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AAAS: EurekAlert Will Be Back Online Soon
Jef Akst | Sep 15, 2016 | 2 min read
The press release repository will be up and running in another day or so—and more secure than before, according to a spokesperson.
New Citation Measure Assesses Impact of Single Papers
Bob Grant | Sep 8, 2016 | 2 min read
Could the Relative Citation Ratio replace the oft maligned journal impact factor?
US Gov't Takes On Predatory Publishers
Bob Grant | Aug 29, 2016 | 1 min read
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a legal complaint against the OMICS Group for allegedly engaging in deceptive practices.
More Preprints
Tracy Vence | Aug 15, 2016 | 1 min read
A new chemistry-centric preprint server is slated to launch.
Opinion: A Baseball Analogy
Dean Tantin | Jul 26, 2016 | 3 min read
Stiff competition under the current biomedical publishing model prevents important work from reaching a wider community in a timely manner. 
Opinion: Two Steps Toward Establishing Priority of Discovery
Ronald Vale and Anthony Hyman | Jul 19, 2016 | 8 min read
Establishing priority of a new finding is best achieved through a combination of a rapid, scientist-controlled disclosure followed by subsequent validation, through journal-based peer review and other mechanisms.
Web of Science Sold for More Than $3 Billion
Bob Grant | Jul 15, 2016 | 1 min read
Thomson Reuters has transferred the science-citation database, along with the rest of its intellectual property and science division, to private-equity firms.
Ditching Impact Factors for Deeper Data
Bob Grant | Jul 7, 2016 | 2 min read
A team of editors and researchers calls on journal publishers to use citation distributions as measures of publication quality rather than relying on much-derided impact factors.
Shorter Titles Not Always Better for Citations
Jef Akst | Jun 22, 2016 | 1 min read
Researchers find that scientific papers with shorter titles accrue more citations only if they are very popular. For papers flying under the radar, longer titles fare better.
TS Picks: June 20, 2016
Bob Grant | Jun 20, 2016 | 1 min read
Excellence schmexellence; thinking outside the biomedical box; homeopathy journal sunk by self-citation
Breathing Life Into Papers
Bob Grant | Jun 12, 2016 | 1 min read
Researchers prepare to launch an effort to make the scientific literature more dynamic.
E.U. Pushes for Open Access by 2020
Bob Grant | Jun 1, 2016 | 1 min read
European Union member states agree to an ambitious goal to make all scientific papers freely accessible within four years.
Bertozzi the Editor
The Scientist | May 31, 2016 | 1 min read
Stanford University biochemist Carolyn Bertozzi discusses her role at the helm of ACS Central Science, a cross-disciplinary, open-access chemistry journal
Opinion: The Zika Effect
Vincent Racaniello | May 27, 2016 | 3 min read
Three reasons why virologists are flocking to study this emerging virus
Jeremy Berg Named Editor of Science Journals
Tracy Vence | May 25, 2016 | 1 min read
The former National Institute of General Medical Sciences director replaces outgoing editor and National Academy of Sciences president-elect Marcia McNutt.
Gender Gap in Science Publishing
Tanya Lewis | May 10, 2016 | 2 min read
Study reveals trends in the frequency of female first authors on medical studies.
Opinion: Reimagining the Paper
Ahmed Alkhateeb | May 2, 2016 | 4 min read
Breaking down lengthy, narrative-driven biomedical articles into brief reports on singular observations or experiments could increase reproducibility and accessibility in the literature.
Transparency Now
Mary Beth Aberlin | May 1, 2016 | 2 min read
Science is messy. So lay it out, warts and all.
Speaking of Science
The Scientist | May 1, 2016 | 2 min read
May 2016's selection of notable quotes
The Zombie Literature
Bob Grant | May 1, 2016 | 10 min read
Retractions are on the rise. But reams of flawed research papers persist in the scientific literature. Is it time to change the way papers are published?
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