Small Fly, Big Impact: A History of Drosophila Research (and Why It Matters)
A charming short film about the history and importance of the fruit fly Drosophila as a model organism in biomedical research.
A charming short film about the history and importance of the fruit fly Drosophila as a model organism in biomedical research.
Simple things are often more complex than we initially think, and the push for faster publication may be an expensive and risky trend to follow too much further.
Proposals to get more money to younger researchers shine a light on the aging cadre of academic researchers and the lack of succession we risk with current practices.
An alien landing in the scholarly and scientific publishing world today, reading all the opinions about how to make things more efficient and effective, might be forgiven for thinking there are only authors, readers, librarians, and reviewers. After all, those […]
As ORCID comes close to reaching it’s goals for registrations, the organization is not yet financially stable. Laurel Haak, executive director of ORCID, answers questions about where they are at and what is coming for users and members.
Adding to the discussion of APCs, eLife’s financials suggest that being competitive with some major journals means the journal is expensive to run.
The news function of journals has many dimensions, a major one consisting of where and when an article is published.
Ithaka S+R has just published the latest in its ongoing series of triennial library director surveys, and its findings are interesting and, in some ways, sobering.
Scholarly Kitchen chef, Robert Harington asks “what do researchers want?” From those in mathematics to tumor immunology, from gerontology to Melville studies, the answer is often “to do my research in the best way possible.” Using a dose of pythonesque humor, this post chips away at this question, providing an interesting example of how the American Chemical Society is thinking through such issues.
Data sharing and publication is a topic we need to consider carefully, and weigh the risks, costs, and benefits, as well as the complexities.
A study of journal advertising support in large, multi-specialty journals fails on many key fronts.
An interview from April 2012, which remains as relevant today in explaining the incentives driving much of the behavior in academic research centers and scientific and scholarly publishing.
Peter Binfield talks about progress at PeerJ since the innovative OA journal’s launch, and where the journal is headed.
Revisiting the subject of social media and scientific research–have we made much progress in the last few years?
Revisiting a post from 2011 that called for evidence for a better understanding of access to the research literature.