Recent Articles
In future, papers will not be paywalled
Plinio Casarotto takes a look at the future of publishing.
Google and research data
Peter Kraker on Google Dataset Discovery, the open science movement, and his #DontLeaveItToGoogle campaign.
Research Funding is critical to societally relevant research
Paul Benneworth and Kate Maxwell explain why we need public funding for science that creates truly public benefits.
Current Issue
What kind of #OpenScience do we want?
Open science is on everyone’s lips. Policy makers, funders, researchers, and even publishers advocate for open access to scholarly work. It stands out that, despite the fact that almost everyone in the academic sphere demands for science to be open, the understanding of what constitutes openness varies and is partly contradictory. In the upcoming weeks we will take a closer look at the buzzword open science, reflect on the term, present current developments, and common pitfalls.
Research Funding is critical to societally relevant research
Paul Benneworth and Kate Maxwell explain why we need public funding for science that creates truly public benefits.
In future, papers will not be paywalled
Plinio Casarotto takes a look at the future of publishing.
Google and research data
Peter Kraker on Google Dataset Discovery, the open science movement, and his #DontLeaveItToGoogle campaign.
Addressing the mental health crisis among doctoral researchers
A perspective from Germany’s biggest network of doctoral researchers
Do we need an Open Science coalition?
What exactly is open science? It can be a social justice issue, part of a political capitalist regime or a form of traditional science.
What’s the big DEAL and why is it so difficult to reach?
Nick Fowler and Gerard Meijer on the future of Open Access in Germany. Will the negotiations continue?
Science communication in the digital age
Classical and large institutions of liberal democracy like politics and the media are increasingly less trusted. What about science?
Storm in a teacup: predatory journals are irrelevant
No big news for scientists: Journalists recently uncovered a scandal surrounding predatory journals. What happened?
Can digital technologies enable good scientific practices?
Wanda Jones explains how to promote good scientific practices and what universities could do to integrate them into their curricula.
Research Ethics: A European Mission
Elmar Doppelfeld explains why promoting ethics in science is a challenge that must be tackled on a european level.
Science is the search for truth and knowledge
Bernhard Kempen illustrates calls for a bona fide treatment of data, facts, and intellectual property.
Smart Libraries
Buzz word or tautology?