Embargoes allow journals, universities, nonprofits, and corporations to decide what’s important — and when. That should be up to journalists.

Congress is poised to approve a massive piece of legislation that would provide the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with $4.8 billion over the next decade for a set of research initiatives, including brain and cancer research and efforts to develop so-called precision medicine treatments that are tailored to an individual’s genetic makeup.

John Wiley & Sons Inc. announced today plans to require ORCID iDs as part of the manuscript submission process for a large number of journals. Beginning in winter 2016, more than 500 Wiley journals using ScholarOne Manuscripts will require the submitting author (only) to provide an ORCID identifier (iD) when submitting a manuscript. Wiley is proud to be the first major publisher to join other stakeholders that have signed ORCID’s open letter.

On behalf of UK institutions, Jisc Collections has signed an agreement with Elsevier, covering access to research publications. The five-year, opt-in agreement offers subscription access to around 2,116 journals on Elsevier’s ScienceDirect online platform.

Every scientist wants his or her paper to appear in Cell, Nature or Science. In today’s scientific world, being associated with such publications is synonymous with prestige and excellence, opening doors to top positions and coveted awards.

Experiments are invaluable and have, in the past, shown the consensus opinion of experts to be wrong. But those who fetishize this methodology can also impair progress toward the truth.

The rise of predatory conferences

Scientific publications are getting more and more names attached to them

Women and men are equally able to perform excellent frontier research. This is the view of ERC Scientific Council. Each process within the ERC - from creating awareness about the ERC to signing of grant agreements – is designed to give equal opportunities to men and women. To monitor gender balance in ERC calls, in 2008, the ERC set up a dedicated working group. 

Bylines on scientific papers are multiplying, but this doesn't reflect more science being done

Making up names and CVs is one of the latest tricks to game scientific metrics.

As the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rises comes into force this month, these are the universities that have, between 2011 and 2015, produced the environmental science research with the greatest impact

An unexpected autumn statement windfall for research, innovation and industrial strategy has given scientists their first bit of cheer for a while

Lengthy titles of journal papers are a turn-off for fellow academics and lead to fewer citations, claims new analysis 

Twenty percent of medical researchers do up to 95 percent of the peer reviewing.

A judge has ordered Marie-Ève Maille to provide names and transcripts from her study on a wind farm

A good idea is important of course, but much of the success of a start-up enterprise relies on it setting up in the right place.

How a corrosive culture keeps women out of leadership positions on math journals

Microsoft is putting its considerable financial and engineering muscle into the experimental field of quantum computing as it works to build a machine that could tackle problems beyond the reach of today’s digital computers.

Following a £2 billion research pledge, questions remain around commitment to boost science investment.

Pressure to barrel through a PhD can make taking a break seem daunting — but there are ways to limit career damage.

New group aims to unite political foes to stop federally funded animal studies.

Prime minister will unveil strategy to boost technology industry in effort to reach out to sceptical business leaders.

Davide Vannoni is barred from offering a controversial stem-cell therapy in Italy but may be continuing his work abroad.

The first articles have gone live on Wellcome Open Research; 15 of them in total, with more submissions in the pipeline.

Biologists in particular are writing their papers in a less formal style.

Parliamentary panel also says new Brexit department needs science adviser

What do Godzilla and scientific peer review have in common? Each ought to be collapsing under its own weight, yet somehow they stand.

Theresa May is being warned not to use scientists and academics as pawns in negotiations over Brexit.

Cap at current spending levels could spell 'end of science in Brazil', researchers say.