Retracting publications doesn’t stop them from influencing science
Author: Fanni Daniella Szakal One thing that studies on omega-3 fatty acids, hydroxyethyl starch, and COVID-19 have in common is that they were all retracted. However, these studies have all been cited countless times since then. Retraction discredits the validity of a study’s claims due to flawed methodology, biased interpretation, or even fabrication of data. […]
Read moreCan ‘Plan S’ revolutionise access to science?
Author: Simon Bradley An ambitious open-access publishing initiative backed by some of the world’s largest research funders came into effect in January. Plan S, as it’s known, has already started to transform the scientific world. But its success depends on continued pressure on big publishers and on getting more influential countries like Switzerland to sign […]
Read moreGuest Post — Putting Publications into Context with the DocMaps Framework for Editorial Metadata
Author: JESSICA POLKA, GARY MCDOWELL, TONY ROSS-HELLAUER, GABE STEIN Trust in academic journal articles is based on similar expectations. Journals carry out editorial processes from peer review to plagiarism checks. But these processes are highly heterogeneous in how, when, and by whom they are undertaken. In many cases, it’s not always readily apparent to the […]
Read moreOpen Access to academic books creates larger, more diverse and more equitable readerships
Author: Mithu Lucraft Drawing on findings from one of the largest surveys of its kind to date, Mithu Lucraft demonstrates how Open Access to academic books has resulted in significantly larger and more diverse readerships for these books. As governments globally and in the UK reassess their commitments to OA monographs, she argues the findings […]
Read moreA Framework for the Future of Conferences
Author: ROGER C. SCHONFELD, LAURA BROWN Conferences serve several roles. They offer faculty and researchers a way to showcase their work through presentations. They connect people through formal and informal interactions, including serendipitous hallway conversations. Conferences serve their organizers as a way to bring the field together as well as, for some, a source of […]
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