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Peer review is considered by most scholars to be a reliable method of evaluating research qualitatively. But what are the perspectives of authors, peer reivewers, and…
The richest award in science, the Breakthrough Prize, was presented on October 8 to researchers belonging to the fields of physics, life sciences, and mathematics. This…
Professor Linqi Zhang - Chair, Department of Basic Medical Sciences and Comprehensive Aids Research Center at Tsinghua University, China - is very passionate about HIV…
The controversial Human Brain Project (HBP) has secured funding from the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, for the next three years that…
Controversial Human Brain Project secures 3-year European Commission funding
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As the focus of research is shifting to resolving challenges such as climate change, food and water crisis, research is transcending the boundaries of disciplines. But…
As a preventive measure against plagiarism and instances of fake peer reviews, DNA and Cell Biology will impose a 3-year ban on any author who submits plagiarized…
Richard Poynder is an independent journalist/blogger with a particular interest in open access and its perception and application across different sections of academia…
Academic freedom has become a hot topic of discussion among Russian scientists as a recent amendment in law by the Russian government states that research manuscripts…
The scientific community is steadily moving toward open science. Even publishers are joining this “open” trend. China, being the country with the second largest research…
Richard Poynder is an independent journalist/blogger with a particular interest in open access and its perception and application across different sections of academia…