2017 World Conference of Science Journalists
The World Federation of Science Journalists hosted the World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) in San Francisco, USA from October 26-30 2017. The federation has 9,000…
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Springer Nature Censorship: Publisher Blocks Access to Articles in China
Springer Nature censorship on about 1000+ articles online in China shows how academic freedom has to comply with specific local regulations of the government. The censored academic…
Brexit Negatively Impacting Research Collaborations
The United Kingdom’s decision to go ahead with Brexit is affecting universities across the European Union (EU) according to a recent report. Under the EU agreements, researchers …
Stephen Hawking’s PhD Thesis Crashes Internet
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On the 23rd October 2017, the University of Cambridge offered public access to the doctoral thesis of the young Stephen Hawking. This…
Predatory Conferences on the Rise
Many academics have been pawned by predatory elements in scholarly publishing—predatory journals or conferences. These appear to be similar to legitimate academic journals or…
Is the Center for Open Science a Viable Alternative to Elsevier?
Data management has become an increasingly discussed topic among the academic community. Managing data is an element of open science, which has proven to increase dissemination of…
Trends in Open Access Book Publishing
Many initiatives have been undertaken to make journal articles and other content available through open access. For many disciplines, books are equally important as a source of…
Who Benefits From Open Access?
A recent article in F1000 Research reviewed the impact of open access publishing. Open access makes it possible for anyone to read academic research. Traditional journal…
Big Data: Changing the Way We Do Science
Data science relies on software programs to manage and analyze large data sets. Big data has become the buzzword and is helping both industry and academia to become data-driven.…
ResearchGate Vs. Publishers: The Saga Continues…
ResearchGate is a platform that allows researchers to upload and share their work with others in the community. Termed as an academic social network, ResearchGate is currently…
Can Open Access Become Sustainable?
The number of open access publications has increased considerably during the last few years resulting from improved internet usage and the wish to make science more transparent and…
Can Innovation Change the Future of Science in Japan?
Earlier this year, we wrote about science in Japan. In that piece, we said that Japan conducts less research because the country does not have much research funding. Why? The…