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.
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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.
Predatory Journals Hit by 'Star Wars' Sting
A number of so-called scientific journals have accepted a Star Wars-themed spoof paper.
How Do You Know What Research to Trust?
Bill Radke talks to Paul Basken, science policy reporter for the Chronicle of Higher Education, about how we should consume news that reports on scientific research.
The Battle for Free Knowledge
The issue regarding free access to academic journals and content is growing increasingly contentious, with founders of sites that enable this facing the might of the law. But should knowledge be exclusive?
Science Cloud Needs Some Solidity
The European Commission has offered funding for an internet for research data. But it’s unclear what it expects to get for its money.
Researchers Can Now Publish Interactive Plotly Figures in F1000
F1000 is reducing the open access publishing charges for all articles containing an interactive Plotly figure by 50%.
Do Last Week's European Copyright Votes Show Publishers Have Captured European Politics?
Do Last Week's European Copyright Votes Show Publishers Have Captured European Politics?
A small change would open up a whole new class of works for which publishers could demand payment for the use of small snippets, apparently including works that the author had released under an open access license.
14 Podcasts That Take Science Seriously
From an audio version of a peer-reviewed journal to 60-second crash courses, these are the best science podcasts.
A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective on Emergent and Future Innovations in Peer Review
A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective on Emergent and Future Innovations in Peer Review
Examining the functionality of a range of social Web platforms, and comparing these with the traits underlying a viable peer review system.
On Blacklists and Whitelists
Experts debate how best to point researchers to reputable publishers and steer them away from predatory ones.
Tracking the Evolution of Reference Resources
A new study from Oxford University Press further documents the decline of reference resources, a category of scholarly material more than ready for an innovative era in its evolution.
Science to Participate in bioRxiv’s Manuscript Transfer Service
Authors will have the opportunity to submit their manuscripts directly for consideration to Science.
Spain, the European Exception: 'Economic Miracle' & Scientific Suicide
Spanish researchers are still waiting for the full implementation of a law which was approved six years ago.
Research Funding: The Case for a Modified Lottery
On awarding research funds on the basis of a modified lottery in which peer review is used to identify the most meritorious proposals, from which funded applications are selected by lottery.
Have We Been Hacked By Sci-Hub?
Recent announcements from the creator of Sci-Hub raise the distinct possibility that Scholarly Publishers have been systematically compromised.
The Reproducibility of Research and the Misinterpretation of P-Values
Science is endangered by statistical misunderstanding, and by university presidents and research funders who impose perverse incentives on scientists.
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