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Putin Tightens Control over Russian Academy of Sciences
New procedures give president final say in academy's elections.
The Secrets of a Top Salary in Science
The highest-earning academics aren’t necessarily those who do the most research.
'Of All the Categories of Fake News, Health News Is the Worst'
Misinformation about well-being is particularly rife, and particularly dangerous.
Elsevier Victory over Sci-Hub ‘Shows Research Is Corporate Asset’
Stanford professor says $15 million lawsuit victory will not engender sympathy for publishing giant
'Exaggerations' Threaten Public Trust in Science
David Spiegelhalter, president of Royal Statistical Society, says sloppy attitude to statistics leads to misleading claims and draws parallels to rise of fake news
Decision by Europe’s Top Court Alarms Vaccine Experts
Patients can plead their case for damages even in the absence of scientific evidence, European Court of Justice rules
Cancer Studies Pass Reproducibility Test
Project probing whether high-impact papers can be replicated releases latest results
Journal Science Releases Guidelines for Publishing Scientific Studies
The journal published guidelines on Thursday aimed at reducing scientific misconduct and at making studies easier to check and replicate.
Elsevier Wins $15 Million in Copyright Suit Against Piracy Sites
No Defendant has appeared or answered the Complaint.
Evidence-Informed Policy Making
Feeding high-quality evidence into policy making remains difficult, but is essential for improving public interventions.
In a World Ruled by Rumour, it Is Vital that Scientists Speak with Humility and Clarity
In a World Ruled by Rumour, it Is Vital that Scientists Speak with Humility and Clarity
Facts are the science world’s stock-in-trade, but in an era of fake news it is ever more important to build public trust by avoiding exaggerated claims and jargon.
Clarivate Analytics Announces Landmark Partnership with Impactstory
Novel public/private partnership connects researchers to verified versions of an estimated 18 million new open access articles from Web of Science.
Is Your Job About To Disappear?
Use this tool to find out if robots are the future of your profession.
US Court Grants Elsevier Millions in Damages from Sci-Hub
Some doubt that the publishing giant will see any money from the pirate site.
Pay-to-view blacklist of predatory journals set to launch
Private firm says its watchlist of untrustworthy journals will be objective and transparent — but not free.
University of Tokyo Scientist Hit by Anonymous Allegations Fights Back
Biologist Yoshinori Watanabe publishes extensive response
Science's Quality-Control System under Attack
Lengthy publication delays, theft of rivals’ research, allegations of shoddy reviewing, and even the faking of reviews are raising new questions about a decades-old scientific tradition
Don’t Let Europe’s Open-Science Dream Drift
Now that the major players have agreed to the giant European Open Science Cloud, it’s time to get the project moving.
China Cracks Down on Fake Peer Reviews
Funding agencies announce harsh penalties and stronger policing efforts.
Microsoft Academic Is on the Verge of Becoming a Bibliometric Superpower
Last year, the new Microsoft Academic service was launched. Sven E. Hug and Martin P. Brändle look at how it compares with more established competitors such as Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science.