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Hundreds of 'predatory' Journals Indexed on Leading Scholarly Database

Hundreds of 'predatory' Journals Indexed on Leading Scholarly Database

Scopus has stopped adding content from most of the flagged titles, but the analysis highlights how poor-quality science is infiltrating literature.

Unequal Burden: How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Adding to Women's Workloads

Unequal Burden: How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Adding to Women's Workloads

A new report for UN Women shows that women have seen a larger increase in unpaid work than men due to COVID-19.

Risk of Being Scooped Drives Scientists to Shoddy Methods

Risk of Being Scooped Drives Scientists to Shoddy Methods

Models suggest that the race for quick results and the importance of being the first to publish is leading to lower scientific standards.

How Open Access Can Help Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) " Library Policy and Advocacy Blog

How Open Access Can Help Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) " Library Policy and Advocacy Blog

Access to information, and libraries as institutions that deliver it, are key to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

A Nobel Laureate Shares 10 Rules for Being an Effective Mentor of Young Research Scholars

A Nobel Laureate Shares 10 Rules for Being an Effective Mentor of Young Research Scholars

Nobel Laureate Robert Lefkowitz shares 10 golden rules gleaned from a half century of mentoring hundreds of research trainees.

From Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe: Why It is Not Yet "business As Usual" for UK Universities

From Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe: Why It is Not Yet "business As Usual" for UK Universities

Thanks to the Brexit deal, it is likely that UK researchers will gain access to the Horizon Europe programme and EU research funding. Will this suffice for UK higher education institutions to return to pre-Brexit participation levels?

Ten Computer Codes That Transformed Science

Ten Computer Codes That Transformed Science

From Fortran to arXiv.org, these advances in programming and platforms sent biology, climate science and physics into warp speed.

AI-based Citation Evaluation Tools: Good, Bad or Ugly?

AI-based Citation Evaluation Tools: Good, Bad or Ugly?

What are the pitfalls of using AI as a citation evaluation tool?

Should We Use AI to Make Us Quicker and More Efficient Researchers?

Should We Use AI to Make Us Quicker and More Efficient Researchers?

Paper Digest is a new research tool that uses artificial intelligence to produce summaries of research papers.