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April 28, 2010
Leila Sattary |
Publishing pressure eroding research integrity New research suggests that the increasing use of bibliometric parameters to evaluate academic success could be compromising research objectivity and integrity.   |
Information Today
April 2003
Robin Peek |
Could Peer Review Be Wrong? Seriously questioning the validity of the peer-review process is like debating the merits of a holy grail. But two scholarly societies are now asking if peer review is in fact such a good thing. |
Chemistry World
March 31, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Scientists raise concern over fast-track peer review scheme Nature Publishing Group's journal Scientific Reports has introduced a trial for a fast-track peer review system, which authors can use if they pay an additional fee. |
D-Lib
Jan/Feb 2011
Pfeiffenberger & Carlson |
"Earth System Science Data" (ESSD) - A Peer Reviewed Journal for Publication of Data Making data -- technically -- citable has been a theme for a number of years. |
Bio-IT World
Jul/Aug 2006
Kevin Davies |
Science Publishing and the Web Several technologies are poised to radically change the ability of scientists to share data and develop ideas both within and between organizations: Nature Network Boston... PLoS ONE... |
Chemistry World
September 9, 2009
Leila Sattary |
Peer review under the microscope One of the largest ever international surveys of authors and reviewers has reiterated concerns over integrity, demand and quality control in peer review and highlighted the system's inability to effectively detect plagiarism. |
Chemistry World
July 18, 2012
Philip Ball |
Nullius in verba Purging of preconception and self-deception is what Francis Bacon called for in the 17th century when he argued that natural philosophers seeking truth must free themselves from 'idols of the mind'. But as John Ioannidis recognizes, changing mindsets isn't easy for chemists and other scientists. |
Chemistry World
February 19, 2015
Francois-Xavier Coudert |
Setting the record straight It is every scientist's duty to add knowledge to this record, but also to safeguard its integrity by checking that others' work is reproducible. |
Chemistry World
April 23, 2015
Maria Burke |
Grant application peer review system 'works well' The role of peer review in assessing grant applications has often been the subject of debate among scientists. Now, a recent analysis by US researchers suggests the system is working well. |
Chemistry World
October 16, 2014
John Ioannidis |
Not all science is created equal The way the scientific method is implemented and the standards of research in each discipline can vary substantially. |
Popular Mechanics
December 1, 2009
Peter Kelemen |
What East Anglia's E-mails Really Tell Us About Climate Change What stolen e-mails from climate scientists corresponding with East Anglia University tell us about global warming and what they don't. |
Information Today
August 20, 2015 |
Science Journal Gains Support From the Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry agreed to collaborate with Royal Society Publishing on its Royal Society Open Science open access journal. |
Chemistry World
February 2007
John O'Reilly |
The Tyranny of Peer Review? All of us involved in the scientific peer review process must avoid being unduly conservative or risk-averse if we are to secure the required balanced research investment portfolio, including an appropriate proportion of high-risk, high-return activities. |
Chemistry World
July 29, 2011
Josh Howgego |
UK Research Needs an Independent Integrity Body A UK government report claims that the oversight of research integrity is unsatisfactory and recommends that an independent regulator be set up to oversee integrity. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2012 |
eLife Announces Editors, Launches Website The editorial board of eLife, the new journal for life and biomedical science launched with the support of HHMI, the Max Planck Society, and the Wellcome Trust, announced the names of the more than 150 reviewing editors who will help deliver on the initiative's commitment to change peer review. |
Chemistry World
January 16, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Open access journal to pay peer reviewers Under the new scheme a peer reviewer will receive a fraction of the article processing charge, which an institution must pay to publish a paper upon acceptance. |
Chemistry World
November 17, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
Nobel laureates appeal for open access In an open letter to United States lawmakers, 41 Nobel laureates endorse the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 for open access publishing |
Chemistry World
January 7, 2010
Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay |
Chemists slam Science paper A paper published in the prestigious journal Science has caused a commotion in the chemistry community, with the synthetic processes discussed in the paper dismissed as nonsense and accusations of a failure in Science's peer review system. |
Chemistry World
October 22, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
