For the sake of science, it’s time to break ranks Researchers call for a change in evaluation to recognise the importance of reproducibility. Anja Krieger News 26 Jul 2018
Early-career researchers herald change The younger generation sees a collaborative system as key to discovery and advancement, a three-year tracking project reveals. David Nicholas et al.* Comment 25 Jul 2018
African scientists launch their own preprint server The free, online outlet is one of a growing number for academics on the continent to share their work. Smriti Mallapaty News 25 Jun 2018
Microsoft’s purchase of GitHub leaves some scientists uneasy They fear the online platform will become less open, but other researchers say the buyout could make GitHub more useful. Andrew Silver News 22 Jun 2018
Open-access model is a return to the origins of journal publishing Until recently, many university and society journals operated at a loss, says Gavin Moodie. Gavin Moodie Comment 11 May 2018
Ten reasons to share your data Making data available to the larger scientific community has many benefits. Amanda S. Barnard Comment 27 Apr 2018
Applied Physics Letters publishes ‘fewer, but better’ articles Noted journal among several reducing article counts in a competitive market. News 17 Apr 2018
It’s time for the US to get serious about funding open access University of California libraries tackle the transition from subscription-based publishing to sustainable open access. Rachael Samberg et al. Comment 4 Apr 2018
‘Bronze’ open access supersedes green and gold Publishers can deny access to the majority of open-access articles at their discretion. Jon Brock Explainer 12 Mar 2018
New tools track article buzz online A new service allows researchers to access raw social media data. Jeffrey Perkel Technology feature 9 Mar 2018
Researchers coy about complete review transparency Survey reveals reluctance to take open peer review to the limit. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 28 Feb 2018
Q&A John Ioannidis: Biomedicine warms to preprints It’s wrong to dismiss preprint repositories as the junkyards of science, warns Ioannidis. Q&A 13 Feb 2018
A fix for open-access cost barriers What if it was funders and libraries instead of authors who paid processing fees? Elie Dolgin News 6 Dec 2017
The unexpected reason researchers choose open access Open-access publishing held to the same standards as paid subscription journals. Yojana Sharma News 25 Oct 2017
Encouraging palaeontologists to stop hiding the bones New preprint services could bring niche scientific communities into the open. Ivy Shih News 23 Aug 2017
Michael Sporn: A legacy of greater knowledge For the love of discovery, a biochemist freely shared the research which laid the groundwork for widely-used drugs. Elie Dolgin 10 Aug 2017
Keeping a lid on open science Open science has made progress in China, but there is room for improvement. Hepeng Jia 15 Jun 2017
Young researchers preach open access, yet many don't practice Early-career researchers in the UK are less likely to choose open access over subscription journals. Ivy Shih News 22 May 2017
US supercomputer needs more people power A large computing network that has helped design cancer drug candidates and search for extra-terrestrial life is struggling to maintain its volunteer network. Ivy Shih News 22 Feb 2017
I made my grant application public, here's why you should too If funding applications were made under open access, science would benefit from more universal scrutiny. Adrian Barnett Comment 8 Dec 2016
