Trump’s Anniversary Highlight: Reduced Research Funding?
Since taking office, President Trump has made a number of changes to US federal policies. These changes have impacted the work of scientists within the nation. Trump’s first year…
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Elsevier and the Finnish Consortium Collaborate on the Open Access Agreement
Elsevier has been having disputes with several universities across the globe, such as Germany, South Korea and now Finland. Recently, Elsevier and South Korean universities entered…
South Korean Universities and Elsevier Reach a Common Ground
Elsevier has been in news for a long time. Initially it was due to the dispute with the German universities regarding access to journals. Recently the dispute between the South…
European Parliament Announces Plans For EU Research Funding
Research always goes hand-in-hand with funding. Without funding, a country’s science and research cannot progress. The European Union has been providing significant research…
How Research Collaborations Facilitate Publishing & Funding
Research endeavors in the 21st century are made easier by collaborations. As academia becomes increasingly more complex, researchers are pooling their resources towards a common…
Brexit Effect Continues: UK and German Universities to Join Hands
Brexit effect has been felt within the academic world for quite some time now. The decision of the UK to continue with Brexit is affecting various universities across the European…
How Scientific Misconduct Affects Collaborators: The Case of Marc Hauser
Scientific misconduct is bound to affect any researcher who has been found guilty of committing it. But whoever thought that former collaborators would have to bear the brunt of …
Beware! Scientific Misconduct is on the Rise
Scientific misconduct is an upsetting discovery in the scientific world, that has effects within as well as outside the scientific community. What is more shocking is its rising…
Revolutionizing Research Discovery: An Interview With Sparrho
Discovering and tracking the latest research can be overwhelming tasks, even for senior researchers. With the increasing number of articles that get published each year, keeping…
Altmetric Identifies the Top 100 Articles for 2017
The year-end release of Altmetric Top 100 articles annually assembles scholarly articles ranking by online metrics or scores. The scoring system depends on the type of online…
The Infamous Events That Made Academia Headlines in 2017: (Part 2)
There have been several events occurring in the scientific community throughout the year 2017. In the previous article, we went through some of the infamous events in academia in…
The Infamous Events That Made Academia Headlines in 2017: (Part 1)
The academic and research community is not immune to turbulence. However, the year 2017 has witnessed an unusually large number of ups and downs in research and academia. These…