Free legal help for embattled US scientists A pro bono network that will provide legal protection for US scientists in government and academia has been launched by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an environmental group based in Washington, DC. |
Chemistry World
February 21, 2013
Laura Howes |
New publishing models test the water Two new companies have launched in the biomedical field to take the academic publishing industry further into uncharted territory. How they suceed may affect the whole industry. |
Chemistry World
March 4, 2013
Leila Sattary |
UK funders get tough on research misconduct Universities who do not take cases of research misconduct seriously could have their funding withdrawn. The new sanctions are set out in the revised Policy and Guidelines on Governance of Good Research Conduct, published by Research Councils UK |
Information Today
February 24, 2015 |
NPG Introduces Double-Blind Peer-Review Option Nature Publishing Group announced that in March 2015, authors will be able to opt for double-blind peer review -- wherein both the authors and the reviewers are anonymous. |
Chemistry World
March 6, 2012
Simon Perks |
Special Treatment for Scientists Under Immigration Rules Scientists traveling to work in the UK will be exempt from rules on settling in the country. |
ONLINE
Jul/Aug 2011
Vera Munch |
Open Access: Shaking the Basics of Academic Publishing Although open access is not a new concept, the all-embracing structural upheaval caused by digital technology is still turning academic publishing upside down. |
Chemistry World
January 3, 2013
Steve Fuller |
The public: clients of science? Despite the lip service paid to the virtues of secular democracy, the extent to which the public trusts blindly in research scientists rivals medieval deference to priestly authority. |
Chemistry World
April 24, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Fast-track peer review trial ends following resignations Nature Publishing Group's journal Scientific Reports has ended a trial that allowed authors to pay for fast-track peer reviews after just one month. |
D-Lib
Jan/Feb 2011
Waaijers & van der Graaf |
Quality of Research Data, an Operational Approach This article reports on a study, commissioned by SURFfoundation, investigating the operational aspects of the concept of quality for the various phases in the life cycle of research data: production, management, and use/re-use. |
ONLINE
September 2001
Deborah Lynne Wiley |
Recommended Reading on Library Issues Creating Web-Accessible Databases: Case Studies for Libraries, Museums, and Other Nonprofits... Caught in a Web: Intellectual Property in Cyberspace... Super Searchers on Mergers & Acquisitions: The Online Secrets of Top Corporate Researchers and M&A Pros... etc. |
D-Lib
Jul/Aug 2009
Giglia & Galimberti |
ELPUB 2009 - Rethinking Electronic Publishing: Innovation in Communication Paradigms and Technologies In the three-day event, 40 speakers from each of the five continents presented papers on Open Access, digital preservation, and scholarly communication processes and quality control. |
D-Lib
Jan/Feb 2012
David Shotton |
The Five Stars of Online Journal Articles -- a Framework for Article Evaluation I propose five factors -- peer review, open access, enriched content, available datasets and machine-readable metadata -- as the Five Stars of Online Journal Articles. |
Chemistry World
May 2007 |
Comment: A Matter of Ethics Scientists should embrace a universal ethical code. |
Chemistry World
January 2008
Gurney & Adams |
Comment: How Good is UK Chemistry? Using bibliometrics as the key measure, the author compares the publication output of different countries. |
D-Lib
Sep/Oct 2009
Elena Giglia |
Report on OAI 6 Details from the Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication held in Geneva this year in June. |
Information Today
December 18, 2014 |
Thomson Reuters and Ringgold Streamline Peer Review The integration of Ringgold's Identify Database into ScholarOne Manuscripts peer review tool will simplify the task of accurately identifying the institutional affiliation of authors and reviewers. |
ONLINE
Jul/Aug 2009
Stephanie Bianchi |
Peerless Pathways to Find Peer Reviewers A workshop was offered to all new program officers at NSF on how to use standard library resources to quickly and easily find and evaluate possible peer reviewers, even if the subject area was unfamiliar. |
Managed Care
November 1999
Mark D. Abruzzo, J.D. |
Peer Review May Not Be Confidential When Fairness of Process Is at Issue ...In Pennsylvania, peer review protection took a hit on Oct. 1 when the state Supreme Court ruled that physician peer review at hospitals cannot always be kept confidential... |
Geotimes
February 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
USGS Says no Hush Orders Given The U.S. Geological Survey is not muzzling scientists, agency officials say. |
Chemistry World
October 24, 2013
Mark Peplow |
The judgement of your peers The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment has almost 10,000 signatories demanding that funders and institutions stop using journal-level metrics as a basis for such decisions, and instead focus on the scientific content of papers. |
