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In the 3rd installment of career-focused articles, scientists who completed books as experienced researchers reflect on how their networks paved the way for—and grew during—the publishing process.
In the 2nd installment of 3 career-focused articles, scientists contemplate why a book project was the perfect addition to the dynamic middle stage of their professional journeys.
In the 1st installment of 3 career-focused articles, scientists who completed books as early-career researchers reflect on the positive outcomes the experience had on their professional development.
The lessons of decades of research into assessment and feedback haven't tracked across into the practice of peer review. Why not?
Widespread mockery of AI-generated rat in one paper brings problem to public attention.
An inclusive view of preprints and published articles leads to a research ecosystem that is greater than the sum of the parts.
Initiative "supports Springer Nature's broader commitment to research transparency and open sharing".
Peer review is crucial for academic communities to ensure high-quality research. Drawing on 39 semi-structured interviews, the study investigates how reviewers for three publishing outlets in psychology experience the tension between community responsibility and various priorities of a more individual kind.
Unverifiable researchers are a harbinger of paper mill activity. While journals have clues to identifying fake personas, there isn’t a standard template for doing so.
Authorship plays a central role in the credibility and career progression of academics. Yet as Joseph Mellors and Stroma Cole argue, restrictive authorship practices risk perpetuating inequalities and sidelining important contributions to knowledge.
Five developments that illustrate how the relationship between sustainability and scholarly publishers is changing over time.
Analysis finds ‘implausibly high’ numbers of papers from many top scientists.
Fake papers are “poisoning the well” for these gold-standard syntheses, researchers say.
