All journals articles – Page 3
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NewsDozens of publishers oppose key provision in open access Plan S
Over 50 publishers fear open access publishing initiative’s ‘Rights Retention’ strategy could harm journal revenue and article quality
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NewsImposters hijack journal’s peer review process to publish substandard papers
Scammers set up fake institutional email accounts to deceive a chemistry publication’s editorial team
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NewsRSC approves policy allowing researchers to change names on papers
New protocol allows researchers to update names on previously published work
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NewsNature journals set to offer all authors open access route in 2021 – for a price
Publisher comes in for criticism from scientists for €9500 price tag to publish a paper
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NewsImproper publishing incentives in science put under microscope around the world
Gaming of systems puts quality research at risk
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NewsBlow to open access Plan S as European Research Council withdraws
Disagreements over hybrid publishing caused research funder to part ways with coalition
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NewsAngewandte essay calling diversity in chemistry harmful decried as ‘abhorrent’ and ‘egregious’
Third of journal board resigns over the now-deleted manuscript that chemists say reflects widespread bias in publishing and research
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NewsScholarly publishers join forces to fast-track Covid-19 studies
Researchers asked to volunteer as ‘rapid reviewers’ for coronavirus manuscripts, and over 1000 have already answered the call
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NewsMost major journals’ peer review and preprint policies are unclear
Roughly one-third of 171 top academic journals surveyed offer no info on the type of peer review they use, and 40% have ambiguous preprint rules
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NewsTrump pressed by Nobel laureates to make US-funded research available for free
White House proposal for free and immediate access to taxpayer-funded research currently appears to be stalled
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NewsChina tops chemistry research ranking, leaving US in second place
Huge growth in high-quality research means China leads this year’s Nature ranking
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NewsAmerican scientific publishers panic over paywall policy rumours
The White House is apparently poised to force the immediate free distribution of scientific journal articles arising from federal funding
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NewsChina overtakes UK in list of highly cited researchers
More than 6000 influential scientists identified across 21 different fields
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News75% of European spending on scientific journals goes to ‘big five’ publishers
But only 56% of research is published by these top publishers
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NewsHow long do scientists spend formatting manuscripts for publication every year?
Study puts a number on the cost in time and money
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NewsDoes peer review make scientists use more cautious language?
Analysis of bioscience journals reveals peer review does introduce more discussion of studies’ limitations
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NewsScience really does advance one funeral at a time, study suggests
The death of a scientific superstar can open up a field
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NewsWorld Health Organization joins controversial open access Plan S
The Who becomes first UN agency to support the push for open access science publishing
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NewsCrispr pioneer among University of California researchers boycotting Elsevier
Open letter to the journal publisher withholding editorial work has been signed by 31 members of the university
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NewsUniversity of California cut off from Elsevier journals after contract cancellation
System of 10 universities has been preparing for loss of journals for months with legal avenues arranged to access new papers