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Improving Research Assessment in the Triage Phase of Review
Improving Research Assessment in the Triage Phase of Review
Universities and research funders are increasingly reconsidering the relevance and importance of researchers' contributions when assessing them for hiring, promotion or funding.
Study: Concept of Faculty Fit in Hiring is Vague and Potentially Detrimental to Diversity Efforts
Study: Concept of Faculty Fit in Hiring is Vague and Potentially Detrimental to Diversity Efforts
Study finds the concept of faculty fit in hiring is vague and potentially detrimental to diversity efforts.
Open Access Uptake by Universities Worldwide
This study presents indicators of open access at the institutional level for universities worldwide. By combining data from Web of Science, Unpaywall and the Leiden Ranking disambiguation of institutions, it tracks OA coverage of universities' output for 963 institutions.
How Gödel's Proof Works
His incompleteness theorems destroyed the search for a mathematical theory of everything. Nearly a century later, we're still coming to grips with the
A New Understanding of Herd Immunity
The portion of the population that needs to get sick is not fixed. We can change it.
Reanalysis of Tweeting Study Yields No Citation Benefit - The Scholarly Kitchen
Reanalysis of Tweeting Study Yields No Citation Benefit - The Scholarly Kitchen
Scientific authorship comes with benefits, but also responsibilities. If authors are unwilling to explain their work, editors must step up to defend their journal.
The CDC is an Apolitical Island. That's Left It Defenseless Against Trump
The CDC is an Apolitical Island. That's Left It Defenseless Against Trump
The CDC struggles with structural and cultural issues that have left the agency ill-equipped to fend off political attacks or to build up political capital.
"Stunned, Very Confused": Two More Journals Push Back Against Impact Factor Suppression
"Stunned, Very Confused": Two More Journals Push Back Against Impact Factor Suppression
At least two more journals are fighting decisions by Clarivate — the company behind the Impact Factor — to suppress them from the 2019 list of journals assigned a metric that many rightly or wrongly consider career-making.
How Scientific Societies Are Weathering the Pandemic's Financial Storm
How Scientific Societies Are Weathering the Pandemic's Financial Storm
As conference cancellations cut revenue, some scholarly organizations are fighting to stay afloat.
'Huge Hole' in COVID-19 Testing Data Makes It Harder to Study Racial Disparities
New and Atypical Combinations: An Assessment of Novelty and Interdisciplinarity
New and Atypical Combinations: An Assessment of Novelty and Interdisciplinarity
Novelty indicators are increasingly important for science policy. This paper challenges the indicators of novelty as an atypical combination of knowle…
Open Metrics Require Open Infrastructure
Today, remove the altmetrics.com badges from their landing pages-and we couldn't be more energized by their commitment to open infrastruct…
"Giving People Room for Creativity"
Encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration, streamlining regulations, and giving people the freedom to research: These are some of the goals Michael Schaepman hopes to achieve as new President of the University of Zurich.
Immigrants Help Make America Great
On 22 June, President Trump issued a proclamation that temporarily restricts many types of legal immigration into the country, including that of scientists and students. This will make America neither greater nor safer-rather, it could make America less so, argues Sudip Parikh.
This Tool is Saving Universities Millions of Dollars in Journal Subscriptions
This Tool is Saving Universities Millions of Dollars in Journal Subscriptions
As universities look for savings, new software helps reimagine deals with publishers.
Announcing Creative Commons' New CEO, Catherine Stihler
Creative Commons has selected Catherine Stihler to be its next CEO.
Policy Recommendations from Science Europe
Research organisations need to be able to identify which proposals are the best for funding, and which researchers should be appointed or promoted. Science Europe has collated a set of policy recommendations to ensure that assessments of research quality are effective, efficient, and fair.
Open Knowledge Foundation Seeks Visionary Leader to Steer the World Towards a Free, Fair, and Open Society
Open Knowledge Foundation Seeks Visionary Leader to Steer the World Towards a Free, Fair, and Open Society
The process of recruiting a new CEO will commence over the next few weeks. An open future has never been more important – will you join us to create it?
Digital Tools Against COVID-19
The Lancet Digital Health has published a paper from BKC Executive Director Urs Gasser and colleagues from ETH Zurich's Health Ethics & Policy Lab. Combining health policy, ethics, & tech governance knowledge with practical experience, the paper contributes to best-practice building during the global pandemic.
Open Access in Theory and Practice
Open Access in Theory and Practice investigates the theory-practice relationship in the domain of open access publication and dissemination of research outputs.
The Pandemic Is Pushing Scientists To Rethink How They Read Research Papers
The Pandemic Is Pushing Scientists To Rethink How They Read Research Papers
The coronavirus pandemic has posed a special challenge for scientists: Figuring out how to make sense of a flood of scientific papers from labs and scientists unfamiliar to them.
Seven Recommendations for Implementation of FAIR Practice - Draft for Consultation
How to move from FAIR principles to FAIR practice? During the past year, the FAIR practice task force under the umbrella of the EOSC FAIR Working Group has been gathering its understanding of the current state of FAIR practices across diverse communities, and making recommendations aimed primarily at research funders and policymakers on how to ensure that "FAIR" provides maximum value in the European Open Science Cloud.
Overcoming the Discoverability Crisis
The current pandemic has exposed a host of issues with the current scholarly communication system, also with regard to the discoverability of scientific knowledge. Many research groups have pivoted to Covid-19 research without prior experience or adequate preparation. They were immediately confronted with two discovery challenges: (1) having to identify relevant knowledge from unfamiliar (sub-)disciplines with their own terminology and publication culture, and (2) having to keep up with the rapid growth of data and publications and being able to filter out the relevant findings.
How NOT to Be an Academic Asshole During Covid.
Close to half of PhD students are contemplating leaving their studies in the next six months. We need to talk about quitting with kindness and empathy.
Switzerland Again #1 on European Innovation Scoreboard
The European Commission released the European Innovation Scoreboard 2020. According to the ranking, Switzerland continues to be the most innovative country of the continent.
Why Scientists with Children Who Have Disabilities Need a Different Career Trajectory
Why Scientists with Children Who Have Disabilities Need a Different Career Trajectory
As lockdowns ease, Olivier Pourret hopes that academia will take on board lessons about how to redefine career success.
The COVID-19 Infodemic and the Future of the Communication of Science
This article looks at the balance between speed and uncertainty in scholarly communication, and how technology can facilitate better information travel.
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