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Few Open Access Journals are Plan S Compliant
Much of the debate on Plan S seems to concentrate on how to make toll access journals open access, taking for granted that existing open access journals are Plan S compliant. We suspected this was not so, and set out to explore this using DOAJ's journal metadata. We conclude that an overwhelmingly large majority of open access journals are not Plan S compliant, and that it is small HSS publishers not charging APCs that are least compliant and will face major challenges with becoming compliant. Plan S need to give special considerations to smaller publishers and/or non-APC-based journals.
Pay to Publish Open Access: On the DEAL-Wiley Agreement
Details of the contract between the German consortium DEAL and Wiley reveal that the transformative nature of this new big deal may come at a high cost.
Researchers Can Now Transfer Wellcome Grants Outside the UK
Alyson Fox, the Director of Grants at Wellcome, explains why they're changing their policy on transferring grants to ensure research can thrive in the UK, EU and beyond.
'Post-normal' Science Requires Unorthodox Communication Strategies, Study Says
'Post-normal' Science Requires Unorthodox Communication Strategies, Study Says
Proposals to fight malaria by "driving" genes that slow its spread through mosquitoes is a high-risk, high-reward technology that presents a challenge to science journalists, according to a new report aimed at stimulating a fruitful, realistic public discussion of "post-normal" science and technology.
Well-formed.eigenfactor.org : Visualizing Information Flow in Science
Well-formed.eigenfactor.org : Visualizing Information Flow in Science
Information-aesthetic explorations of emerging patterns in scientific citation networks. A cooperation between the Eigenfactor® Project (data analysis) and Moritz Stefaner (visualization).
Patricia Falcone Talks About Women in Science on 'She Roars' Podcast
Leading scientist Patricia Falcone speaks with podcast host Margaret Koval about the importance of college mathematics, early research experience and clear communications.
One Couple's Tireless Crusade to Stop a Genetic Killer
When Sonia Vallabh lost her mother to a rare disease, she and her husband, Eric Minikel, set out to find a cure.
Groundbreaking Deal Makes Large Number of German Studies Free to Public
Groundbreaking Deal Makes Large Number of German Studies Free to Public
New contract gives researchers access to Wiley's journals and makes their papers open access
What's New with Peer Review on ORCID
ORCID has provided peer review functionality for going on three years. Peer review recognition is part of our broader commitment to improve recognition for all research contributions. It’s something that reviewers feel strongly about too.
Elsevier's High Profit Model Makes them Anti-Open
Elsevier argues that they make their citation data available through their subscription database, Scopus, and that “[…] Elsevier cannot make such a large corpus of data, which it has added significant value to, available for free."
International Collaboration Publishes Concept Design for a Post-LHC Future Circular Collider at CERN
International Collaboration Publishes Concept Design for a Post-LHC Future Circular Collider at CERN
Today, the Future Circular Collider (FCC) collaboration submitted its Conceptual Design Report (CDR) for publication.
Glaciers Are Retreating. Millions Rely on Their Water.
Glaciers are crucial sources of water for people and crops in Central Asia. But global warming is causing glaciers there and around the world to shrink every year.
Nature Beats Nurture when It Comes to Causing Diseases
Scientists dive into trove of insurance claims data to determine what causes most diseases.
How Much Can Forests Fight Climate Change?
Trees are supposed to slow global warming, but growing evidence suggests they might not always be climate saviours.
Payouts Push Professors Towards Predatory Journals
If South Africa truly wants to encourage good research, it must stop paying academics by the paper.
Fundamentals of Data Visualization
A guide to making visualizations that accurately reflect the data, tell a story, and look professional.
The Blind Spot of Science is the Neglect of Lived Experience - Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser & Evan Thompson | Aeon Essays
Editors of Informetrics Resign at Elsevier and Start New Journal
Today the entire editorial board of Informetrics, a major publication in the field of Scientometrics and Informetrics, has unanimously resigned their position. In the future they will dedicate their time to a new full open access journal: Quantitative Science Studies.
Lab Severs Ties With James Watson, Citing 'Unsubstantiated and Reckless' Remarks
In a recent documentary, the Nobel Prize-winning geneticist doubled down on comments he made a decade ago, then apologized for, regarding race, genetics and intelligence.
ETH-Präsident Reagiert Auf Mobbingfall: "Professoren Sollen Führungskurse Absolvieren"
ETH-Präsident Reagiert Auf Mobbingfall: "Professoren Sollen Führungskurse Absolvieren"
Der Mobbingfall an der ETH Zürich veranlasst den neuen Präsidenten Joël Mesot zu einer Massnahme.
Amplifying the Voices of Women in Medicine
The field has plenty of talented women, but to reach leadership roles they must have visible and recognizable roles within medicine and in the public
Editorial Mutiny at Elsevier Journal
Following in the footsteps of linguistics journal Lingua, the editorial board of the Elsevier-owned Journal of Informetrics has resigned and launched a rival journal that will be free for all to read.
Tracking the Popularity and Outcomes of All BioRxiv Preprints
Tracking the Popularity and Outcomes of All BioRxiv Preprints
Though the popularity and practical benefits of preprints are driving policy changes at journals and funding organizations, there is little bibliometric data available to measure trends in their usage. This study collected and analyzed data on all preprints that were uploaded to bioRxiv.org in the past five years.
Crowdfunding Research Flips Science's Traditional Reward Model
Scientists who have historically been at a disadvantage when pursuing traditional funding sources are now the most successful at sourcing money from the public.
Research Grants on Hold As US Government Shutdown Persists
Agencies including the National Science Foundation are without funding
Women As Leaders in Academic Institutions: Personal Experience and Narrative Literature Review
Women As Leaders in Academic Institutions: Personal Experience and Narrative Literature Review
For the last 12 years, I have had the pleasure and privilege to serve as the Director of the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) and as a professor at the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (ETH) Zurich and Lausanne (EPFL). My affiliations have afforded me a rare opportunity to observe the structure and governance of academic institutions and to reflect on my own experience in institutional leadership. I have attempted to place my experience in the context of the literature on leadership, particularly that relating to women and academia. On the basis of my experience and reading, I make some recommendations for women faculty, for women in positions of institutional leadership in academia, and for academic institutions. I am deeply convinced that greater participation by women (and members of other under-represented groups) in institutional leadership is needed if academia is to make a meaningful contribution to addressing the huge challenges that face humanity.
Research Funding Bodies: Review of Good Practice in Organisational Design and Governance
Research Funding Bodies: Review of Good Practice in Organisational Design and Governance
This study presents a review of international evidence on best practice in organisational design of research and innovation funding bodies.
Software Citations Now Available in Zenodo
We are proud to announce the release of enhancements which significantly facilitate scientific software citation and discovery.