U.S. science agencies are forecast to pay more for #openaccess publication of journal articles. Are they ready? And is the author-pays business model sustainable? A GAO report draws criticism. #scholcomm @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
#papermill ads: Not very shy. (The preprint on this new study was posted this week.) #sciencepublishing #researchintegrity www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. researchers who coauthor research papers with scientists affiliated with foreign institutions are drawing fresh scrutiny from NIH, NASA. #scientificpublishing @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
The credibility of scientific journal articles might be bolstered if they carried a score capturing their rigor, such as whether the findings could be replicated. But constructing a telltale indicator of replicability remains a challenge. #openscience @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
#preprints are seen as accelerating science – but do they accelerate #researchcareers? @science.org @sciencecareers.bsky.social #scientificpublishing #scicomm
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As submissions to scientific journals continue to climb, it’s becoming more time-consuming to find ones that may offer truly novel ideas. This U.K. competition is paying the winner £300,000 for suggesting how AI could help. #peerreview #scicomm @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
Science agencies could soon face nearly $1 billion publishing bill, Congressional analysts find
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Results are “only the tip of the iceberg” of shadowy paper-mill marketplace
#AIagents promise to speed up ordinary online tasks, but they can also share private files publicly, delete others, and libel people. A new study examines these #AIsafety vulnerabilities. #OpenClaw #AIgovernance @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
Junior researchers are more likely to embrace preprints; grant reviewers and hiring committees express doubts
First-of-its-kind product raises questions about costs, access, and equity
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Given autonomous control of other software, programs shared private medical details and deleted files without permission
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Are #openaccess fees that some journals charge authors too high? The Chinese Academy of Sciences, the world’s largest research institution, reportedly thinks so and plans to stop funding some, a move that could shake up #scientificpublishing. @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
#arXiv, the granddaddy of #preprints servers, has announced it’s splitting from Cornell U., its long-time host institution. Leaders there explain why. #OpenAccess #ScholComm @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
Move comes amid effort to grow the country’s own journals
