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Irreproducibility of published results is one of the most discussed topics within scholarly circles and is often referred to as a modern-day crisis that science is facing. The failure to reproduce results is concerning because Read More
A report released by Sense about 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 publishing of several findings. Read More
[This post was originally published on SciDev.Net and has been reproduced (with some modifications) with permission and in accordance with the Creative Commons license used by the source website.] Sustainability science is becoming increasingly Read More
Case: An author submitted a paper to an international journal to report a pre-clinical trial. The study tested the efficacy and safety of using a new medical device on an animal model. However, the journal Read More
Europe’s Competitiveness Council has declared that all online research papers supported by public and public-private funding will be made freely accessible by the year 2020. Competitiveness Council comprises of ministers related to internal market, industry, Read More
In today’s world, the results of scientific research need to get out to the public domain as soon as possible, partly because academia has become highly competitive and authors need to show their recent Read More
It’s that time again, when we tell you more about the most interesting discussions in the scholarly publishing industry! Among the topics being talked about around the world In May, the trending debates were Read More
[This post was created for the Wolters-Kluwer author newsletter Author Resource Review and has been reproduced with permission.] In March 2015, the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) released an alarming statement regarding the manipulation of the Read More
Santa Cruz Biotechnology, a large biotech company and a major antibody provider, has been fined $3.5-million by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for violating animal welfare regulations. The company headquartered in Texas, had been Read More