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science publishing, culture

Opinion: Academic Waste
Linda Feighery | Oct 17, 2013 | 3 min read
From funding to publishing, academic research needlessly burns through time and money.
Defending Against Plagiarism
Jonathan Bailey | Jun 1, 2013 | 3 min read
Publishers need to be proactive about detecting and deterring copied text.
Open-Review Journal Launched
Edyta Zielinska | Feb 13, 2013 | 1 min read
A new journal that publishes peer review comments alongside its manuscripts goes live.
Elsevier Hacked, Papers Retracted
Edyta Zielinska | Dec 12, 2012 | 1 min read
Fake peer reviews were submitted to Elsevier due to a glitch in the publisher's security system, resulting in the retraction of 11 papers.
Scientists "Spin" Results
Bob Grant | Sep 13, 2012 | 2 min read
A new study of the scientific literature finds that researchers are guilty of overemphasizing the benefits of medical treatments.
Bring On the Transparency Index
Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky | Aug 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Grading journals on how well they share information with readers will help deliver accountability to an industry that often lacks it.
Predatory Publishing
Jeffrey Beall | Aug 1, 2012 | 4 min read
Overzealous open-access advocates are creating an exploitative environment, threatening the credibility of scholarly publishing.
UK Pushes Open Access
Jef Akst | Jul 16, 2012 | 1 min read
Starting in April 2013, research supported by the United Kingdom government must be made freely available within 6 months of publication.
All’s Not Fair in Science and Publishing
Frederick Southwick | Jul 1, 2012 | 5 min read
False credit for scientific discoveries threatens the success and pace of research.
UK Gov’t Supports Open Access Plan
Jef Akst | Jun 19, 2012 | 2 min read
The UK government releases its recommendation that open access be “the main vehicle for the publication of research,” though it warns of the costs that could entail.
Misconduct on the Rise
Bob Grant | May 21, 2012 | 1 min read
Retractions of scientific studies due to plagiarism, falsification, and other instances of researchers behaving badly have skyrocketed in the past decade.
Resignations Over AIDS Denial
Jef Akst | Jan 31, 2012 | 1 min read
A member of an Italian journal’s editorial board resigns in protest of a paper denying the link between HIV and AIDs.
A Peer Review Revolution?
Jef Akst | Jan 24, 2012 | 2 min read
A new social network provides a novel forum for science publishing and peer review.
JSTOR For Free
Edyta Zielinska | Jan 17, 2012 | 1 min read
JSTOR, the online archive of scholarly journal articles, is offering free but limited access to its database.
Q&A: Aging Geniuses
Cristina Luiggi | Nov 8, 2011 | 5 min read
A new study shows that over the past century, the age at which scientists produce their most valuable work is increasing.
New Journal Ratings Questioned
Bob Grant | Oct 5, 2011 | 2 min read
A new system of ranking scientific journals irks some metrics experts.
Book excerpt from Everyday Practice of Science
Frederick Grinnell | Jan 31, 2011 | 3 min read
In Chapter 3, “Credibility: Validating Discovery Claims,” author Frederick Grinnell details the difficulty in making discoveries that buck current scientific paradigms.
The Evolution of Credibility
Frederick Grinnell | Jan 31, 2011 | 3 min read
The winding path that an interesting result takes to become a bona fide discovery is just one of the topics covered in this new book on the practice of science.
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