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How many open access policies and mandates do we have?

This infographic presents the number and distribution of open access policies and mandates acrosss the globe. The data has been sourced from the Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and...

Fun Learning

What researchers want #03

As researchers, we often have to deal with the impending threat of funding cuts. What if you make a major breakthrough in your research, but your funding grant is suddenly revoked? Just thinking...

Style and Format

Tips on using negative exponents while expressing rates in scientific writing

This article explains some points of style in scientific writing related to using negative exponents in expressing rates.

Grammar and Writing

When to use "woman" and "female" in scientific writing?

Authors often wonder when to use "woman" and "female" to keep scientific writing free of gender bias

Global Trends

Qatar's rise as a global research destination

Qatar is rapidly gaining popularity as one of the top destinations for researchers across the globe. The country is trying to transition into a knowledge economy, and is therefore, investing heavily...

Career Advancement

How to choose the right funding option at different stages of your academic career

Getting grants is vital for researchers to carry out their research. Most researchers, particularly the early career researchers, may feel confused about which grants they should apply for. This...

Science Now

Scientists, with help of CRISPR, a revolutionary DNA-editing tool, are trying to find a cure for most health-related concerns, big and small.

CRISPR gene editing - safe or unsafe?

There hasn’t been a better time for gene editing. Although gene editing has...

Publication Ethics

A checklist for spotting predatory publishers

How to identify predatory publishers - A Checklist

This infographic is a checklist of the criteria that would indicate to authors...

Recent Articles

China's 200-day isolation experiment for space station simulation

Under Science Now | By Aparna Ayyar | 0 Views | 0 Comments

Four students, two bunkers, 200 days, and no contact with the outside world: That’s Lunar Palace 365, a 200-day isolation experiment in a simulated space station in Beijing.

In a suburb of Beijing, a self-sustaining ecosystem with minimal resources has been created for four students and aspiring astronauts of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Lunar... Read More

CRISPR gene editing - safe or unsafe?

Under Science Now | By Aparna Ayyar | 0 Views | 0 Comments

There hasn’t been a better time for gene editing. Although gene editing has existed for years, it was very expensive and challenging until the cheaper and simpler CRISPR technique was discovered.

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China is third-largest producer of academic papers with international coauthorship

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What do researchers think about the publishing system globally?

Free interim survey report: Author perspectives on academic publishing

Elsevier awarded $15 million in damages from Sci-Hub for copyright infringement

Clarivate Analytics releases the 2017 Journal Citation Reports

Editage announces grants for Asian editors to attend ISMTE's North American and European conferences

Report of the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Council of Science Editors

2017 Annual meeting of the Council of Science Editors - A memorable experience

2017 SSP 39th annual meeting report (Part 1)

39th Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting 2017: Conference report (Part 1)

Under Global Trends | By Jayashree Rajagopalan | 72,826 Views | 0 Comments

Science is becoming open and how! Gone are the days when researchers and institutions believed in keeping scientific data behind strict and complex...

3 Basic tips on writing a good research paper title

Under Manuscript Structure | By Sneha Kulkarni | 57,414 Views | 0 Comments

One of the most basic and important aspects of a research paper is the title. Writing the a research paper title may seem a simple task, but it...

6 Article types that journals publish: A guide for early career researchers

Under Publication Planning | By Kakoli Majumder | 35,633 Views | 0 Comments

6 Types of articles that journals publish

It is important to have a clear idea about the different types of articles that you can publish in journals. This will help you understand the ways...

Thomson Reuters releases the 2016 Journal Citation Reports

Under Industry news | By Kakoli Majumder | 34,782 Views | 0 Comments

The much awaited Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports® 2016 has been finally released. The JCR is the world’s most influential resource for...

Featured Interview

Dr. Kim Holmberg: We are not yet ready to use altmetrics to measure research impact

Dr. Kim Holmberg, a postdoctoral researcher and webometrics expert

March 27, 2017

Dr. Kim Holmberg is a postdoctoral researcher at the Research Unit for the Sociology of Education (RUSE) at the University of Turku, Honorary Research Fellow at the Statistical Cybermetrics Research Group at University of Wolverhampton, and an Associate Professor at the Department of Information Studies at Åbo Akademi University. His research involves altmetrics, webometrics, scientometrics, Web 2.0, Library 2.0, and virtual worlds in education. He also uses quantitative methods to study various phenomena on the web in general and on social media in particular. Dr. Holmberg has authored several journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, and books on topics close to his heart – altmetrics and information exchange in the social media age.