A publishing giant goes after the authors of its journals’ papers ONCE upon a time, it was common for scientists to receive letters from researchers working in other institutions, asking for... Read more
In the first study of its kind, researchers have found that numbers of women in the science, technology and innovation fields are alarmingly low in the world’s leading economies, and are act... Read more
When research is funded by the taxpayer or by charities, the results should be available to all without charge PUBLISHING obscure academic journals is that rare thing in the media industry:... Read more
Academics are starting to boycott a big publisher of journals SOMETIMES it takes but a single pebble to start an avalanche. On January 21st Timothy Gowers, a mathematician at Cambridg... Read more