Germany Seeks ‘Big Flip’ in Publishing Model
Over the last 2 years more than 150 German libraries, universities, and research institutes have formed a united front trying to force academic publishers into a new way of doing business.
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Announcing the new British Library Research Data Strategy
Our vision for the British Library is that research data are as integrated into our collections, research and services as text is today. The
Fostering Reproducibility in Industry-Academia Research
Cultural differences between industry and academia can create or increase difficulties in reproducing research findings.
Would You Rent Your Lab Equipment?
Virtual sharing and equipment loans are making access to vital research tools easier.
I Was an Exxon-Funded Climate Scientist
A new study confirms what many already know: Exxon for years sowed uncertainty and doubt about climate change in the public. Should scientists reject certain funding sources?
A Bold Open-Access Push in Germany Could Change the Future of Academic Publishing
A Bold Open-Access Push in Germany Could Change the Future of Academic Publishing
Consortium hopes to make all German-authored papers free to read by paying annual fee.
The Unbearable Emptiness of Tweeting
Enthusiasm for using Twitter as a source of data in the social sciences extends to measuring the impact of research with Twitter data being a key component in the new altmetrics approach.
The Walls Around Us - Why Cambridge University Press' Predicament Demands Attention
The Walls Around Us - Why Cambridge University Press' Predicament Demands Attention
The recent attempt by China to censor scholarship points to a growing set of challenges in information dissemination. Blaming the publisher obscures these issues.
Can We Stop Saying Reviewers Are Unpaid?
Reviewing is an implicit part of vaguely-defined jobs.
A Unified Definition of Open Peer Review
A unified definition of open peer review – an author and reviewer in conversation
Let's Keep Saying It, and Say It Louder: REVIEWERS ARE UNPAID
For the record, I do peer reviews! For free!
National Goals and Guidelines for Open Access to Research Articles
The government’s goal is that all pubclicly funded Norwegian research articles should be made openly available by 2024, and the government has established guidelines and measures for open access to research articles.
It Turns Out That Knowing More About Science Doesn't Correct Misbelief
New study casts doubts on whether more information about science can really change someone's mind.
ReFigure – Connecting Scientific Insights Across the Web
An open-source browser extension for linking, curating and sharing scientific insights across publishers.
Why Diversity Programs Fail
Companies get better results when they ease up on the control tactics. It’s more effective to engage managers in solving the problem, expose them to people from different groups, and encourage social accountability for change.
Scientific Journals: Rename the Impact Factor
Rather than repealing or replacing the impact factor, its producers should rename it to reflect its intended function more accurately.
Science Envoy Resigns in Protest at Trump Policies
Energy researcher Daniel Kammen faults US president’s positions on climate change and energy and his failure to condemn white supremacists.
In A 'Forgotten Experiment,' Biologists Almost Launched the Preprint Revolution
In A 'Forgotten Experiment,' Biologists Almost Launched the Preprint Revolution
A historian recounts the National Institutes of Health's 1960s pilot test of exchanging unreviewed manuscripts, and how publishers killed it.
Encouraging Palaeontologists to Stop Hiding the Bones
New preprint services could bring niche scientific communities into the open.
How Journals Treat Papers from Researchers Who Committed Misconduct
Nature Plants explains how it handled a manuscript coauthored by Patrice Dunoyer, a biologist with multiple retractions to his name.
A Long Journey to Reproducible Results
Replicating our work took four years and 100,000 worms but brought surprising discoveries, explain Gordon J. Lithgow, Monica Driscoll and Patrick Phillips.
Science Should Be Taught Like Art or Music
If we can get our minds around Premier League statistics, we can handle experimental science, writes physics professor Tom McLeish
Complex Network Visualisation for the History of Swiss Interdisciplinarity
Complex Network Visualisation for the History of Swiss Interdisciplinarity
Mapping research funding in Switzerland
Universities Are Broke. So Let’s Cut the Pointless Admin and Get Back to Teaching
The meaningless tasks and faux-business strategies prioritised by British universities have skewed their real role, writes André Spicer
Elon Musk and AI Leaders Call for a Ban on Killer Robots
Leaders in the fields of AI and robotics, including Elon Musk and Google DeepMind’s Mustafa Suleyman, have signed a letter calling on the United Nations to ban lethal autonomous weapons.
Is Science Broken? Or Is It Self-Correcting?
Two years ago this month, news of the replication crisis reached the front page of the New York Times.
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