After ASAPbio, Cell Press CEO Emilie Marcus was left with many questions about preprint servers and her company's policy towards them.

In their response to the EU’s Competitiveness Council’s Conclusions of May 27, 2016, the publishers expressed numerous deep concerns.

The establishment of an agency in Indonesia that will support 'frontier research' is a welcome development, argues Dyna Rochmyaningsih.

The current movement to replicate results is crippled by a lack of agreement about the very nature of the word “replication” and its synonyms.

Young scientists are expected to change country and jobs every few years on average to get a chance to progress their academic career. Mobility in science stems from a long tradition. It is favoured for bringing very enriching experiences. But post docs and their scientific work do not always benefit from mobility. Here, EuroScientist looks into how being on the move every few years affects the life of researchers and looks at ways of enhancing work/life balance.

Harassment drove me out of physics 30 years ago and little has changed. Why is scientific sexism so intractable?

Women outnumber men in a raft of science courses – but when they start their careers, they find many insurmountable barriers.

The controversies surrounding Sci-Hub touch on many hot-button topics in librarianship. This primer lays out multiple perspectives on the issues.

David Matthews considers a flurry of ‘threats’ to the conveyor belt of arrivals and what Western campuses can do to shockproof their systems.

Lessons learned and future thoughts on open access in humanities and social sciences.

There are better solutions to the “reproducibility crisis” in research

Nick Hillman offers academics advice on managing expectations and ensuring that their research has a big impact

Scientists, journal editors, and funders of research are talking about a once-heretical idea: preprint publishing for biologists.

How might Web technology change the publishing industry? Ask the inventor of the World Wide Web.

The reality of academia is stifling the passion and creativity needed both to enjoy science, and to do it well.

Overtime pay for postdoctoral scientists is welcome — but could mean fewer positions.

After failing to be shortlisted for several jobs, a black British lecturer decided to apply to universities using a ‘whitened name’

Purchase of research repository has horrified open access advocates who fear acquisition marks attempt to maintain control over publishing

Steph Wright wonders if it is better to speak your mind or to hold your tongue

Revisiting the past can help to inform ideas of the present: science without consensus would be chaos. But the price of consensus is eternal vigilance against complacency, and a willingness to contemplate the road otherwise not travelled.

Being open about failure is one thing, but we must also look at how we define success, says Shahidha Bari

Institutional review boards have long governed research ethics, but do they need to evolve in the digital age?

Piece reflecting the opinions of researchers, funders, and journals.

To make research more accessible, separate the review and dissemination processes.

Evolve governance structures, practices and metrics to accelerate innovation in an era of digital connectivity, writes Martin Curley.

Governments need to tighten regulation if the sharing of clinical-trial data is to succeed.

European funding has made up for a shortfall in U.K. science spending

Has teaching been the poor cousin of research for too long?

The present system means researchers with useful characteristics such as caution and humility may find it harder to get grants

If the work is properly monitored, there is no reason not to trust the results