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Retraction notices: Stepping stones to science's self-correcting nature

While the phenomenon of retraction has received a lot of attention from the scientific community, what has not received enough eyeballs are retraction notices. Most…
Retraction notices: Stepping stones to science's self-correcting nature

Stolen identities? What authors can learn from the case of SAGE's mass retraction

Highlights the case of a "reviewing ring" that eventually led to as many as 60 papers being retracted and offers a few tips on being alert to the possible misuse of a…
Stolen identities? What authors can learn from the case of SAGE's mass retraction

To share or not to share: What motivates researchers to share their data?

The benefits of sharing data are immense. Although most researchers agree that data sharing is the scientific ideal, there exists a widespread skepticism regarding…
To share or not to share: What motivates researchers to share their data?

Is China becoming the global leader in scientific research and publishing?

The Nature Publishing Group released The Nature Publishing Index 2012, China, in May, 2013. This index is based on papers published in the prestigious Nature group of…
Is China becoming the global leader in scientific research and publishing?

Misuse of bibliometric analysis shifts scientists' focus from their research to pursuing scores

Since 1983 David A. Pendlebury has been a citation analyst at Clarivate Analytics, formerly the Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters. After…
Misuse of bibliometric analysis shifts scientists' focus from their research to pursuing scores

Using AI-powered tools effectively for academic research

Read this post to fully understand AI’s advantages as well as the problems that can occur when using AI tools for academic research. 
Using AI-powered tools effectively for academic research

Beyond open access: Sharing research-derived knowledge with society

In this first part of our video interview, Dr. John Willinsky provokes thoughtful discussion on the future of academic research and more broadly, a knowledge-based…
Beyond open access: Sharing research-derived knowledge with society

Peer review scams: What can journals and editors do to tackle this problem? [Includes checklist]

Peer review rigging—a growing concern for the scientific publishing system—has led journals to retract several hundereds of papers. Apart from discussions on whether…
Peer review scams: What can journals and editors do to tackle this problem? [Includes checklist]

A new coalition to organize and advance library-based publishing groups

Early-career librarian Sarah Lippincott plans and manages operations for the Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) at the Educopia Institute. Lippincott received her Master…
A new coalition to organize and advance library-based publishing groups

The impact of the impact factor in a changing academic world

Since 2012, scholarly publishing has seen a boom in useful discussions about alternative metrics; science for the public; and measuring research impact in terms of how…