A recent New York Times Magazine feature plays off fears that the next generation is prone to distraction and underachievement. The facts, and an apparently superior media outlet, argue otherwise.
Improper use of financial analysis can obscure problems in strategy, a problem faced by for-profit and not-for-profit organizations alike.
Do the benefits of open peer-review outweigh the costs? A BMJ study argues “yes,” but there are caveats.
Mary Meeker sums up 2010 in this slideshow, and invites us to ponder yet again what kind of ride we’re in for.
The migration from print to digital continues for book readers. Even the venerable New York Times bestseller lists are changing in response.
Have the results of the open access book experiment already been written?
If openness is an ideological tenant of science, why are scientists so secretive?
McLuhan posited “the medium is the message.” Is it still? GenY might teach us a thing or two.
Can social reputation metrics provide a meaningful incentive for researcher participation in peer-review and online commentary?
Free online books may increase discovery, but may not translate into increased sales or citations, a new study reports.
A rumination on how abundance might be turning the table on producers by giving consumers pathways to efficiency.
When authors are unwilling to peer review and incentives are not enough, is it time to privatize the system?
We’ve been building with the assumption that Web sites should flow to the desktop. But if everything is mobile, and people are mobile, and we want to reach people, shouldn’t we think differently?
In order to ensure the financial viability of their organizations, not-for-profit publishers have to adopt a portfolio-management strategy or they run the risk of compromising their core editorial values.
It has never been easier to post a comment to a scientific article. Just don’t expect an adequate reply from the author — or one at all — according to a new study.