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Swiss Consortium Pledges 216,000 Eur to DOAJ and SHERPA/RoMEO
The Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries, comprising sixteen libraries and the Swiss National Science Foundation, is the third national consortium to commit to the SCOSS initiative.
Elsevier Agrees to First Read-and-Publish Deal
A Norwegian consortium has signed a new kind of subscription deal with Elsevier that includes open-access publishing - a first for the publisher. But the new rights come at a cost.
Congress Wants to Protect You from Biased Algorithms, Deepfakes, and Other Bad AI
Only a few legislators really know what they're talking about, but it's a start.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) IF/THEN Ambassadors
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) IF/THEN Ambassadors
The AAAS IF/THEN Ambassadors program furthers women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics by empowering current innovators and inspiring the next generation of pioneers.
Three-year Trial Shows Support for Recognizing Peer Reviewers
Thousands of Nature referees have chosen to be publicly acknowledged.
'Friendly' Reviewers Rate Grant Applications More Highly
Swiss funding agency banned applicant-nominated referees after a 2016 study found evidence of bias. Those results are now being made public.
Statisticians Want to Abandon Science's Standard Measure of 'Significance'
For years, scientists have declared P values of less than 0.05 to be "statistically significant." Now statisticians are saying the cutoff needs to go.
Open Science: European Universities Have More Homework to Do on Data Handling
Open Science: European Universities Have More Homework to Do on Data Handling
According to the latest data from the European University Association (EUA), only few higher education institutions have policies on research data management in place.
OAI11 - CERN-UNIGE Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (19-21 June 2019)
OAI11 - CERN-UNIGE Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (19-21 June 2019)
The CERN-UNIGE Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication will be held at University of Geneva in June 19th-21st 2019. The main theme of this edition is: Open Science - its impact and potential as a driver for radical change.
Paul Greengard, 93, Nobel Prize-Winning Neuroscientist, Is Dead
His 15-year quest to understand how brain cells communicate provided the underlying science for many antipsychotic drugs.
#MeToo Controversy Erupts at Archaeology Meeting
Society's new antiharassment policy doesn't include mechanisms for protecting survivors of past abuse if harasser attends meeting.
Launch of the Global Alliance of Open Access Scholarly Communication Platforms to Democratize Knowledge
Launch of the Global Alliance of Open Access Scholarly Communication Platforms to Democratize Knowledge
A new momentum is emerging in the dissemination of scientific knowledge worldwide. The GLOALL carries a vision to promote the development of multilingual scholarly communication standards, products and services.
About University Journals
Fourteen universities from five European countries started a collaboration to set up University Journals as an alternative to the current journal system that requires authors to transfer their copyright or charges article processing charges.
Thousands of Scientists Back "young Protesters" Demanding Climate Change Action
How Katie Bouman Accidentally Became the Face of the Black Hole Project
The project included more than 200 researchers around the world, about 40 of them women, including Dr. Bouman.
Impact Factors Are Still Widely Used in Academic Evaluations
Survey finds that 40% of research-intensive universities mention the controversial metric in review documents - despite efforts to dampen its influence.
World Impact Rankings
The Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings assess universities against the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Calibrated indicators are used to provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons across three broad areas: research, outreach, and stewardship. This first edition includes more than 450 universities from 76 countries.
Exposing DOI Metadata Provenance
DOI metadata provenance is describing the history of a particular DOI metadata record, i.e. what changes were made when and by whom. This information is now stored and provided via an API for all DOI registrations since March 10, 2019.
Black Hole Picture Captured for First Time in Space Breakthrough
Network of eight radio telescopes around the world records revolutionary image.
That Image of a Black Hole You Saw Everywhere Today? Thank This Grad Student for Making It Possible
That Image of a Black Hole You Saw Everywhere Today? Thank This Grad Student for Making It Possible
The effort wouldn't have succeeded without Katie Bouman, who developed a crucial algorithm and helped devise imaging methods.
Few Open Access Journals Are Compliant with Plan S
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. This question was examined using Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) metadata. The conclusion was that a large majority of open access journals are not Plan S-compliant, and that it is small publishers in the SSH that will face the largest challenge with becoming compliant.
Shell Quits Trade Group over Climate-Change Positions
Shell, citing its positions on climate change, quits an industry trade group. But critics say the oil giant should leave other trade groups as well. Shell said it used four markers in evaluating its trade group memberships: support for the Paris climate agreement, support for carbon taxes, policies encouraging low-carbon technologies and a continuing role for natural gas, which now makes up more than half of Shell’s business.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Leaders Violated Conflict-of-Interest Rules, Report Finds
Memorial Sloan Kettering Leaders Violated Conflict-of-Interest Rules, Report Finds
A policy review follows months of turmoil at the cancer center, which pledged an overhaul, including new rules on public disclosure and limits on outside profits.
Elsevier Chief: End Citation Fixation to Halt 'salami Publishing'
YS Chi claims publisher's shift to recognise research quality over quantity left a void that has been filled by others happy to publish insubstantial work
College Cyber-defences Hacked in Two Hours
Sensitive research and personal data is obtained in test cyber-attacks on UK universities.
Most European Universities Failing to Monitor Open Access Costs
Survey finds that European institutions have open access policies in place - but far fewer have specific targets systems to check their progress.