It is suggested to revamp the peer review process to make it less about tearing down the work of others, and more about helping authors improve their papers.

Academic scientists and research institutes are increasingly being evaluated using digital metrics, from bibliometrics to patent counts. These metrics are often framed, by science policy analysts, economists of science as well as funding agencies, as objective and universal proxies for scientific worth, potential, and productivity.

Mega-constellations could cause scientists to miss out on crucial discoveries, warn researchers.

OpenAlex catalogues hundreds of millions of scientific documents and charts connections between them.

A minister's decision to quietly cancel projects selected by funders could damage the country's reputation, warn researchers.

Programme awarded $US50 million in rapid grants and highlights limitations in existing scientific-funding mechanisms.

If not for money, disgruntled researchers from around the world might still come to Europe for a taste of academic freedom

UC Berkeley scientists and students looked at current artificial intelligence translation systems and found that, though flawed, they have become good enough for researchers to broadly translate their work into other languages, at least the languages of the coauthors and the country in which the research was conducted. One problem: how to get permissions to translate and share, and where will these translations live online.

Inclusion of Open Science principles and guidelines in the new policy framework marks a first for the region and Africa and is set to unlock the full potential of scientific research and drive sustainable development across East Africa.

The pandemic is not a competition between companies and will not end without more-equal distribution of coronavirus vaccines.

Researchers relieved by decision to reaffirm previous spending commitments.