'Free Internet' for Germany Despite US Repeal
Some experts say the US decision to repeal net neutrality rules could open the floodgates to a multi-speed internet in Europe.
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Most Scientific Editors Still Come from US or UK
Lack of international representation on scientific journals' editorial boards has persisted since 1985.
10 Human Rights Priorities for the Information and Communications Technology Sector
10 Human Rights Priorities for the Information and Communications Technology Sector
A primer on the most relevant, urgent, and probable human rights impacts for the ICT sector and opportunities for positive impact.
Grad Tuition Waiver Tax Dead, Student Loan Interest Deduction Saved in Final GOP Bill
The 9 Best Academic Blogs
Academic cultural critique is best served in blog form and there are a slew of academic blogs waiting to dish. We’ve picked 9 of the best academic blogs.
Knowledge Exchange Report: About Federated Research Data Infrastructures (FRDI)
Knowledge Exchange Report: About Federated Research Data Infrastructures (FRDI)
The latest report of the Knowledge Exchange initiative presents an overview and a synthesis of the evolving landscape of "Federated Research Data Infrastructures".
Breaking the Web and Killing Innovation
Even lobbyists admit that’s the plan behind the extra EU copyright for news.
How Can you Spot a Predatory Journal?
How can one discern if the paper that they are reading is from a predatory journal or not?
An Open Letter from Freelancers at Nautilus Magazine
As of December 13, we are writers and editors awaiting payment from Nautilus magazine for a collective debt totalling $50,000. Some of us have been waiting to be paid for more than a year.
FNR's Marc Schiltz Elected as New Science Europe President
Schiltz takes over the presidency from Michael Matlosz, who was President of the organisation from 2015 to 2017.
Why Are We Working So Hard to Open up Science? A Personal Story.
Discussing the negative impacts of inaccessible outcomes, unavailable data, and doctored results in advancing science in general, and that impact in very concrete personal terms.
The Future of Academic Publishing and Advice for Youthful Researchers
An interview presents the perspectives of Jonathan Tennant, an early-career researcher.
Ken Caldeira Explains Why the Tax Overhaul Could Cripple the U.S. As a Leader in Science
Macron to Award US Climate Scientists 'Make Our Planet Great Again' Grants
"It Gnaws Away at Me": Female Scientists Report a Horrifying Culture of Sexual Assault
Arxiv Vanity – Read academic papers from Arxiv as web pages
Arxiv Vanity renders academic papers from arXiv as responsive web pages so you don’t have to squint at a PDF.
CORE Aggregates the World's Open Access Research Papers
Offering seamless access to millions of open access research papers, enrich the collected data for text-mining and provide unique services to the research community.
Spotting Shady Statistics
When statistical fudging is buried in the way data are sliced and diced after the fact or put through tortured analysis in a search for significant results.
Open Journal Systems Is Not for Sale
With the recent acquisition of bepress by Elsevier, we’ve been asked by a number of people if Open Journal Systems is next.
National Security, the Assault on Science, and Academic Freedom
An report on US threats to academic freedom in science, particularly in the areas of international scholarly exchange and climate science.
Rwanda's First All-Female University Is Training Up The Next Generation Of Women Leaders
The "Gender Factory"
How the Swiss education system (re)produces inequalities between women and men.
Interview with Professor John Ioannidis
Research practices, quality in research and researcher commitment are among the topics covered in this inspiring interview.
Open Citations Letter
In an open letter scientometricians make a call to scholarly publishers to make the reference lists of the articles they publish openly available.
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