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France Has Its OA Mandate
Frédérique Vidal, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, launched the national open science plan at the annual congress of the Association of European Research Library (LIBER).
Elsevier Serves the Global Research Community to Deliver Open Science
Dr. Jon Tennant’s June 29 article in The Guardian Online, "Elsevier are corrupting open science in Europe," raises fundamental questions about open science, and is coupled with misinformation about Elsevier’s role. Both deserve a response.
John Oliver Studies CRISPR Technology on 'Last Week Tonight'
Oliver says gene editing is "going to cure all disease or kill every last one of us".
Stencila - an Office Suite for Reproducible Research
Stencila launches the first version of its word processor and spreadsheet editor designed for researchers.
The 'Loss of Confidence Project' Offers Scientists a Place to Confess
What are researchers to do when they lose confidence in their previously published work? A new project has an answer. Will it help the replication crisis?
Clarivate Analytics Releases Citation Distribution Data Alongside Journal Impact Factors
Clarivate Analytics Releases Citation Distribution Data Alongside Journal Impact Factors
New interface shifts from journal metrics to journal intelligence, offering richer data and greater transparency for comprehensive assessment.
Peer Review: eLife Trials a New Approach
eLife authors are being invited to take part in a trial in which they decide how to respond to the issues raised during peer review.
A Leading Climate Agency May Lose Its Climate Focus
The Trump Administration appears to be removing references to climate from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s mission statement.
Forget Chess: Artificial Intelligence Is Now Debating People
New IBM system shows off argumentation skills.
Introducing the Free Journal Network: a Community-Controlled Open Access Publishing
Introducing the Free Journal Network: a Community-Controlled Open Access Publishing
The Free Journal Network was established earlier this year in order to nurture and promote journals that are free to both authors and readers and run according to the Fair Open Access Principles.
Some Science Journals That Claim to Peer Review Papers Do Not Do So
Some Science Journals That Claim to Peer Review Papers Do Not Do So
One estimate puts the number of papers in questionable journals at 400'000.
OpenUP Hub - OpenUP Blog Competition for Early Career Researchers and Students
Early career researcher or student? Tell us your ideas for the future of review, dissemination or assessment in research and win a scholarship to attend the OpenUP Final Conference in Brussels, September 5th and 6th 2018, and present your ideas!
Wide Racial Gaps Persist in College Degree Attainment
Compared to White adults in the United States, Black adults are two-thirds as likely to hold a college degree and Latino adults are only half as likely – with both groups attaining degrees at a lower rate in 2016 than White adults did back in 1990, according to a new report by The Education Trust.
U.S. Legislators Back Larger Facilities Budget for NSF
Spending bills would boost construction account without cutting research grants, marking the second year that lawmakers have rejected President Donald Trump’s plans for the agency, which called for deep cuts in 2018 and flat funding in 2019.
New Zealand Appoints First Female Chief Scientific Adviser
Biochemist Juliet Gerrard will advise the government on key science issues when she takes up the position next month.
Microsoft’s Purchase of GitHub Leaves Some Scientists Uneasy
They fear the online platform used for collaborating on research data and software will become less open, but other researchers say the buyout could make GitHub more useful.
Controversial NIH Study of "Moderate Drinking" Will Be Terminated After Scathing Report
Controversial NIH Study of "Moderate Drinking" Will Be Terminated After Scathing Report
The drinking study had raised concerns because NIH officials had solicited funding for the $100 million project from liquor companies, with the money funneled through the private NIH Foundation.
EU Set to Snub Hybrid Open-Access Journals
Horizon Europe will pay article processing charges only "for purely open-access publishing venues (i.e. not 'hybrid' journals)". The change would be controversial as it could prevent researchers from publishing in their first-choice locations.
The World’s Fastest Supercomputer Is Back in America
The US Department of Energy and IBM unveiled Summit, America’s latest supercomputer, which is expected to bring the title of the world’s most powerful computer back to America from China.
Sexual Harassment Isn’t Just About Sex: Groundbreaking Report Details Persistent Hostility Female Scientists Face
Sexual Harassment Isn’t Just About Sex: Groundbreaking Report Details Persistent Hostility Female Scientists Face
National Academies urge cultural change to curb sexist treatment of women
Sexual Harassment Is Rife in the Sciences, Finds Landmark US Study
Existing policies to address the issue are ineffective, concludes a long-awaited report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.