Let Authors Choose How to Pay for Peer Review and Publication
This essay argues that giving authors a choice between submission fees and APCs has numerous benefits.
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Tackling the Global Misinformation Crisis One Reference, One Librarian at a Time
Atlas of Open Science and Research in Finland 2019 Published
This evaluation of Finnish research organisations, research-funding organisations, academic and cultural institutes abroad and learned societies and academies examines the key indicators chosen to assess the performance on openness. Key indicators are used to provide some insights on the competences and capacity of the research system in supporting progress towards openness. Barriers and development needs are discussed, with suggestions for improvement.
Oceans Are Warming at the Same Rate As if Five Hiroshima Bombs Were Dropped in Every Second
Oceans Are Warming at the Same Rate As if Five Hiroshima Bombs Were Dropped in Every Second
The world's oceans are now heating at the same rate as if five Hiroshima atomic bombs were dropped into the water every second, scientists have said.
How the Fight over a Hawaii Mega-telescope Could Change Astronomy
Thirty Meter Telescope controversy is forcing scientists to grapple with how their research affects Indigenous peoples.
Could the Apprenticeship Levy Be the Answer to the UK's Diversity Crisis and £63bn Skills Shortage?
Could the Apprenticeship Levy Be the Answer to the UK's Diversity Crisis and £63bn Skills Shortage?
The current skills gap costs the UK £63 billion a year, with an estimated 600,000 job vacancies in digital technology alone. There are currently more FTSE100 companies being led by men called David and Steve, than companies led by women and ethnic minorities. Meanwhile, we know that companies that achieve...
The T&F Buyout of F1000 Neutralizes the Plan S Threat Infrastructures
I am tempted to think that Taylor & Francis's acquisition of F1000 should be critiqued on grounds of yet more gross for-profit consolidation in the scholarly publishing ecosystem. I believe this is true. But funders won't care. The EU wants to maintain its stance of market non-interference and I do not believe that the for-profit status of such entities bothers others like Wellcome or Gates.
Scientific Progress is Built on Failure
Learning to handle failure is just part of scientific life.
How to Tackle Academic Misconduct Among China's Top Scientists
Preventing unethical behaviour requires regulatory and institutional reforms, as well as lead researchers remaining close to work done in their name, says Futao Huang
UK Parliament Rejects Proposal to Keep Country in EU's Erasmus+ Scheme
Conservative MPs have voted against an amendment that would have required the government to negotiate continuing full membership of the EU's Erasmus+ programme, which helps students study in other countries.
Nobel Prize Winner Frances Arnold Retracts Paper, Here Is The Reaction
Arnold's move garnered praise on Twitter and showed how scientific research needs to change.
Get the Sustainable Development Goals Back on Track
At the current rate, most of the goals will not be met. Here's how the 2030 agenda can be put back on the right path.
Memo to London: 'No Cherry Picking' over Horizon Europe Membership
The European Union's top research official telegraphed a message to the UK's Brexit negotiators: When it comes to a post-Brexit deal on research cooperation, there can be "no cherry picking."
New Report on Internal Cost Reallocation Models Within the Bibsam Consortium
New Report on Internal Cost Reallocation Models Within the Bibsam Consortium
Robert van der Vooren conducted a study commissioned by the National Library of Sweden about new ways of distributing publisher contract costs to Bibsam Consortium participants. The study is intended to be a basis when the Bibsam Consortium makes cost distribution future proof for full open access publishing.
Taylor & Francis Buys F1000 Research
Taylor & Francis has acquired open research publisher F1000 Research from its founder Vitek Tracz. The acquisition sum was not disclosed.
New R&D Commissioner Aims to 'revitalise' European Research Area, for East and West
New R&D Commissioner Aims to 'revitalise' European Research Area, for East and West
The European Union's new innovation chief, Mariya Gabriel, wants to "revitalise" efforts to create a real single market for research, education and innovation, bridging the performance gap between eastern and western Europe.
The Gene Drive Dilemma: We Can Alter Entire Species, but Should We?
The Gene Drive Dilemma: We Can Alter Entire Species, but Should We?
A new genetic engineering technology could help eliminate malaria and stave off extinctions - if humanity decides to unleash it.
Springer Nature And Germany´s Projekt DEAL Finalise World´s Largest Transformative Open Access Agreement
Springer Nature And Germany´s Projekt DEAL Finalise World´s Largest Transformative Open Access Agreement
Springer Nature and Max Planck Digial Library on behalf of Projekt DEAL announce that the formal contract for the world’s largest transformative Open Access (OA) agreement to date has been signed.
Florida Joins U.S. Government in Probing Foreign Ties of Researchers
Florida lawmakers have begun an investigation into the foreign ties of researchers at the state’s universities and research institutions. The inquiry dovetails with an ongoing federal probe into whether such affiliations, notably with Chinese entities, pose a risk to the U.S. research enterprise.
Scientists Urge China to Quickly Share Data on Virus Linked to Pneumonia Outbreak
Scientists Urge China to Quickly Share Data on Virus Linked to Pneumonia Outbreak
Chinese researchers say a novel coronavirus likely sickened 59 people in Wuhan.
In 2030, We Ended the Climate Emergency. Here's How
If words make worlds, then we urgently need to tell a new story about the climate crisis. Here is one vision of what it could look and feel like to radically, collectively take action.
Articles in 'Predatory' Journals Receive Few or No Citations
Predatory publishers' papers - long feared to contaminate the literature - may have little research impact.
UC Response to Publisher Letter Opposing Immediate Open Access to Federally Funded Research
UC Response to Publisher Letter Opposing Immediate Open Access to Federally Funded Research
Ivy Anderson and Jeff MacKie-Mason, who co-chair the team overseeing UC's publisher negotiations strategy, have provided the following response to a recent open letter in which a number of commercial and society journal publishers voiced their opposition to a policy, rumored to be under discussion by the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy, that would require federally funded research be made freely available to the public immediately upon publication, rather than within 12 months as current policy stipulates. The University of California believes the public should have access to publicly-funded research, freely and immediately upon publication. We are deeply …
Mental Health in Academia: What About Faculty?
After two heart attacks in three years, an associate professor discusses the challenges of faculty life.
Russian Journals Retract More Than 800 Papers After 'Bombshell' Investigation
Russian Journals Retract More Than 800 Papers After 'Bombshell' Investigation
Academy commission's probe of domestic journals causes "conflict and tension".
Dealing with Spam Emails 'Costs Academia More Than Peer Review'
Study suggests that 'predatory' spam targeted specifically at scholars costs universities $1.1 billion annually.
Check for Publication Integrity Before Misconduct
A tool that focuses on papers - not researcher behaviour - can help readers, editors and institutions assess which publications to trust.
Climate Change Fears Propel Scientists out of the Lab and into the Streets
It's hard to know just how many scientists have turned to activism in the last few years. But many researchers say they've noticed a change.
Guidance for Research Organisations on How to Implement the Principles of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment | Wellcome
Guidance for Research Organisations on How to Implement the Principles of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment | Wellcome
Draft guidance for Wellcome-funded organisations on how to implement the core principles of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).
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