Are attitudes becoming more supportive of open science?
The latest State of Open Data survey results show changing trends in researchers’ attitudes towards the use of open data.
COVID-19 stimulates innovations in open science and publishing
Scientific publishing is adapting to make research on COVID-19 and coronaviruses freely and rapidly available to all. But does the crisis highlight an opportunity for more fundamental reform?
The TOP Factor: a new journal metric to assess transparency and reproducibility policies
Find out more about the TOP Factor, an alternative metric to the impact factor, evaluating academic journals based on open science policies.
Is preregistering scientific research becoming mainstream?
PLOS ONE now offers Registered Reports, shifting peer review focus from results to the quality of study design. Is this part of the future of open science?
Successes and challenges in data sharing: insights from the YODA Project
With widespread and growing support for increased data sharing, what can we learn from the Yale Open Data Access (YODA) Project and its collaboration with Johnson & Johnson?
Less than half of US clinical trials report results on ClinicalTrials.gov on time
Less than half of trials on clinicaltrials.gov meet the FDAAA results reporting deadline in a study from Ben Goldacre’s EBM DataLab at Oxford University
2019 World Science Day for Peace and Development: Open Science
UNESCO uses this year’s World Science Day for Peace and Development to examine global disparities in open science.
[VIDEO] Good Practice for Conference Abstracts and Presentations: GPCAP
Jackie Marchington, Director of Global Operations at Caudex, discusses good practice for conference abstracts and presentations
The link between data sharing and citation counts
An analysis of data sharing statements reveals that open data may lead to a citation advantage.
MPIP: Overcoming barriers to open access for industry
A new tool from MPIP provides easily accessible information on open access options for industry-funded research.
Open source tools: why citations are important
Open source software is often used in science but is left uncited in many publications: researchers urge authors to make a change.
Could preprint servers become self-organising peer review platforms?
Researchers propose that self-organising peer review for preprints could be the future of scholarly publishing.
Five essential factors for data sharing
Discover the five areas for improvement identified in Springer Nature’s recent surveys of researchers, aiming to promote data sharing.
Should pharmaceutical companies be doing more to advocate open access?
Many public funders have mandated open access to their research and support Plan S. Should pharmaceutical companies follow suit?
Can holding institution heads to account lead to improved rates of clinical trial reporting?
AllTrials seeks support for a new initiative to monitor clinical trial reporting in the UK.
Are we delivering on transparency and reproducibility?
Transparency and reproducibility are now synonymous with medical publications, but actions speak louder than words. A recent study examines whether progress has been made.