Bibliometrics for the 20 highest performing authors in Multidisciplinary Science.

A new study confirms what many already know: Exxon for years sowed uncertainty and doubt about climate change in the public. Should scientists reject certain funding sources?

Virtual sharing and equipment loans are making access to vital research tools easier.

Here's how.

Companies get better results when they ease up on the control tactics. It’s more effective to engage managers in solving the problem, expose them to people from different groups, and encourage social accountability for change.

An open-source browser extension for linking, curating and sharing scientific insights across publishers.

A former Google engineer’s memo on diversity reveals psychological blind spots, not biological differences, says Debbie Chachra.

As foreign-born Ph.Ds and post-docs ponder their future in an uncertain political climate.

Open science is becoming more and more prevalent. Critics, however, think this approach makes it easier to steal somebody else’s ideas.

Mapping research funding in Switzerland

Internal agency report cites problems with implementing 2007 law aimed at curbing scientific misconduct.

Good management can make an enormous difference in the success and productivity of any team.

Not content with impersonating IRS agents, phone scammers now are pretending to work for the NIH, telling victims that they’ve won a grant but must pay a fee in order to get the money.

A recent book took aim at accelerating administrative demands and the internalized expectation of measurable productivity that have eroded the quality of academic life and work. Is there a corollary for scholarly publishing?

These are some issues that males simply do not have to face. The "anxiety gap" exists for a reason, and it is not about biology.

It’s very far from perfect, but major changes for the better are underway.

Scholarly work cited in patent literature and the value of the patents as perceived by the applicants of 200 leading global research institutions.

It’s a dirty open secret in academia. Scholars work very hard to prove their work is worth taxpayers’ money, but then publish it in journals that are prohibitively expensive—not just for taxpayers but academics themselves.

A new project to convert PDF to XML with high accuracy by complementing existing tools with computer vision technology.

Research dollars don't stay locked up in academia and government labs. R&D collaborations with the private sector are common – and grow the innovation economy.

Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein would have bridled under today's research funding bureaucracy. It's time to allow scientists to indulge their curiosity again.

From fungal networks sharing information and resources connecting all living things to the open source paradigm: Agroecology needs Open Access.

Perverse career incentives steer researchers toward publishing more articles – and away from other important goals.

UK leads drive towards more open way of sharing science, says Jo Johnson

As a regular user of the scholarly literature since before the internet, I have closely followed its digitization. I find it rather frustrating that some of the most basic functionalities are still excluded.

SNSF grant-holders may deposit their scientific data in any recognized digital archive (commercial or not) that meets the FAIR principles.

By joining the consortium, eLife will support the introduction of innovative new tools to help expand the current online open scholarly infrastructure.

Should faculty members participate in the “world university rankings” industry?

The only thing that matters is your IF.

Life scientists told us whether they would like to share and read computationally reproducible research articles.