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A revised list of journals improves the balance of disciplines between the natural sciences.

Study reveals how research evaluations can lead to self-serving behaviour.

Most researchers agree that drafting papers and interpreting results deserve recognition — but opinions don’t always match authorship guidelines.

A study identifies papers that stand the test of time.

Policies should account for the institutional factors that discriminate against women.

Multi-national study challenges long-held assumptions about efficiency.

Palaeontologists, biologists are among researchers whose social media reflections reveal what they have given up in the pursuit of science.

The small university stands out for its citation impact relative to its size.

Gene collections and astronomy studies dominate the list of the most-cited publications with DOIs on the popular online encyclopaedia.

Women receive fewer and smaller grants across the world.

Until recently, many university and society journals operated at a loss, says Gavin Moodie.

In just a year, the number of Indian institutions in the Times Higher Education ranking has risen by 15 to 42.

A per-capita analysis of physics, chemistry and medicine laureates since the turn of the century reveals the United Kingdom as the most prolific nation.

Funders should assign research grants via a lottery system to reduce human bias, says Dorothy Bishop.

The higher-education advisory agency is cleaning up its registry of approved journals, but academics say the list should be abolished.

The isolated nation publishes fewer than 100 scholarly articles a year — but as political tensions thaw, researchers hope for greater collaboration.

The scientific method is not applied in dealing with aberrant research behaviour.

Making data available to the larger scientific community has many benefits.

Workloads influence when authors submit papers to journals.

An institute’s work on warning and mitigation systems for catastrophic events is a national priority.