Clarivate Analytics’s new author profiles tool to include peer review activity The aim is to give users more context around citation performance. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 1 Feb 2022
Editors give green light to patients co-authoring manuscripts But work must be done to ensure that patients feel accepted by the research community. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 27 Jul 2021
Five online tools that aim to save researchers time and trouble From investigating a lab’s publication history to scanning manuscripts for statistical errors, these apps can help streamline some of the most time-consuming tasks. Dalmeet Singh Chawla Technology feature 23 Jun 2021
How to respond to difficult or negative peer-reviewer feedback A systematic approach to critiques and queries can help keep emotions at bay. Natalie Parletta News 18 May 2021
Peer-reviewers twice as likely to accept research conducted on men than the same research on women How biases may play out against female experimental participants. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 11 May 2021
How COVID-19 could make science kinder Reviewers are providing more constructive feedback in a time of crisis, but how long will it last? Gemma Conroy News 24 Feb 2021
Following NASA's lead, researchers are targeting gender bias in instrument time The switch to double-blind peer reviews could help to ensure that female and early-career researchers get a fair shot at using in-demand equipment. Clare Watson News 2 Feb 2021
Three reasons to share your research failures There’s a new journal for that. Gemma Conroy News 22 Sep 2020
COVID-19 research update: How many pandemic papers have been published? A briefing on developments in coronavirus research publishing. Nature Index News 28 Aug 2020
Probe into leaked papers submitted to leading engineering conference Confidential paper trail surfaces online in connection with “tragic situation” of PhD student Huixiang Chen's suicide. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 9 Jul 2020
How is your discipline tracking in open peer review? Who’s more likely to share reviewer reports and identities – in 5 graphs. Gemma Conroy News 24 Jun 2020
Journal peer review policies attract further scrutiny Free tools give greater clarity to authors. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 7 Apr 2020
Researchers reveal the emotional and professional cost of drawn-out peer review It can have a noticeable affect on a person's career. Andy Tay News 10 Mar 2020
To make submissions easier, journals need to fix these 3 things - study Why trying to publish is often “a minefield”. Gemma Conroy News 25 Feb 2020
Don't let big names and impressive stories influence your peer review How to avoid being star-struck. Jeff C. Clements Comment 23 Jan 2020
Don’t let researchers recommend who reviews their work Some funders and publishers call it unethical, for others, it's par for the course Dalmeet Singh Chawla Comment 22 Nov 2019
Thousands of grant peer reviewers share concerns in global survey Peer review process helps funders make decisions, but researchers say it is time-consuming and lacks transparency. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 21 Oct 2019
Diversifying peer review by adding junior scientists Initiatives to train and include early-career researchers in peer review may help improve science’s quality control. Dan Garisto News 13 Sep 2019
