fromNature1 month agoOMG sciencePublishers trial paying peer reviewers - what did they find?Paying peer reviewers may accelerate manuscript reviews without sacrificing quality, but the practice has potential risks for scientific integrity.
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fromNature3 months agoScienceRetractions caused by honest mistakes are extremely stressful, say researchersRetraction of research papers due to honest mistakes causes significant stress to authors, highlighting emotional impacts rarely discussed in scientific publishing.
Artificial intelligencefromArs Technica3 months agoEvolution journal editors resign en masseConcern over high fees and editorial independence in scientific publishing.Editorial board members resigned from JHE due to changes undermining their values.Restructuring could hinder quality through reduced editorial support.
fromwww.nature.com5 months agoMedicineAuthor Correction: Testing quantum electrodynamics in extreme fields using helium-like uraniumCorrection made regarding the Horizon 2020 grant number in the previously published article.
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OMG sciencefromInverse6 months agoWhy Predictions Of A Decline In Scientific Research Never Came To Be - Not By A Long ShotScientific publishing has doubled roughly every decade, defying early predictions of stagnation and resource depletion made by Price in the 1960s.