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Motor Man
Anna Azvolinsky | Sep 1, 2017 | 9 min read
Ron Vale has spent a career studying how molecular motors transport cargo within cells. He’s also developed tools to help scientists communicate their findings.
Opinion: Understanding and Coping With Rising Publication Costs
M. Bishr Omary and Theodore S. Lawrence | Sep 1, 2017 | 6 min read
As article processing charges top $5,000 at some research journals, authors and institutions have means of negotiating better deals or finding less expensive options.
Open Access On the Rise: Study
Bob Grant | Aug 6, 2017 | 5 min read
The Scientist sat down with one of the authors of a recent analysis that quantifies the increasing incursion of open-access content into the world of scholarly publishing.
Fascinated by Folding
Anna Azvolinsky | Aug 3, 2017 | 10 min read
Lila Gierasch uses biochemical tools to understand how linear chains of amino acids turn into complex three-dimensional structures.
Do Preprints Require More Rigorous Screening?
Diana Kwon | Aug 1, 2017 | 5 min read
Two manuscripts published without methods point to the importance of community policing on preprint archives.
Peer-Review Fraud Scheme Uncovered in China
Bob Grant | Jul 31, 2017 | 2 min read
The Chinese government finds almost 500 researchers guilty of misconduct in relation to a recent spate of retractions from a cancer journal.
Update: Turkish University Allegedly Censors Research Study
Aggie Mika | Jul 25, 2017 | 2 min read
A cardiovascular surgeon’s research was rejected for publication because it referenced evolutionary theory, Turkish outlets report, while the university at the center of the tumult claims the story is false. 
Major German Universities Cancel Elsevier Contracts
Diana Kwon | Jul 17, 2017 | 4 min read
These institutions join around 60 others that hope to put increasing pressure on the publishing giant in ongoing negotiations for a new nationwide licensing agreement.
On Blacklists and Whitelists
Tracy Vence | Jul 17, 2017 | 3 min read
Experts debate how best to point researchers to reputable publishers and steer them away from predatory ones.
Identifying Predatory Publishers
Tracy Vence | Jul 16, 2017 | 7 min read
How to tell reputable journals from shady ones
More Than 1 Percent of Clinical Trial Reports Appear Flawed
Jef Akst | Jun 5, 2017 | 2 min read
A new screening tool flags dozens of papers with potential errors.
Nature Journals to Authors: Get Hip to ORCID
Bob Grant | Apr 29, 2017 | 1 min read
Researchers submitting manuscripts to the Nature family of journals, as well as other Springer titles need to register for a unique author identifier.
PubMed-Indexed Abstracts to Include COI Statements
Tracy Vence | Apr 19, 2017 | 1 min read
Expressions of concern will also be linked in study summaries. 
Nine Publishers, Millions of Illegal Paper Downloads
Tracy Vence | Apr 11, 2017 | 2 min read
In a preprint, a PhD student examines freely available SciHub usage data.
TS Picks: April 7, 2017
Bob Grant | Apr 7, 2017 | 2 min read
Consortium pushes for open citation data; Gates Foundation launches open-access publishing platform; Cell Press lifts the veil on papers under consideration; an online widget circumvents some paywalls
Opinion: Why I Published in a Predatory Journal
John H. McCool | Apr 6, 2017 | 3 min read
Our totally bogus case report swiftly passed muster, with only minor revisions requested.
SCOPUS Dumps OMICS Journals
Bob Grant | Mar 28, 2017 | 1 min read
A database of scientific journal titles has removed several OMICS titles for “publication concerns.”
Opinion: On “The Impact Factor Fallacy”
Frieder Michel Paulus, Sören Krach, and Nicole Cruz | Mar 21, 2017 | 3 min read
Papers published in low-impact journals are not necessarily low-quality scientific contributions.
Qualities Tied to Potential Scientific Bias
Kerry Grens | Mar 21, 2017 | 2 min read
Overestimation of effect sizes in meta-analyses is linked with early-career status, small collaborations, or misconduct records, according to a study.
Scientometrics Pioneer Eugene Garfield Dies
The Scientist | Feb 27, 2017 | 4 min read
Eugene Garfield, founder of the Institute for Scientific Information and The Scientist, has passed away at age 91.
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