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Duration and Quality of the Peer Review Process: The Author's Perspective

Duration and Quality of the Peer Review Process: The Author's Perspective

An analysis of data from 3500 review experiences submitted by authors to the SciRev.sc website.

Tim Berners-Lee: I Invented the Web. Here Are 3 Things We Need to Change to Save It

Tim Berners-Lee: I Invented the Web. Here Are 3 Things We Need to Change to Save It

It has taken all of us to build the web we have, and now it is up to all of us to build the web we want – for everyone

Funders Need to Take More Responsibility for the Efficiency of the Research They Fund

Funders Need to Take More Responsibility for the Efficiency of the Research They Fund

A new study has found that funding agencies are not as open as they could be about what they are doing to prevent this waste and that governments responsible for the public money they distribute are not holding them to account.

Inefficient Scientific Peer Review Process Takes 4 Months on Average

Inefficient Scientific Peer Review Process Takes 4 Months on Average

Academics often complain about how long it takes for a paper to undergo peer reveiw. A publication reveals several striking observations based on these experiences.

Springer Nature SciGraph: Supporting Open Science and the Wider Understanding of Research

Springer Nature SciGraph: Supporting Open Science and the Wider Understanding of Research

Pioneering semantic platform with Linked Open Data to serve the needs of the research community.

Brazil Now A Global Leader In Gender Equality In Science

Brazil Now A Global Leader In Gender Equality In Science

Brazilian women are leading the world when it comes to a key measurement on science, surpassing the ranking of the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union.

Springer Nature Becomes Largest Publisher to Open up All Reference Lists

Springer Nature Becomes Largest Publisher to Open up All Reference Lists

Working closely with Crossref, Springer Nature will make the metadata for reference lists available across all academic books and owned journals.

The Secret to Making Family Life Compatible with an Academic Career

The Secret to Making Family Life Compatible with an Academic Career

Starting a family has less influence than before on the pursuit of an academic career for researchers.

China Faces Science Reform Challenges, Including Favoritism

China Faces Science Reform Challenges, Including Favoritism

In this Policy Forum, Cong Cao and Richard P. Suttmeier highlight the immense work and challenges China will encounter as it attempts to reform its scientific and technological development strategy.

At 10, Europe’s ‘Excellence’ Fund Faces Calls for Change

At 10, Europe’s ‘Excellence’ Fund Faces Calls for Change

The European Research Council has earned a reputation for quality—and for being risk averse

Photo Project Spotlights Scientists from Under-Represented Groups

Photo Project Spotlights Scientists from Under-Represented Groups

Campaign on Wikipedia seeks to reveal the hidden faces of female scientists and those from minority ethnic groups.

Google Confirms Its Acquisition of Data Science Community Kaggle

Google Confirms Its Acquisition of Data Science Community Kaggle

Google today said it is acquiring Kaggle, an online service that hosts data science and machine learning competitions.

In Crowdfunding It’s Backers That Predict Market Success

In Crowdfunding It’s Backers That Predict Market Success

The number of backers a product attracts during crowdfunding predicts its financial success in the marketplace – not the amount of money raised.

The History of Women in Science Shows Us the Fight Is Worth It

The History of Women in Science Shows Us the Fight Is Worth It

The ability to participate in science has always been political. On International Women’s Day, scientists must decide how best to defend women’s rights

Patchy Progress on Fixing Global Gender Disparities in Science

Patchy Progress on Fixing Global Gender Disparities in Science

‘Leaky pipeline’ stands the test of time, with overall progress for women in research continuing at a crawl.

Quantifying the Effect of Editor–Author Relations on Manuscript Handling Times

Quantifying the Effect of Editor–Author Relations on Manuscript Handling Times

Prior co-authorship relations have a large and significant influence on manuscript handling times, speeding up the editorial decision on average by 19 days.