Nonscientists should take part in discussions about research priorities and more.

A spirit of collective enterprise in scientific research is being replaced by a rush to assign precise credit for who did what.

There needs to be a transparent and openly recorded submission and review process.

Open source now runs the world. But it still faces problems

An editorial argues that data sharing can cripple scientific progress and harm patients, but there are myriad flaws with that reasoning.

The tricks and teases academics use to entice their readers: clichés, the Bard and the phrases of the moment.

Data sharing holds incredible promise for strengthening the practice of medical research and the integrity of our clinical trial system.

Association of American Publishers complains about Cal State librarian who studies popularity of pirated scientific papers. Cal State defends its librarian.

Wikidata is a new step forward in the democratisation of access to information.

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.

Researchers have created a new system to test influential papers for reproducibility.

We all need to acknowledge racism and its heavy-handed presence in our communities. We must realize that such conversations do not belong just to minority scientists.

Dean Burnett: Some scientists argue that social media use is pointless. This scientist disagrees.

We should not have to parade ourselves on social media to please our employers or be considered enthusiastic

by The International Consortium of Investigators for Fairness in Trial Data Sharing

Balancing an academic career with the realities of a biological clock.

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.

The much-maligned practice of “double-dipping,” in which a publisher received revenue from both subscriptions and APCs, is likely to remain with us for some time.

The inconvenient truth is that scientists can achieve fame and advance their careers through accomplishments that do not prioritize the quality of their work.

Ever since Eugene Garfield first began to analyse citation patterns in academic literature, bibliometrics and scientometrics have been highly pragmatic disciplines. By that, I mean that technological limitations have restricted measurements and analyses to what is possible, rather than what is ideal or theoretically desirable. In the post-digital era, however, technological limitations are increasingly falling …

As the trade of personal health and medical data expands, it becomes necessary to improve legal frameworks for protecting patient anonymity, handling consent and ensuring the quality of data

For centuries people have been asking, “Why is there something rather than nothing?” Science has not been able to give us an answer so far. We still have to live with the basic statement that “Everything that is is, and it is as long as it keeps its identity, that is, its onticity”, which we may call the “Strong Ontic Principle”.

Enhancing trust in science through public engagement and open, transparent research is vital if we are to avoid descending into a 'post-factual society', according to Carlos Moedas, the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science.

UK scientists have had to fight to stay international before, and they must not stop now

The European Research Council has begun to evaluate the impact of its grants; others should do the same.

Nature and the Nature journals are diversifying their presentation of performance indicators.

How editors conduct peer review, how this process is evolving and whether we can trust the new players entering the field, the responsibilities of reviewers and how to recognize and reward all the effort put in to peer review.

Britain’s vote to leave the European Union is jeopardizing scientists’ funds, collaborations, staff and students; it has left the nation reeling and Europe vulnerable.

With university staff thinking about the start of the next academic year, Robert MacIntosh and Kevin O'Gorman offer some advice to staff due to arrive on campus this autumn.

UK science minister Jo Johnson was poorly received in Manchester, after a low-key speech that several attendees said contrasted sharply with a rather inspirational post-Brexit address from EU research commissioner Carlos Moedas.