Pride Month (June) is an opportunity to highlight the efforts and contributions of LGBTQ+ researchers. Despite the progress made over the years, members of the LGBTQ+ community tend to be underrepresented and experience non-supportive work Read More
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The Mexican scientific community stands divided on a recently proposed bill drafted by the National Council of Science and Technology (Conacyt). According to the government of Mexico, the proposed bill will boost opportunities for researchers, Read More
Today, more than ever before, scientists around the world rely on extensive collaboration with either their colleagues from the same domain or researchers from completely different fields. Evolving communication platforms, like social media, have made Read More
As a busy researcher, if you’ve missed important updates from the scholarly publishing industry, we’ve got you covered! Here are the top 5 industry updates for this week. Time running out for UK’s Read More
Science is important for many reasons, among which is the ability to amaze us with what we see and experience. Almost everyone has experienced moments when science has unravelled or created a puzzle of the Read More
The one thing all scientific studies have in common is that they are intended to help us learn something. Whether that something is specific (such as how the temperature of a chemical reaction affects the Read More
Almost four decades ago, a team of astronomers noticed a dark object with stars whirling around it at roughly a third of the speed of light. Last week, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration team Read More
As a busy researcher, if you’ve missed important updates from the scholarly publishing industry, we’ve got you covered! Here are the top 5 industry updates for this week. Journal retracts paper claiming Covid-19 vaccines Read More
The uses and benefits of Open Access (OA) have always been believed to be restricted within the realms of academia. The focus of many pro-OA discussions has been providing access to and offering greater publishing Read More
The Joint Commitment for Action on Inclusion and Diversity in Publishing, led by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), recently published a new set of guidelines for gathering author demographic data. The collective of 52 global Read More