Increasing collaborative efforts seen between Indian and Chinese scientists - August 26, 2008
Indian and Chinese scientists are increasingly working together, but it might still take a few more years before it becomes significant or sets the pace for South-South scientific collaboration. This is according to a study recently published in Current Science, an Indian science publication. The study, titled 'South-South cooperation: The… Read More
Physicians will conduct majority of their pharmaceutical research and information access online, says study - August 19, 2008
Pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research has released an ePharma Physician study. According to the study, physicians report that they will shift a significant amount of time currently devoted to offline professional sources to their online counterparts in the coming years. The study focuses… Read More
Experts examine consequences of scientific misconduct - August 14, 2008
Specialists in science ethics, Barbara Redman and Jon Merz, recently examined the records of scientists who were officially found guilty of misconduct by the US Office of Research Integrity (ORI) between January 1994 and December 2001. In a report, recently published in scientific journal Science, the… Read More
Open access boosts readership but does not impact citations, says study - August 5, 2008
Open access (OA) or free online articles get read more often, but do not get cited frequently in academic literature, according to a new Cornell study. The findings of the study, published online in the British Medical Journal, are particularly relevant to academic researchers, because the frequency with which a… Read More
China set to become a physics powerhouse, says study - August 4, 2008
China has become a notable factor in the scientific landscape. The country is reportedly finding its place as one of the world's scientific power houses considering the substantial increase in journal papers written by Chinese scientists. According to a research article published in the journal Physics… Read More
Edinburgh Repository Fringe event examines ways to preserve data for future use - August 4, 2008
A recent conference hosted by the University of Edinburgh and funded by the UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) had researchers exchanging ideas on the best way to collect and store data across the UK. The conference - the Edinburgh Repository Fringe - featured archivists and repository developers from across… Read More
UK second in world research publication, says DIUS report - August 1, 2008
The UK has increased its share of research published in the world's most influential scientific journals, according to a report published by the UK's Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). The report analysed 17 million papers and 22.5 million citations in 8000 of the world's… Read More
Sourcing information online hurts diversity in scientific thinking, says study - July 29, 2008
Scientific journal Science recently published a study according to which scientific scholars are citing more-recent and less-diverse sources to back up their findings as a result of the proliferation of online journal articles. Science is an international weekly journal produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. After… Read More
Research and Markets releases 2008 review of UK publishing industry - July 25, 2008
Market research and data services provider Research and Markets, Ireland, has announced the addition of the 'Publishing Industry Market Review 2008' report to its existing offering. According to the report, the UK publishing market was worth £18.41billion in 2007, having grown by just 0.4 percent during… Read More
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters publishes 2008 Liquent Regulatory Affairs Trends survey results - July 21, 2008
The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters has announced the early findings of its 2008 Liquent Regulatory Affairs Trends survey. The survey attracted respondents from across the globe representing small, medium and large pharmaceutical companies. Now in its sixth year, the survey provides a unique insight into… Read More
