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Researchers ask, we answer: Top 10 questions on our Q&A Forum in 2015

Last year, we shared with you the most common questions researchers asked us on our Q&A Forum and noticed that a lot of researchers found this list helpful. So…
Researchers ask, we answer: Top 10 questions on our Q&A Forum in 2015

Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, December 2015

December has been an eventful month for science. This post lists some of the most interesting news items handpicked by our team of editors. From the historic climate…
Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, December 2015

An overview of the ORCID Survey 2015

ORCID (Open Research and Contributor Identifier), a non-profit, community-based initiative aimed at creating unique identifiers for researchers, conducted a survey to…
An overview of the ORCID Survey 2015

Nine Italian researchers accused of negligence in olive tree deaths

Nine Italian researchers and a public official, who were working to control the spread of a deadly bacterium that kills olive trees, have been accused of worsening the…
Nine Italian researchers accused of negligence in olive tree deaths

Publication bias against negative results leads to author's distress: A case study

Faced with negative results and a publication bias, authors sometimes resort to unethical means such as tweaking the data or changing the research question, in their…
Publication bias against negative results leads to author's distress: A case study

Nature Publishing Group announces the success of content-sharing initiative

In December 2014, Nature Publishing Group had launched a content sharing initiative as a trial for one year using ReadCube. NPG has announced the success of the…
Nature Publishing Group announces the success of content-sharing initiative

New study casts light on the career outcomes of new doctorates

It is well known that the number of PhD holders is increasing every year, but what is not so well known is the career path they choose. How many of them continue to be a…
New study casts light on the career outcomes of new doctorates

Who's losing in the race to publish --- science?

Researchers scramble to boost their publication record by targeting to publish in high impact factor journals as their career advancement depends on it. Consequentially,…
Who's losing in the race to publish --- science?
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Inadequate guidelines about graphical abstract confuses author: A case study

The graphical abstract is a relatively new concept. while it is fast gaining popularity with journals, authors are not yet very familiar with the idea. Inadequate…
Inadequate guidelines about graphical abstract confuses author: A case study

Let's talk science: Why researchers ought to reach out to the public

Science has seldom been a topic of drawing room conversations. The general public tends to believe that science is a complex subject that is best left to its…