Racism is at the heart of the United States' inequality.

The Open Publishing Fest, held over two weeks in May 2020, was a great success with over 150 events from all over the world and a huge variety of topics. The fest really brought people together and injected some charm into the communities life at an otherwise bleak time. With this in mind here ar

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From solving attribution issues to understanding terms of service, here are some welcomed tips from Europeana, the Getty Museum, and Newfields.

The ISC's Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science (CFRS) has released a statement on ethical responsibilities of scientists at a time of global threat.

#BlackintheIvory offers proof that academia needs to do better. Now we just need to do the work.

Efforts to block research on climate change don't just come from the Trump political appointees on top. Lower managers in government are taking their cues, and running with them.

Organs of some who die after over a month in hospital sustain 'complete disruption', peers told.

A look at all the vaccines that have reached trials in humans.

Wednesday June 10 has been designated a day of action in STEM and in academia in support of Black lives. Non-Black, non-Indigenous people in STEM and academia are invited to dedicate their working hours to formulating a plan of ACTION for how to join the struggle to ensure that Black lives matter.

Experts give their opinion on what risks are worth it in the age of coronavirus.

As marchers in the United States and around the world filled the streets this past week to protest against police brutality and racial injustice, Black scientists grieved openly on social media, calling for action on racism in society and in science.

This week The Scholarly Kitchen Chefs step off stage in order to spotlight research and researchers writing about racism from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Today's spotlight is the "Racism in Medicine" issue of The BMJ.

We invite researchers and data scientists focused on Coronavirus and COVID-19 vaccines and drugs, as well as clinical research, to freely access these solutions.

The platform evaluates these journals’ peer-review procedures and invites journal editors to provide such information for inclusion in the database.

News coverage of scientific studies can be misleading. Here's how to tell the good from the bad.

Published scientific research, like any piece of writing, is a peculiar literary genre.

How virtual classrooms and dire finances could alter academia: the first chapter in a week-long series on science after the pandemic.

In an interview, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases expressed optimism on some fronts, and concern on others.

Communicate your support for #BlackLivesMatter: Dos, don'ts, and resources.

The CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science highlights the importance of leadership in the face of the current social unrest.

The neuroscientist who advises Independent Sage on Covid-19 discusses the predictive power of his mathematical modelling.

Easy-to-understand comic explains how rigorous science is peer-reviewed and published.  Hint: it's not via YouTube.

Data and infographic updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

A platform to analyze the relationship between the evolution of the COVID-19 epidemic and the information dynamics on social media.

Major scholarly publishers have invested substantially in preprints in recent years, integrating preprint deposit into manuscript submission workflows.

How a star explosion may have shaped life on Earth.

Scientists from both countries must rise above political rhetoric for the sake of all, says Xiao-Nong Zhou.

Inside the U.S. and Panama's long-running collaboration to rid an entire continent of a deadly disease.

How to stand out in the fast-growing throng.