Open science is zealously propagated by academicians in a bid to make scientific data and research widely accessible to the public. Apart from the need for researchers to share their data and make…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- March 3, 2015
Scientific reporting is inclined towards publishing positive findings, and research that reports negative results is usually frowned upon. However, recognizing the importance of negative results and…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- February 27, 2015
Early career researchers struggle to receive grants because granting committees are known to favor esteemed and more established researchers. Does scientific innovation and advancement take a back…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- February 26, 2015
Nature Publishing Group announced in an editorial that it will soon offer authors an option to opt for double-blind peer review at the time of submission.
- Sneha Kulkarni
- February 19, 2015
The benefits of sharing data are immense. Although most researchers agree that data sharing is the scientific ideal, there exists a widespread skepticism regarding making their data publicly…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- February 17, 2015
The University of California Press announced the launch of a new online, open-access journal Collabra, which will pay peer reviewers and editors for their contribution. Uniquely, the journal is based…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- February 11, 2015
Journal editors and authors are the key players in academic publishing. Do authors face mistreatment at the hands of editors? Or do editors face more challenges while interacting with authors? A…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- February 7, 2015
Big data has brought an unprecedented change in the way research is conducted in every scientific discipline. Although the availability of big data sets and the capacity to store and share large…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- February 6, 2015
Elsevier, the largest science journal publisher, has announced that it is preparing to launch an open-access journal this year in collaboration with the research community and will
- Sneha Kulkarni
- February 5, 2015
Publishers, governments, and learned societies the world over are faced with the intractable issue of academic corruption. A recently published article highlights some worrisome trends academic…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- January 29, 2015