An analysis of data from nearly 150 journals across scientific disciplines finds that, if anything, manuscripts authored by women are treated more favorably than those submitted by men.

Scientists from countries with fewer resources are pushing collaborators from higher-income countries to shed biases and behaviors that perpetuate social stratification in the research community.

The Retraction Watch team takes a look at the most important publishing mistakes this year.

Then there are the counterfeiters.

Meet some of the people featured in the December 2020 issue of The Scientist.

A study makes policy recommendations to optimize citations, but critics say it fails to acknowledge that citations are a biased and narrow measure of scientific success.

Academics will soon be able to make articles freely available in Nature-branded journals for €9,500—with a discounted option available under a pilot program that provides review, but no guarantee of acceptance.

The study, published in a peer-reviewed journal, has attracted widespread derision from researchers.

While some academics have called for compensation for assessing other scientists’ work, publishers haven’t warmed to the idea.