No laughing matter
A small, highly specialized medical journal makes its first attempt at satire in 21 years. The New Year’s Eve spoof paperContinue Reading
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Berlin12: closed society at an open access conference
Richard Poynder, British independent journalist and open access (OA) activist of many years, has reported on December 17th 2015 about the recent Berlin12Continue Reading
Optionally transparent peer review: a major step forward, but which direction?
A journal of the Nature Publishing group (NPG) has recently announced “Transparent peer review at Nature Communications”. Transparent peer reviewContinue Reading
Is EMBO funding misconduct?
This is a NEWS post. My Twitter feed recently showed that the highly respected European research organisation, EMBO, is funding aContinue Reading
Frontiers removes junior peer reviewers
Brief NEWS piece Shortly after my article appeared where I reported of a case of a freshly graduated Master Student acting asContinue Reading
Is Piero Anversa heading to Cardiocentro Ticino in Switzerland?
This is a brief NEWS post. Harvard stem cell researcher, Piero Anversa, has left his job with Brigham & Womens Hospital,Continue Reading
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