The article processing charge (APC)-based version of ‘gold’ OA could be a looming threat that may deteriorate the situation even beyond the abysmal state scholarly publishing is already in right now.

To promote effective sharing, we must create an enduring link between the people who generate data and its future uses, urge Heather H. Pierce and colleagues.

Whilst a shift to gold (pay to publish) open access would deliver wider access to research, the lack of price sensitivity amongst academics presents a risk that they will be locked into a new escalating  pay to publish system.

The British Journal of Anaesthesia's unusual experiment is designed to broaden replicability efforts beyond just methods and results.

Neil Jacobs, Head of Open Science and research lifecycle at UK not-for-profit, Jisc, has been appointed as interim programme manager for cOAlition S.

The European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (Eurodoc), the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA), and the Young Academy of Europe (YAE) jointly welcome the revised implementation guidance for Plan S.

As the transition to a system for sharing knowledge that is open by default accelerates, the question “open for whom?” is essential—both to consider and to act upon.

All disciplines should follow the geosciences and demand best practice for publishing and sharing data.

While statistical significance sends the so-called significant results into the literature, the results on the other side of the threshold often disappear into the “famous file drawer”.

A North American framework for creating transformative change in the scholarly publishing industry based on initial insights from the University of California's 2018-19 negotiations with Elsevier.

Just as patients' access to journals is important,so is the access of doctors in developing countries.

University libraries around the world are seeing precipitous declines in the use of the books on their shelves.

The region already hosts some of the world's leading scientific countries, and some of its smaller states are quickly catching up.

Atomic Age would mark the start of the current geologic time unit, if proposal receives final approval.

On the eve of the European Union's parliamentary elections, a special issue examines the prospects for science across the region.

The European Union's cross-border collaborative programmes offer lessons for the rest of the world.

To the companies selling tests, the ever-evolving nature of ancestry reports is more of a feature than a bug. To consumers, it can mean an identity crisis.

Frequent rejection and a loss of control are making university staff isolated and ill, new research shows

Proactive, cosmopolitan and open, the European Union is filling a leadership void on the global stage.

Language, cultural differences and expense are common downsides in some European countries, but researchers who land in Europe love the opportunities to learn new techniques, work in a diverse setting and polish their confidence.

Nature asked nine leading Europeans to pick their top priority for science at this pivotal point. Love, money, and trust got the most votes.

Published peer review is now an available option for all PLOS journal submissions.

Support from mainstream diversity initiatives would create a virtuous circle of visibility and benefit science for all, urges Jon Freeman.

We need to let non-scientists know that science isn't based on "proof," but rather on the practice of testing and checking one another's work.

Gran Sasso lab plans to shut down two of its large experiments in 2020.

Wie die Innovationsförderung des Bundes in ein bürokratisches Ungetüm verwandelt wurde.

Former EuroScience Secretary General Peter Tindemans, argues that it is good news that the European Parliament and European Council have reached a partial agreement on the contours of Horizon Europe, the next EU R&D programme.

I attended csv,conf,v4 in Portland, Oregon in May 2019. Here are a few reflections about the conference and a bit about my talk where I shared progress from the Openscapes Champions.

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