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Who loses out when a scholar fails to acknowledge earlier related work? Ron Iphofen on the evergreen virtues of desk research
Peer Reviewers’ Openness Initiative billed as a ‘grassroots’ response to concerns over reproducibility
Analysis of seven prominent medical journals finds randomised controlled trials are far less likely to receive a press release than weaker observational studies
Hundreds of mathematicians who moved to the West are enjoying success in the US and Europe, new study suggests
Scholar's anti-thank you has got the HE world talking, says Scott Jaschik
Plos Biology launches new section looking at how experiments are run and incentive systems for scientists
First anniversary of atrocity sees words of Enlightenment figures rekindled
We need to wake up and defend this vital practice, not sleepwalk to an unhappy ending, says Lars Fischer
Pat Thomson on the scholarly virtues of putting your thoughts online
The most popular higher education articles of the year, based on website traffic
Research organisations who previously worked with the troubled children’s charity have sought to clarify ‘misleading’ descriptions of clinical work
As fans await the release of The Force Awakens, could Star Wars help teach psychoanalytic concepts in university?
Philosophers Stephen Mumford and Rani Lill Anjum speak up for the benefits of writing collaboratively
A masterly study of the building has been published more than 40 years after its author’s death
Prosecutors accuse academics of colluding with publishers to boost their standing and sell more books
Alternative metrics reveal the research that received the most online attention
Too many senior scholars abuse their power when it comes to assigning credit, argues Bruce Macfarlane
Organisation hopes use of ORCID system will end confusion over authorship and researcher identity
New publishing model aims to make research accessible to all without charging authors
Experts debate how scholarly publishing is going to have to change
Ken Levy, who publishes in both philosophy and law journals, finds the latter group’s system unfair, distasteful and wasteful
PaperRank service will allow researchers to rate papers online in bid to accelerate and open up process
The measure of scholarly impact is now being manipulated so much that it has ceased to be meaningful, editorial claims
Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society urges scholars to claim from pot of almost £5 million in uncollected funds
The quality of scholarly editing is ‘extremely uneven’, says Brian Bloch
Public scrutiny may force up quality of peer review, suggests study
Tricks of presenting a successful academic conference paper are revealed by co-author of a popular public speaking guide
Matthew Reisz reflects on the issues raised by Linsey McGoey’s new book on ‘philanthrocapitalism’
Articles that are free to view are also more frequently shared on Facebook, new research finds
£20,000 essay-writing competition shortlist features two UK scholars
Scholar urges delegates at conference in the Netherlands to use measures like Twitter to measure public engagement, rather than turning them into new metrics
Study finds ‘super ties’ with another academic can lead to higher citation rates
Academic ‘scallywags’ are gaining doctorates thanks to the circulation of dodgy theses within some universities, says the founder of plagiarism pressure group
Fears that 40 per cent levy could leave academics and students unable to access new research
Majority of academics publishing in journals with lax peer review are from Asia, study concludes
Theses in open-access repository at Dublin City University have been downloaded almost 1.4 million times
Potential leader-in-waiting is fighting for her career after becoming latest German politician to face academic fraud claims
Peer review system ‘lacks capacity’ to deal with ‘flood’ of new papers, meaning some could be unjustly dismissed
Matthew Reisz celebrates the joys of profiling scholars
Books interview: Karen Shook speaks to David Wootton, author of The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution
Dalmeet Singh Chawla looks at short, sharp new ways to impart information from journal articles
Transition to ‘make-or-break’ stage for female academics is a significant challenge, study explains
10 must-dos for postdocs identified by Catherine L Drennan, professor of chemistry and biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
All scholars do it, but some are simply blowing their own trumpet, says Pat Thomson
The current review process has many holes, says Apostolos Koutropoulos
Alice Dreger resigns her post after institution censored a risqué story in a medical journal
Matthew Reisz reflects on the kind of texts one might want to be wary about reading on the train
Researchers find an unexpected link between brevity and popularity
The rise in ‘kilo-authors’ and ‘gift authorship’ is causing the academy to rethink how it assesses the worth of academic publications
The eminent sociologist is entitled to draw on his long lifetime of thought, but should probably be clearer about the extent to which he is doing so, says Paul Jump
Don’t let the sneering scare you; the medium is the best fit for some projects, argues Richard Sugg
Eminent sociologist has recycled 90,000 words of material across a dozen books, claims paper
Fears over quality decline, but many academics still unclear over open access requirements
Crick and Watson's landmark papers on the structure of DNA would have been rejected by modern editors for lack of data, researcher argues
Institute of International Education says there is an increased enthusiasm for academic cooperation between the two countries
Move follows controversy over comment pieces and cover page for Science
Dalmeet Singh Chawla considers whether unsuspecting academics should be helped by having legitimate papers republished elsewhere
German court decision both ‘shocking’ and a threat to historical research
University of Wisconsin-Madison academic says disciplines, despite initial stumbles, might be better suited than some think
Institutions pressure Elsevier to permit all Dutch papers to be freely available online by 2024
