We Need a GitHub for Academic Research
The academic paper has some inherent limitations—chief among them, that it can provide only a summary of a given research project.
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The Stars Are Aligning
An overview of recent events and the current state of preprints in the scholarly communications landscape.
Five Reasons Blog Posts Sre of Higher Scientific Quality than Journal Articles
In this blog, I will examine the hypothesis that blogs are, on average, of higher quality than journal articles.
Five Reasons Blog Posts Are of Higher Scientific Quality Than Journal Articles
Open data, code, materials and other reasons make blog posts score better on some core scientific values.
Drama Over How Eels Navigate Highlights Problems in Science Publishing
Drama Over How Eels Navigate Highlights Problems in Science Publishing
You might see science as splashy headlines and a barrage of new results—but in the background are people with emotions and ambitions, politics, and a system that promotes publishing novel findings above all. A new paper on eel navigation highlights some of these systemic troubles.
Is Elsevier Committed to Open Access?
As per a new open access policy, all academic research from Dutch scientists should be made available under gold open access by 2024.
How a Browser Extension Could Shake Up Academic Publishing
Creators of a free tool that locates open-access versions of research articles are hoping to make scholarly publishers rethink their business models.
Composing Reproducible Manuscripts Using R Markdown
eLife now accepting manuscripts in R Markdow at innovation@elifesciences.org.
Green Is Not the New Gold: Beware of False Models for Open Access
Column by Maria Leptin, Director of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Standardising and Harmonising Research Data Policy in Scholarly Publishing
Standardising and Harmonising Research Data Policy in Scholarly Publishing
Springer Nature has developed a standardised, common framework for the research data policies of all its journals.
Anarchy and Exploitation in Scientific Communication
Technology, greed, a lack of clear rules and norms, hyper-competitiveness and a certain amount of corruption have resulted in confusion and anarchy in the world of scientific communication.
What are the Barriers to Post-Publication Peer Review?
At ScienceOpen, we have over 28 million article records all available for public, post-publication peer review (PPPR), 3 million of which are full-text Open Access. But is there anything we can do to increase its usage and adoption as part of a more open research culture?
Bringing the Power of LaTeX and Git to All Researchers
Authorea seeks to marry the ease of writing on Word or Google Docs with the power of LaTeX, HTML, and Git.
Science Funders Plunge Into Publishing
The European Commission, which spends more than €10 billion annually on research, may set up a “publishing platform” for the scientists it funds, in an attempt to accelerate the transition to open-access publishing in Europe.
Should Artificial Intelligence Be Used in Science Publishing?
Advances in automation technology mean that robots and artificial intelligence programs are capable of performing an ever-greater share of our work,
European Commission Considering Leap into Open-Access Publishing
Commission may follow Wellcome Trust and Gates Foundation in establishing a rapid-publication platform.
In Praise of ‘B’ Journals
Academic publishing is becoming more about establishing a pecking order and less about pursuing knowledge.
Google’s AI Explosion in One Chart
Surging investment in machine learning is vaulting Google into the scientific stratosphere.
Citation Cartels ad The Mafia of Scientific Publishing
Citation cartels are groups of researchers and journals that team up with the specific intent of affecting the number of citations their publications receive.
Gates Foundation Announces Open-Access Publishing Venture
Global health charity is latest funder to start its own publishing ‘channel’ — and the European Commission is considering its own service.
Authors Can Now Submit a Preprint to BioRxiv While Submitting to eLife
eLife has made it possible to submit the work first to eLife and then post the manuscript directly to bioRxiv.
The Shackles of Scientific Journals
It is common practice for medical researchers to hoard results for months or years until research is published in an academic journal. Even then, the data underpinning a study are often not made public.
Potential Predatory and Legitimate Biomedical Journals: Can You Tell the Difference?
Potential Predatory and Legitimate Biomedical Journals: Can You Tell the Difference?
A cross-sectional comparison of characteristics of potential predatory, legitimate open access, and legitimate subscription-based biomedical journals.
Science Sting Exposes How Corrupt Some Journal Publishers Are
In the latest ploy, a group of researchers in Poland tried to seat a fictional scholar onto the editorial boards of 360 academic publications.
A Scholarly Sting Operation Shines a Light on ‘Predatory’ Journals
When Dr. Fraud applied to 360 randomly selected open-access academic journals asking to be an editor, 48 accepted her and four made her editor in chief.
Predatory Journals Recruit Fake Editor
An investigation finds that dozens of academic titles offered 'Dr Fraud' — a sham, unqualified scientist — a place on their editorial board.
Medical School to Examine whether Professor Published Paper Partly Written by Chemical Company
Medical School to Examine whether Professor Published Paper Partly Written by Chemical Company
Court documents suggest Monsanto helped “ghost write” paper
Mixed Progress on Digital Transformation
A study analysing digital transformation in the publishing industry found that 25 per cent of publishers see themselves as 'lagging' behind the rest of the industry.
Predatory Journals: Exposing the Flaws in Academic Research
The constant demand for predatory journals has now exposed significant flaws in the academic research establishment that questions the integrity of the research system.
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