TOP Factor rates journals on transparency, openness New tool seeks to change editorial practices. Chris Woolston News 18 Feb 2020
Five leading early career researchers in materials science Star competitors in a highly competitive field. Gemma Conroy, Bec Crew & Hepeng Jia News 16 Dec 2019
The 5 most popular scientific papers of November 2019 Alzheimer’s resistance and a black hole conundrum. Bec Crew Listings 3 Dec 2019
Scooped in science? Relax, credit will come your way A study of protein databases shows that discoverers who are second to publish still end up getting a substantial portion of the recognition. Ewen Callaway News 2 Dec 2019
The 5 most popular scientific papers of October 2019 How supreme is "supreme"? Bec Crew Listings 8 Nov 2019
Unmasking the hidden networks behind academic success They work well for some. Margath Walker Comment 25 Oct 2019
Publication is not enough, to generate impact you need to campaign Regarding publication as only one part of a long-term and cumulative communication campaign is integral to achieving impact. Toby Green News 3 Oct 2019
The 5 most popular scientific papers of September 2019 The top paper had a slick social media campaign. Bec Crew Listings 1 Oct 2019
"There is a problem": Australia's top scientist Alan Finkel pushes to eradicate bad science A new publishing standard should be introduced to weed out unscrupulous research journals. Alan Finkel Comment 19 Sep 2019
Research returnees boost China’s scientific impact An unprecedented rise to world-class status. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 18 Sep 2019
Elsevier investigates hundreds of peer reviewers for manipulating citations The publisher is scrutinizing researchers who might be inappropriately using the review process to promote their own work. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 12 Sep 2019
Times Higher Education releases its World University Rankings 2020 The United States dominates, but cracks are showing. Bec Crew Listings 12 Sep 2019
Museum volunteering among new impact indicators for UK universities How to compare apples with apples. Elisabeth Jeffries News 11 Sep 2019
The hidden cost of having a eureka moment, but not being able to put it in your own words Publishing in an “international” journal now refers to an English-language journal. Sneha Kulkarni Comment 29 Aug 2019
5 features of a highly cited article The difference between highly cited and lowly cited papers. Mohamed Elgendi Comment 23 Aug 2019
Government funding will be tied to uni performance from 2020 How will performance-based funding shake out for Australian universities? Emmaline Bexley News 21 Aug 2019
Out of date before it's published Zika provides a vision for how to keep pace with a fast-moving research field. Jon Brock NI 360 30 Jul 2019
10 key insights from the first research scorecards for G20 countries Australia shines; the US, not so much. Bec Crew Dataviz 19 Jul 2019
Preprints boost article citations and mentions The benefits of showing your hand early. Gemma Conroy 9 Jul 2019
Four reasons to graphically illustrate your research Academic writing is often criticised for being overly complicated and impenetrable to anyone outside of a small circle of experts. Gemma Sou 4 Jul 2019