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On May 13, the U.S. government announced the launch of a National Microbiome Initiative to study and map the microorganisms that live in the atmosphere, in or on the…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- May 18, 2016
In a surprising move, Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff signed a law that would allow the sale and production of an untested cancer compound called synthetic…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- April 21, 2016
Gail Schofield, marine ecologist at the Centre for Integrative Ecology at Deakin University, shares a unique perspective on diversity in peer review.
- Dr. Gail Schofield
- August 28, 2018
This month, German and Swedish academic institutions lost access to the latest Elsevier publications after the negotiations over high subscription fees and an open…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- July 30, 2018
What role do Early Career Researchers (ECRs) play in peer review? Gary McDowell, PhD, Executive Director of Future of Research, shares his perspectives on this topic.
- Editage Insights
- September 12, 2018
You may have been asked for something called an “ORCID iD” when submitting a manuscript for publication consideration or signing on as a peer reviewer for a journal. But…
- Wolters Kluwer
- May 12, 2017
Just about two weeks to go for the 2018 Asian-Pacific conference of the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE), and we sure are looking forward…
- Editage Insights
- March 11, 2018
Brazil's new government headed by President Michel Temer is attempting to pass a constitutional amendment that would hit science funding hard. The Brazilian science…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- November 14, 2016
A report released by Sense of Science on 2 June has revealed that the UK government has no account of the research it has funded to develop policies and has delayed the…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- June 3, 2016
Which form of closed peer review do authors prefer – single-blind or double-blind review? A new large-scale study conducted by Nature Publishing Group (NPG) in London…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- September 28, 2017