A Surprising Amount of Medical Research Isn’t Made Public. That's Dangerous.
When the results of clinical trials aren’t made public, the consequences can be dangerous — and potentially deadly.
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7 Functionalities the Scholarly Literature Should Have
As a regular user of the scholarly literature since before the internet, I have closely followed its digitization. I find it rather frustrating that some of the most basic functionalities are still excluded.
The Plan to End Science’s Pernicious #Manel Problem
In the past few months, three high-profile science conferences have ignited internet ire for their lack of representation of women.
Research in the Age of Open Science
UK leads drive towards more open way of sharing science, says Jo Johnson
Fraud Scheme Uncovered in China
The Chinese government finds almost 500 researchers guilty of misconduct in relation to a recent spate of retractions from a cancer journal.
Why the Open Access Movement in Agriculture Matters
From fungal networks sharing information and resources connecting all living things to the open source paradigm: Agroecology needs Open Access.
Budget Chief Wants to Protect Research from Cuts in 2021-2027 Budget Cycle
Günther Oettinger says research should be the only programme spared spending cuts as the EU weighs how to make up for losing the UK’s €11B per annum contribution.
Support from Swiss Funder
SNSF grant-holders may deposit their scientific data in any recognized digital archive (commercial or not) that meets the FAIR principles.
How Better Training Can Help Fix the Research Reproducibility Crisis
Giving researchers the data skills they need to share, review, and validate each other’s work, writes Erin Becker.
Linking Academic Research With the Public and Policy-Makers
It’s time for a global movement that pushes academic research beyond journal paywalls so it makes a difference in the world.
ELife Joins Substance Consortium to Support Development of Open-Source Online Content-Editing Tools
ELife Joins Substance Consortium to Support Development of Open-Source Online Content-Editing Tools
By joining the consortium, eLife will support the introduction of innovative new tools to help expand the current online open scholarly infrastructure.
Scientific Integrity Must Be Defended, Our Planet Depends on It
To conserve Earth's remarkable species, we must also defend the importance of science and scientific integrity.
Peer Review Is a Black Box. Let's Open It Up
A new paper argues that journal publishers should become much more transparent about their peer review practices.
Don't Run Biomedical Science as a Business
Science should abandon its assembly-line mentality and rebuild for quality, not quantity, argues Michele Pagano.
Changing Publishing Ecologies
A landscape study of new university presses and academic-led publishing.
Text Mining of 15 Million Full-Text Scientific Articles
An analysis of 15 million English scientific full-text articles published during the period 1823-2016.
Case Study on Researcher Strategies Against Fear of Scooping in the Context of Open Science
Case Study on Researcher Strategies Against Fear of Scooping in the Context of Open Science
Openness requires trust in close peers, but not necessarily in research community or society at large.
A Monograph for Tomorrow
Open access looks set to shake up the humanities and social sciences book landscape for the better.
Einstein’s Little-Known Passion Project? A Refrigerator
Humanity might have saved itself a lot of trouble in the long run by investing in the Einstein-Szilard approach to cooling water with fire.
What Do the 2014 REF Results Tell Us About the Relationship Between Excellent Research and Societal Impact
What Do the 2014 REF Results Tell Us About the Relationship Between Excellent Research and Societal Impact
The 2014 REF results show only a very weak relationship between excellence in research and achieving societal impact.
Termination of Contracts with Elsevier 2017
A list of instutions cancelling their contracts with Elsevier by the end of 2017.
From Mandates to Platforms: Have Funders Lost Patience With Publishers?
Publishing platforms from The Wellcome Trust, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the European Commission alter Open Access.
The Tao of Open Science for Ecology
The field of ecology is poised to take advantage of emerging technologies that facilitate the gathering, analyzing, and sharing of data, methods, and results.
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