Significance thresholds and the crisis of unreplicable research

The science and engineering workforce has aged rapidly, both absolutely and relative to the workforce, which is a concern if the large number of older scientists crowds out younger scientists.

A webinar on how to access and engage with content and the importance of open access to scholarly research communication.

A matched-control analysis of papers containing problematic image duplications.

A new Council of Graduate Schools report that highlights the lack of career development support at many institutions also offers some useful resources.

Consider biomedical preclinical and clinical research, in which the trusted service involves the exchange of papers, data, software, reagents, and so on.

A systematic approach to identifying and analyzing scientists on Twitter.

Using public information about the identities of 9000 editors and 43000 reviewers from the Frontiers series of journals, we show that women are underrepresented in the peer-review process.

An assessment of existing impact metrics and proposed improvements.

Sci-Hub is used by different populations and for a number of different reasons and that there is still a lack of access to the published scientific record.

Elsevier and CWTS benchmark report on researchers perspectives on data sharing and data sharing practices

The political left and right share an interest in science in general, but not science in particular. the political left and right share an interest in science in general, but not science in particular.

A new report published today by Elsevier and CWTS provides a benchmark overview of data sharing perceptions and practices among researchers.

Springer Nature has developed a standardised, common framework for the research data policies of all its journals.

A new policy paper by LERU on why and how societal impact has always been, is and will remain, a core task of universities.

A report providing guidance to the NSF on how to best encourage ethical practices in scientific and engineering research, utilizing big data research methods and infrastructures.

A review showing that some metrics in widespread use cannot be used as reliable indicators research quality.

The revised Code addresses recent and emerging challenges emanating from technological developments, open science, citizen science and social media, among other areas.

Analysis of research performance through a gender lens across 20 years, 12 geographies, and 27 subject areas.

Research policy observers are increasingly concerned about the potential impact of current academic working conditions on mental health, particularly in PhD students. One in two PhD students experiences psychological distress; one in three is at risk of a common psychiatric disorder.

Over a 27-year period, 10% of NIH grants generate a patent directly but 30% generate articles that are subsequently cited by patents.

Baby boomers and retirement policies are contributing to overall aging, and the trend is likely to continue.

Wellcome Trust annual analysis of the Charity Open Access Fund spend.

A Review of Approaches and Experiences.

But the pressure to publish might not be such a problem after all.

Gender-bias in peer reviewing might persist even when gender-equity is reached because both male and female editors operate with a same-gender preference whose characteristics differ by editor-gender.

A cross-sectional comparison of characteristics of potential predatory, legitimate open access, and legitimate subscription-based biomedical journals.

Monitoring top EU based R&D investing companies benchmarking them with top investors located in other parts of the world.

The trend is indicative of a growing usage of general scientific jargon.

A study analysing digital transformation in the publishing industry found that 25 per cent of publishers see themselves as 'lagging' behind the rest of the industry.