What Is Open Peer Review? A Systematic Review
A systematic review of definitions of “open peer review” or “open review”, to create a corpus of 122 definitions.
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3 Examples Of Crowdsourcing Science
The time for crowdsourcing science has arrived. From idea generation to job hunting, crowdsourcing science can have an impact in your research.
No Deal, No Review – #nodealnoreview
A template for responding the invitations for editorial and reviewer tasks for journals that you wish to boycott.
How a Polymath Transformed Our Understanding of Information
It took a polymath to pin down the true nature of ‘information’. His answer was both a revelation and a return.
Science Suffers as China's Internet Censors Plug Holes in Great Firewall
New restrictions hamper access to websites useful for research.
Bland Peer Review Needs a Pinch of Salt
Wise and honourable assessors of grant applications must be allowed to use their discretion, says Sui Huang
Will 'Picking Winners' Work?
Why has the UK government returned to an industrial strategy abandoned in the 1980s?
The Fake-News Fallacy
Old fights about radio have lessons for new fights about the Internet.
Modified T Cells that Attack Leukemia Become First Gene Therapy Approved
Modified T Cells that Attack Leukemia Become First Gene Therapy Approved
Approval of Novartis cancer drug is “historic,” FDA says
Six New Preprint Services Join a Growing Community Across Disciplines
This week, six communities launched preprint services to accelerate dissemination of research.
Cryptocurrency and Independent Scientific Funding
How cryptocurrencies may generate capital for scientific funding via dividend reinvestment.
What Will Research Look Like in 2035?
Whatever the future may hold, hyperloops, Mars or otherwise, it is the culture of research that will support our world-class researchers to deliver at their best.
The R-factor, a New Way to Rate Journal Articles?
New metric measures how reliable scientific claims turn out to be – but calculating it could be an enormous task.
The Center for Open Science, Alternative to Elsevier, Announces New Preprint Services
The Center for Open Science, Alternative to Elsevier, Announces New Preprint Services
Ultimately, a key question is emerging for higher education institutions: to what extent, and under what conditions, does it make sense to outsource core scholarly infrastructure?
These Heroes Are Rescuing Our Government’s Data
After a post-election frenzy to save government data, open-access advocates are refocusing their energies toward a long-term strategy.
Who Will Use the Open Data?
Data labs, and the scant motivations for sharing data in basic science.
How Science Got Women Wrong
Why the view that women are gentle, caring and empathetic, whereas men are strong, rational and dominant, is misguided.
Medical Journals Have a Fake News Problem
With help from drug companies, Omics International is making millions as it roils the scientific community with sketchy publications.
How Universities Promote Putting It into Practice
A few examples that demonstrate how universities design their open science guides.
Prevalence and Citation Advantage of Gold Open Access in the Subject Areas of the Scopus Database
Prevalence and Citation Advantage of Gold Open Access in the Subject Areas of the Scopus Database
No generalizable gold OA citation advantage at journal level.
Collection of Letters by Codebreaker Alan Turing Found in Filing Cabinet
The correspondence, dating from 1949 to 1954, was found by an academic in a storeroom at the University of Manchester.
The US, China and Russia Are Working on a Fusion Project Which Could Transform Energy
The US, China and Russia Are Working on a Fusion Project Which Could Transform Energy
At a research facility in France 35 countries are working on a project that could transform energy.
US Energy Agency Asked Scientists to Scrub References to Climate Change
Researchers were told to censor descriptions of projects funded by a Department of Energy laboratory.
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