33 news posts in Open data

Open science and peer review

29 May 2015

Open Science and scholarly publishing roundup – May 29, 2015

Selected news, views and information on Open Science and scholarly publishing from the past week Discover Magazine Blog What to do about a slow peer reviewer? The Guardian How has publishing changed in the last 50 years, and what has this meant to scientists? The Guardian How can we stop big science hoovering up all the research funding? Science 2.0 Editorial independence or extortion? Frontiers sacks 31 editors The Independent Long author-lists on research papers are threatening the academic work system Research Information Open-access books slowly on the rise, says PCG LSE Incentives for open science: New prizes to encourage research integrity and transparency in social science PLOS Blog Support Open Access publishing with the click of a button PLOS Blog Once more, fraud in Science: the retracted study on attitudes toward gay marriage The Conversation The ‘train wreck’ continues: another social science retraction ABC News Elsevier clashes with researchers over open access publishing for academic texts The Australian Open access lobby attacks Elsevier Times Higher Education The peer review drugs don’t work

Open science and peer review

22 May 2015

Open Science and scholarly publishing roundup – May 22, 2015

Selected news, views and information on Open Science and scholarly publishing from the past week Chronicle of Higher Education ‘We need to take a look at the data’: how 2 persistent grad students upended a blockbuster study New York Times Retraction sought in study on views of gay marriage Science Open-access publisher sacks 31 editors amid fierce row over independence Frontiers Blog Frontiers acts to defend distributed editorial independence The Conversation Publisher pushback puts open access in peril Research Information Elsevier rebuffs COAR/SPARC criticism of sharing and hosting policy Retraction Watch What should an ideal retraction notice look like? Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Blind trust in unblinded observation in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior BioMed Central blogs The future of peer review NY Times Fake diplomas, real cash: Pakistani company Axact reaps millions Boston Globe The exploitative economics of academic publishing Library Journal U. Minnesota Press, CUNY grad center develop hybrid publishing platform University of Delaware University of Delaware Library joins COAPI open access coalition Campus Technology CU Boulder adopts Open Access BBC Ocean’s hidden world of plankton revealed in ‘enormous database’ BBC Opal citizen science project expands across the UK University World News Major research trends – clustered, international, […]

Open science and peer review

20 May 2015

Open Science and scholarly publishing roundup – May 15, 2015

Selected news, views and information on Open Science and scholarly publishing from the past week The Guardian Will traditional science journals disappear? Fusion This scientific paper has 2,863 authors. How? BBC Top science panel to advise European Commission BioMed Central Blogs A beginner’s guide to peer review: Part One Manchester Evening News University of Manchester spends more on journal subscriptions than any other institution in UK Research Information An academic approach to sales and marketing in publishing The Guardian Will traditional science journals disappear? Wired Why publishers should not fear Facebook’s content megacity Harvard Gazette Robert Darnton closes the book Publishers Weekly The changing face of STM publishing University of New Mexico News UNM Libraries opens the digital door to a treasury of information The Guardian Super-scholars: MPAA offers $20,000 for academic research in copyright battle Library Journal Why internet searches are not enough | peer to peer review BioMed Central blog Gigascience pushes metabolomics Open Data & training Universität München Ein neues Modell des Publizierens