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A peer-to-peer website aims to disrupt the author-services industry.
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It is time to update US biomedical funding
It is time to update US biomedical funding
The effects of federal budget cuts provide an opportunity to revisit the funding structure of the National Institutes of Health.
A single market for European research
A single market for European research
European collaboration is not far behind that in the United States, but there is still work to be done on cross-border funding and financial inequalities, says Paul Boyle.
More cuts loom for US science
Laura Niedernhofer is counting her pennies. The mid-career molecular biologist moved last year to the Scripps Research Institute's campus in Jupiter, Florida - a risky decision that saw her building a new laboratory group at a time when the US government was cutting its support for science.
Route too costly, UK report says
The route to open-access publishing endorsed by the British government puts unacceptable strains on research budgets at a time of funding shortages. The report also argues for more transparency and competition in the costs of publishing research.
A world where everyone has a robot: why 2040 could blow your mind
Technological change is accelerating today at an unprecedented speed and could create a world we can barely begin to imagine.
Academics fall short in reporting results of clinical trials
Only one-third of trials at US medical centres are reported within two years of completion.
Put innovation science at the heart of discovery
The success rate of discoveries would be improved if we could find out how to innovate.
A bridge to business
PhD holders should not underestimate their value to industry and the business sector.
Karolinska's vice-chancellor resigns over case of controversial surgeon
Anders Hamsten, has resigned after acknowledging that he mishandled the prestigious Swedish institute's investigation into controversial surgeon Paolo Macchiarini.
Biologists urged to hug a preprint
ASAPbio meeting discusses the ins and outs of posting work online before peer review.
Obama makes risky bid to increase science spending
Many research advocates worry that the proposal could backfire in the face of political opposition.
ArXiv rejections lead to spat over screening process
High-profile physicist says his students' papers were wrongly rejected by the preprint server's volunteer moderators.
Does it take too long to publish research?
Scientists are becoming increasingly frustrated by the time it takes to publish a paper.
A tragedy of errors
Mistakes in peer-reviewed papers are easy to find but hard to fix.
Academics across Europe join 'Brexit' debate
If the United Kingdom leaves the EU, researchers throughout the bloc will feel the effects.
Faking it
In the face of routine rejection, many scientists must learn to cope with the insidious beast that is impostor syndrome.
How quality control could save your science
It may not be sexy, but quality assurance is becoming a crucial part of lab life.
Don't let transparency damage science
Stephan Lewandowsky and Dorothy Bishop explain how the research community should protect its members from harassment, while encouraging the openness that has become essential to science.
Research gets increasingly international
Big US report documents increases in international collaboration and Chinese science output.
Insider's view of faculty search kicks off discussion online
A Harvard professor reveals how his hiring committee whittles down the pile of job applications.
Repetitive flaws
Scientists who submit grant applications to the NIH will be required to explain the scientific premise behind their proposals and defend the quality of their experimental designs.
The science to look out for in 2016
Space missions, carbon capture and gravitational waves are set to shape the year.
Big ideas for better science
We asked four researchers who made the news in 2015 what they would change about how science gets done.
Open journals that piggyback on arXiv gather momentum
Peer-review platforms built around online pre-print repositories spread to astrophysics.
The unsung heroes of scientific software
Creators of computer programs that underpin experiments don’t always get their due — so the website Depsy is trying to track the impact of research code.
Dutch lead European push to flip journals to open access
Academic consortia urge faster changes in scholarly publishing.
Transparent peer review at Nature Communications
Starting Jan 2016 Nature Communications will publish peer reviews alongside with the paper.
What's in a journal name?
Scientists debate the merits of deleting journal names from their publication lists.
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