Had I Been Editor in Chief
Had I Been Editor in Chief
i recently applied for the editor in chief position at Psychological Science. i didn't get it, but i got far enough to be asked to write a vision statement, responding to eight prompts.
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Self Promotion for Introverts: Getting Your Research Message Out There While You Stay in
Self Promotion for Introverts: Getting Your Research Message Out There While You Stay in
The University of Melbourne’s Visualise Your Thesis competition (VYT) challenges graduate researchers to come up with an “elevator pitch”, in the form of a succinct and attractive audio-visual, digital object to distil the central theme of their research.
Wellcome Global Monitor 2018
The world's largest study into how people around the world think and feel about science and major health challenges.
ETH Apologises for Postdoc Job Advert Demanding 'Nature Paper'
Swiss university has signed San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, which says academics should not be judged on the journals they publish in
Rejected Article Tracking with the CrossRef API
Nothing burdens the heart of a journal editor more than rejecting an article. Partly, this is because you know you're giving someone…
We Tried to Publish a Replication of a Science Paper in Science. The Journal Refused
Our research suggests that the theory that conservatives and liberals respond differently to threats isn't actually true.
Binder with Zenodo
Interactive and reproducible repositories powered by Zenodo and Binder.
Scientific Research Shouldn't Sit Behind a Paywall
The public pays taxes to support research; they should be able to access the results
Universities Earned Just $75 Million from IP in 2017, but Spent $5.7 Billion on R&D
Universities Earned Just $75 Million from IP in 2017, but Spent $5.7 Billion on R&D
Canada’s top universities and research institutes spent $5.7 billion on research and development (R&D), but generated less than $75 million from licensing their innovations in 2017. That’s an average return on investment of 1.3 per cent.
Do the Best Academics Fly More?
Academic flying is often justified on the basis that international conferences and travel are important to the production of new knowledge. However, there is no clear relationship between the amount of travel undertaken by academics and the quality of their research.
Publishers Fail to Stem Tide of Illicit ResearchGate Uploads
Berlin-based academic network faces court action in US and Germany, and lost more than €12 million (£10.7 million) in 2017, accounts show.
Open Science Graphs for FAIR Data IG
The goal of the Open Science Graphs Interest Group (OSG IG) is to build on the outcomes and broaden the challenges of the Data Description Registry Interoperability (DDRI) and Scholarly Link Exchange (Scholix) RDA Working Groups to investigate the open issues and identify solutions towards achieving interoperability between services and information models of Open Science Graph initiatives.
Men Need Not Apply: University Set to Open Jobs Just to Women
A Dutch engineering university is taking radical action to increase its share of female academics by opening job vacancies to women only.
Gender Trends in Computer Science Authorship
A comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of Computer Science literature reveals that, if current trends continue, parity between the number of male and female authors will not be reached in this century.
Increasing Open Access Publications Serves Publishers' Commercial Interests
Increasing Open Access Publications Serves Publishers' Commercial Interests
Open access publishing still profits publishers, with little added value for researchers.
The Effect of BioRxiv Preprints on Citations and Altmetrics
Article finds that bioRxiv-deposited journal articles received a sizeable citation and altmetric advantage over non-deposited articles.
How Do Monographs Fit with the Open Access Agenda?
By 2021, the major UK funders will have implemented policies and mandates on OA monographs, joining a growing international list.
New Database Helps Clarify Journal Policies
Researchers can see at a glance the rules they’ll need to follow if they submit to a particular journal.
What the History of Copyright in Academic Publishing Tells Us About Open Research
What the History of Copyright in Academic Publishing Tells Us About Open Research
Science historian Aileen Fyfe explores how copyright has become intertwined with scholarly publishing.
Assessing the Size of the Affordability Problem in Scholarly Publishing
The prices for open access publishing are high and are rising well beyond inflation. What has been missing from the public discussion so far is a quantitative approach to determine the actual costs of efficiently publishing a scholarly article using state-of-the-art technologies, such that informed decisions can be made as to appropriate price levels.
New Center Aims to Create a More Transparent Approach to Research Assessment
At Elsevier's International Center for the Study of Research, experts will examine research using metrics and other qualitative and quantitative methods.
Make Scientific Data FAIR
All disciplines should follow the geosciences and demand best practice for publishing and sharing data.
France Most Skeptical About Science and Vaccines, Global Survey Finds
Sluggish economy and unemployment could explain French pessimism about science's job-boosting power.
How a Single Paper Affects the Impact Factor: Implications for Scholarly Publishing
How a Single Paper Affects the Impact Factor: Implications for Scholarly Publishing
Study finds high Journal Impact Factor (JIF) volatilities for hundreds of journals annually due to their top-cited paper.
The Future of OA Books - White Paper
A global Springer Nature survey of more than 2,500 academic book authors provides in-depth insights into attitudes towards open access.
The Gold Rush: Why Open Access Will Boost Publisher Profits
Whilst a shift to gold (pay to publish) open access would deliver wider access to research, the lack of price sensitivity amongst academics presents a risk that they will be locked into a new escalating pay to publish system.
Top 10 Academic Institutions in 2018: Normalized
This ranking shows which institutions might be punching above their weight in producing high-quality research.
Schweizer "Read and Publish"-Vertrag Mit RSC Soll Vollständig Geheim Bleiben
Schweizer "Read and Publish"-Vertrag Mit RSC Soll Vollständig Geheim Bleiben
Als Michael Hengartner, Präsident swissuniversities und Rektor der Universität Zürich an der Open Access Konferenz Schweiz 2018 gefragt wurde, ob er im Sinne von Open Access auch die kommenden Vert…
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