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In this Perspective, Thomas C. Südhof describes some of the current challenges to the peer review system that have endangered public acceptance of science and discusses possible avenues to addressing these challenges.
A few hours ago, 50 months after Elsevier submitted a patent application for an “Online peer review system and method” the patent was awarded to the company.
UC Davis and CDL Investigation of the Institutional Costs of Gold Open Access
A system of academic endorsement based on blockchain technology would be decoupled from the publication process, which would allow expeditious appraisal of all kinds of scientific output in a transparent manner without relying on any central authority.
There needs to be a transparent and openly recorded submission and review process.
Currently, there is no record of previous submission of a paper to other journals and the comments it might have received in the journey to the final publication. A paper that might have been rejected by three or four journals goes into press, and people hear about the results without any of the background scientific debate and conversation that led to this publicatio.
We present a deeper view of our 2015 financials, covering publishing and non-publishing expenses. As part of our ambition to change how science publishing works, especially among highly selective journals, we hope that being transparent about our costs will help to set a future course for research communication that is efficient and sustainable.
Authorea, a new collaborative tool, could revolutionize scientific authorship
The tricks and teases academics use to entice their readers: clichés, the Bard and the phrases of the moment.
How much German universities and research organisations spent on open access publication fees.
Study showing open access papers have a 50% greater citation advantage than articles behind paywalls.
The much-maligned practice of “double-dipping,” in which a publisher received revenue from both subscriptions and APCs, is likely to remain with us for some time.
A mission-based, independent publisher standing for fairness and return approximately 25% of revenue to the research community.
How to manage the research-paper deluge? Blogs, colleagues and social media can all help.
The impact factor is a poor measure of a journal's quality, and academics say it should either be overhauled or done away with entirely.
How do you edit Barack Obama? The Chronicle spoke to the editor in chief of a journal that published the president’s article on the future of health-care reform on Monday.
The goal being to avoid contributing further to the inappropriate focus on journal IFs.
Analysis finds citation rankings can be very misleading.
Wellcome Trust looks to save money and time communicating the research it funds.
Research papers in the life sciences have become increasingly dense, potentially making them harder for reviewers to understand.
APCs are priced to reflect what the market will bear, which may or may not having anything to do with actual cost, since the “journal’s editorial and technical processes” are only one factor in the overall pricing.
'Trap’ URLs can help publishers to catch automated downloading, but critics say that the approach is clumsy.
Academic publishers argue they add value to manuscripts by coordinating the peer-review process and editing manuscripts — but a new preliminary study suggests otherwise.
Sci-Hub has gained fame and notoriety for enabling free access to over 45 million paywalled articles and book chapters, purportedly collected through use of institutional log-in credentials.
A homeopathy journal was recently booted from the list of respectable scientific titles — but why was it among the ranks in the first place?
Pressure to publish short articles removes details, leaves readers confused.
Using the Finnish Research Output as an Example
Universities and colleges should stop using the quantity of published articles as a measure of academic performance. Researchers and respectable journals should not cite articles from predatory journals, and academic library databases should exclude metadata for such publications.
