Academic publishing

Ministry hopes to increase quality of doctorates

Poor monitoring in ‘second-tier’ institutions is also part of the problem, research indicates

Jeffrey Beall’s blacklist of predatory publishers has disappeared, and so too should ideas about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ journals, argues Martin Parker

Holly Else explores the emotional, reputational and practical barriers to correcting mistakes

Canadian institution makes move in bid to save C$1.5 million in fees

Universities need to adapt career paths to accommodate scientists who tap into different fields, says research

List creator to now pursue ‘new areas of research’

As talks with the publisher stall, researchers in the country weigh whether they can cope without a deal

Chances are you’ll get at least a bit of ‘spam dressed as lamb’ this Christmas

Jack Grove asks whether Father Christmas could learn from recent ‘Santa studies’ research

Many early career researchers have ‘not gone to the library for years’, according to report

Junior academics can access services without physically visiting premises, writes Holly Else

Latest EUA doctoral council chair says open science very much on his agenda for the role

Cross-subsidy scheme expected to increase publications

Researcher sent thousands of emails trying to get paper published

Lengthy titles of journal papers are a turn-off for fellow academics and lead to fewer citations, claims new analysis 

Open publishing platforms that bring grey literature out of the dark promise to save money, reduce duplication and speed communication

How did non-researchers end up with the power to determine the impact of academic work? asks Helen Lees

Research suggests low self-efficacy among graduate students increases writing anxiety

International linguists have decried a Hong Kong professor’s controversial claim that bias against non-native English speakers is ‘myth’ 

Survey reveals three quarters of academics have shared data despite widespread uncertainty

Nature’s new kid on the block is now the biggest journal in the world. But while such giants are currently overturning the world of scholarly publishing, their long-term future is unclear, says Stephen Pinfield

‘Unexpected’ twist occurred after a seven-year-old’s manuscript on bats was accepted by a pay-to-publish journal

A former laboratory manager claims he was fired from California State University, Northridge due to his religious beliefs

Publication fee chosen over submission fee to make charges fair

Academic journal editor-turned-lecturer Hilary Hamnett explains the most common reasons why papers are rejected

Validating antibodies used in experiments could ‘free up billions of research dollars’, head of standards institute says

Two men who spent time living as animals receive accolade

BioMed Central psychology journal will attempt to tackle publication bias by withholding research results from peer reviewers

Federally funded research will now come with an open access clause – but uncertainties remain

Peer reviews created by self-generated text machines are the latest threat to scientific integrity

Seeking feedback from the well networked is better than gaining comments from famous scholars, a conference hears

New study looks at what happened when a university made its publications publicly available through an institutional repository

Idea is one of several ways to speed the peer review process, although some think it will annoy academics

Women's submissions to a leading seminar were viewed more warmly once a gender-blind process was introduced

Life sciences journal spends just over £3,000 per article, and has challenged high-profile rivals to release details of their costs

New English journals are ‘springing up like mushrooms’ so research can be read internationally, says report

Levels of nepotism in scientific publishing have been revealed by report

Jeremy Berg warns scientists are straying into policy commentator roles

Centre for Macroeconomics survey finds support for ‘institutional change’ in profession

Researchers have used an art competition to model what happens during peer review, and their work raises further questions over its effectiveness

Social science scholars are attempting to produce ‘impossible results’ due to demands from journal editors, finds study

Shift may be evidence that researchers feel they are increasingly judged on citations and journal impact factors

For those aspiring to an academic career, a PhD is the entry ticket to a world where reputation is all, says Robert MacIntosh. Here are his 10 top tips for early career researchers

Senior academic from the university embroiled in the ‘Climategate’ scandal warns how open data can be used irresponsibly to damage science

Jisc/RLUK study charts sector’s shift towards making research freely available online

But transferring to an institution in another country generally has less of a ‘positive impact’, finds paper

Marking boycott ends after UCU says managers agree to scrap ‘unfair’ targets

Purchase of research repository has horrified open access advocates who fear acquisition marks attempt to maintain control over publishing

Research Integrity and Peer Review will look at every stage of the scientific process, and could even change its own review system depending on what it finds

But the vice-chancellor of the University of Ghana says academics must still 'push' for recognition

Take it as a compliment if other people are doing similar studies to you, says Sam Schwarzkopf

Reviewing allows us to put collective knowledge ahead of individualised contributions, says David Beer

Groundbreaking study of how target-driven strategies affect staff has attracted international support

Pervasive claims that non-native speakers of English are unfairly discriminated against by publishers are rebutted by linguistics expert

Wiley and Elsevier attacked over failures to deposit papers as research funder warns it could withdraw funding for hybrid journals

A work that straddles subject boundaries is an unattractive prospect for publishers, finds Martin Parker

As the number of papers needing review increases, journals are thinking of replacing a voluntary system with cash rewards

The release of millions of journal papers online reflects impatience with an outdated publishing model, says John Willinsky

New book from University of Cambridge academic considers how Shakespeare became a powerful presence from Addis Ababa to Zanzibar