-19 commission must be created by the U.S. government, experts argue in the latest issue of Science. Members of Obama's PCAST offer recommendations for such a commission to examine to prepare for future pandemics.
Why I shared my experiences of homophobia with my academic colleagues
I pride myself on coming from a place of “yes.” So it was uncharacteristic that, when my department head asked me to share my experiences of homophobia at a recent virtual diversity town hall for faculty, my first reaction was to decline.
The Walls Around Us - Why Cambridge University Press' Predicament Demands Attention
The Walls Around Us - Why Cambridge University Press' Predicament Demands Attention
The recent attempt by China to censor scholarship points to a growing set of challenges in information dissemination. Blaming the publisher obscures these issues.
In Praise of Scientific Theory
Just a hunch? Hardly. Think germ theory, atomic theory and the theory of evolution.
Open Academic Search
A working group aiming to advance scientific research and discovery, promote technology that assists the scientific and academic communities, and make research available worldwide for the good of all humanity.
How Burnout and Imposter Syndrome Blight Scientific Careers
Most scientists love what they do, but job satisfaction levels hit a new low, Nature's survey finds.
Sci-Hub: What It Is and Why It Matters
The controversies surrounding Sci-Hub touch on many hot-button topics in librarianship. This primer lays out multiple perspectives on the issues.
Citizen Science Isn’t Just About Collecting Data
Nonscientists should take part in discussions about research priorities and more.
New Dimensions Partnership with ISSI Makes It Easy (and Free!) for Researchers to Study the Science of Science
New Dimensions Partnership with ISSI Makes It Easy (and Free!) for Researchers to Study the Science of Science
International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI) and Digital Science have joined forces to make Dimensions and Altmetric data available to ISSI members at scale, and at no cost for scientometric research purposes.
The Grad Activist: Why I'm Striking for Climate | GradHacker
One graduate student explains the importance of the global climate strike.
Engaging Policy in Science Writing: Patterns and Strategies
Translating scientific research and findings into policy discussion often requires an understanding of the institutional complexities of policy processes. This study developed a set of metrics to examine how researchers have undertaken that challenge.
A Publisher Wants to Destigmatize Retractions. Here's How
It's no secret that retractions have a stigma, which is very likely part of why authors often resist the move - even when honest error is involved.
PhDs: the Tortuous Truth
Nature's survey of more than 6,000 graduate students reveals the turbulent nature of doctoral research. The mental health of PhD researchers demands urgent attention.
Women Say Discrimination Is a Huge Part of Why So Few Stay in STEM Careers
"No matter how much I did or how good my work was, it was never going to be enough."
Why Science Failed to Stop Climate Change
Scientists working on the issue have often said that, once upon a time, they assumed, if they did their jobs, politicians would act upon the information. That, of course, hasn’t happened.
US Academic-science Mentoring Falls Short of Best Practices, Say National Academies
Scientists should take a more intentional, evidence-based approach to mentoring, including tenure and promotion incentives, according to an upcoming report from the US National Academies.
Research on Research Institute Launches to Enable More Strategic, Open, Diverse, and Inclusive Research
Research on Research Institute Launches to Enable More Strategic, Open, Diverse, and Inclusive Research
Announcing the launch of the Research on Research Institute (RoRI), an international consortium of research funders, academic institutions, and technologists working to champion the latest approaches to research on research.
Two-thirds of Researchers Report 'pressure to Cite' in Nature Poll
Readers say they have been asked to reference seemingly superfluous studies after peer review.
Split Decisions: How Brexit Has Taken a Toll on Five Researchers
U.K. efforts to leave the European Union have pushed out scientists and convinced some not to come.
Why We Publish Where We Do: Faculty Publishing Values and Their Relationship to Review, Promotion and Tenure Expectations
Why We Publish Where We Do: Faculty Publishing Values and Their Relationship to Review, Promotion and Tenure Expectations
A survey of academics finds that respondents most value journal readership, while they believe their peers most value prestige and related metrics such as impact factor when submitting their work for publication.
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