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Sexual Harassment of Women in Academia

Sexual Harassment of Women in Academia

This study's report presents a comprehensive review of the research, experiences, and effects of sexual harassment on women and their careers in science, engineering, and medicine.

Europe Expanded the "No Elsevier Deal" Zone and This Could Change Everything

Europe Expanded the "No Elsevier Deal" Zone and This Could Change Everything

One of the effects of the national negotiations happening in Europe is cracking the secrecy around the costs of the big publisher deals - and growing academic awareness of the case for change.

Learn How to Keep the STEM Door Open for Your Daughter

Learn How to Keep the STEM Door Open for Your Daughter

Regardless of her interests, it's easy to get your daughter interested in science and math. The author of 'Count Girls In' provides easy ways to promote STEM for girls.

Meritocratic Publishing: Open Access and Tackling Discrimination in Academia

Meritocratic Publishing: Open Access and Tackling Discrimination in Academia

The problem with peer review is that, despite its rigor, it suffers from bias because reviewers are competing for the same recognition and resources.

The Preprint Dilemma: Good for Science, Bad for the Public? A Discussion Paper for the Scientific Community

The Preprint Dilemma: Good for Science, Bad for the Public? A Discussion Paper for the Scientific Community

This essay is an appeal to the scientific community - researchers, publishers and communicators - to take stock and engage in a discussion of the wider impacts of preprint.

Data Management Checklist

Data Management Checklist

Are you looking after your research data? This simple graphic provides a checklist of the key activities and requirements for making sure your research data is well managed.

Generation R: Forming Open Scientists and Shaping Science Systems

Generation R: Forming Open Scientists and Shaping Science Systems

Generation R is a new editorial platform based on themes, blogposts and learning resources. Its editor, Simon Worthington, answers questions concerning its scope and organization.

An Open Science Future - Europe Leads the Way

An Open Science Future - Europe Leads the Way

An outline of Hindawi's submitted proposal in response to the European Commission’s tender to launch a new publishing platform.

Global Educational Inequality Fuels the Demand for Open Science

Global Educational Inequality Fuels the Demand for Open Science

Despite the expansion of global Internet coverage and open access journals, research from outside of the United States and Europe is underrepresented.

‘Look happy dear, you’ve just made a discovery’ - Physics World

‘Look happy dear, you’ve just made a discovery’ - Physics World

Sarah Tesh and Jess Wade describe Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s highs and lows, as revealed in her recent IOP President’s Medal lecture.

DOI Restricts Scientists From Attending Scientific Conferences

DOI Restricts Scientists From Attending Scientific Conferences

The Department of Interior (DOI) and two agencies under the DOI have carried out policies that block or restrain federal scientists from attending or presenting at scientific conferences.

"Elsevier Is Trying to Co-Opt the Open Science Space, and We Shouldn't Let Them"

"Elsevier Is Trying to Co-Opt the Open Science Space, and We Shouldn't Let Them"

Involving Elsevier in the European Open Science Monitor is a grave mistake according to palaeontologist Jon Tennant.

European Academies Call for a Clear and Inclusive Definition of 'Associated Countries' in Horizon Europe

European Academies Call for a Clear and Inclusive Definition of 'Associated Countries' in Horizon Europe

The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) has submitted feedback to the European Parliament with suggestions for concrete amendments to the Proposal for the Regulation establishing Horizon Europe.

New Report Says Individual Research Results Should Be Shared With Participants More Often

New Report Says Individual Research Results Should Be Shared With Participants More Often

When conducting research involving the testing of human biospecimens, investigators and their institutions should routinely consider whether and how to return individual research results on a study-specific basis through an informed decision-making process, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Understanding Open Knowledge in China: A Chinese Approach to Openness?

Understanding Open Knowledge in China: A Chinese Approach to Openness?

This paper examines the development of open knowledge in China through two case studies: the development of Chinese open access (OA) journals, and national-level OA repositories.

Quarter of universities not reporting on potential malpractice - News from Parliament

Quarter of universities not reporting on potential malpractice - News from Parliament

Science and Technology Committee publish report on research integrity

Preprints in Europe PMC: Reducing Friction for Discoverability

Preprints in Europe PMC: Reducing Friction for Discoverability

From July 2018, the Europe PMC repository will start indexing preprints.

Glass: The Chemist's Best Friend

Glass: The Chemist's Best Friend

Where would we be without our glassware? Tabitha Watson looks through the history and current state of chemistry's favourite amorphous solid.

Unpersuasive: Why Arguing About Climate Change Often Doesn't Work

Unpersuasive: Why Arguing About Climate Change Often Doesn't Work

In the US, where political parties have increasingly staked claims on one side of the issue or the other, beliefs may be more about belonging than facts.

Response to President Paul Hofheinz of The Lisbon Council regarding Elsevier and the Open Science Monitor

Response to President Paul Hofheinz of The Lisbon Council regarding Elsevier and the Open Science Monitor

The story so far regarding the opinion piece in The Guardian expressing deep concerns with Elsevier as the sole contractor for the new European Commission Open Science Monitor.

DEAL and Elsevier Negotiations: Elsevier Demands Unacceptable for the Academic Community

DEAL and Elsevier Negotiations: Elsevier Demands Unacceptable for the Academic Community

"Elsevier is still not willing to offer a deal in the form of a nationwide agreement in Germany that responds to the needs of the academic community in line with the principles of open access and that is financially sustainable," says Horst Hippler, the lead negotiator and spokesperson for the DEAL Project Steering Committee.

France Has Its OA Mandate

France Has Its OA Mandate

Frédérique Vidal, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, launched the national open science plan at the annual congress of the Association of European Research Library (LIBER).

Clarivate Analytics Releases Citation Distribution Data Alongside Journal Impact Factors

Clarivate Analytics Releases Citation Distribution Data Alongside Journal Impact Factors

New interface shifts from journal metrics to journal intelligence, offering richer data and greater transparency for comprehensive assessment.