A Cetacean Alphabet
A new paper uses AI to decipher sperm whale vocalizations.
Music Paralysis as We Age
When do we stop making the effort to find new music?
A Case Study: Investing in Open Scholarly Infrastructure in Ireland Will Save Time and Money. It’ll Also Be Good for Research.
National PID strategies are on the rise. In this post, Phill Jones reports the findings of cost-benefit analysis of investment in PIDs and research infrastructure in Ireland.
The Impact of AI on Information Discovery: From Information Gathering to Knowledge Application
In this post – the first of two discussing artificial intelligence and information discovery – we explore the evolution of information discovery, its role in the research journey, and how it can be applied to help researchers and publishers alike.
Honest Signaling and Research Integrity
Promoting research integrity is not just identifying bad behavior: problem articles can also be detected by the absence of ‘honest’ signals of integrity.
Gates Policy Refresh: What Would Success Look Like?
While the BMGF may be all-in, from an industry perspective the Gates Policy Refresh represents a small but potentially valuable experiment.
Chefs de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table – Susan King
Robert Harington talks to Dr. Susan King of Rockefeller University Press (RUP), in this series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and for-profit sectors of our industry.
Navigating the Retraction Minefield in China and Beyond: A Need for Systemic Changes and Increased Focus on Researcher Well-Being
The nationwide audit of retracted articles in China underscores the interconnectedness of stakeholders within the research ecosystem and emphasizes the importance of aligning incentives and priorities to foster a culture of integrity and accountability. Can similar efforts be applied globally to cultivate a culture of accountability and transparency?
Tracking Research Facilities in Science: A CSIRO/CHORUS Pilot Sets Sail
A new CSIRO/CHORUS project seeks to improve tracking of the use of research faciilities and their impact.
Navigating the Page and The Reader’s Task
Juggling formats of print vs. digital for books, have developers simply given up on whether there’s room to improve navigation and design?
Chef de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table – Amy Brand
Robert Harington talks to Dr. Amy Brand of MIT Press, in this series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and for-profit sectors of our industry.
Kangaroo Diversity Wins This Year’s Dance Your PhD Competition
Kangaroo social behavior research wins a prestigious competition.
Chef de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table – Niko Pfund
Robert Harington talks to Niko Pfund of Oxford University Press, in this series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and for- profit sectors of our industry.
United2Act Against Paper Mills: Fighting Fraud that Corrupts the Scholarly Record
Fraud is undermining the integrity of the scholarly record. United2Act is striking back at paper mills.
Guest Post — There is More to Reliable Chatbots than Providing Scientific References: The Case of ScopusAI
A data scientist reviews ScopusAI (beta) and shares her analysis of its limitations, reliability, and potential.