Over 500 science journal editors, publishers, and meta-researchers are gathered in Chicago for the 8th Peer Review Congress (#PRC8), a once-every-4-years researchfest about “enhancing…
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Science Communication Innovations in Peer Review and Scientific PublishingRead more
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Science Communication Good Enough? Editors, Statistics & Grant Peer ReviewRead more
Over 500 science journal editors, publishers, and meta-researchers are gathered in Chicago for the 8th Peer Review Congress (#PRC8), a once-every-4-years researchfest…
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Science Communication Bias, Conflicts, Spin: The 8th Olympiad of Research on Science & Publishing BeginsRead more
Once every 4 years editors, publishers, and meta-researchers assemble in Chicago for the Peer Review Congress – an intense researchfest about “enhancing the…
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Bias What’s Open, What’s Data? What’s Proof, What’s Spin?Read more
My last post on the use of open science badges for articles set off a flurry of debate. There were…
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Bias Bias in Open Science Advocacy: The Case of Article Badges for Data SharingRead more
I like badges – I have a lot of them! I’m also an open science advocate. So when a group of…
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Listicles 3 Things Expressions of Concern Reveal About the Research Publication SystemRead more
An editorial expression of concern is a way to alert readers to behind-the-scenes worries about the integrity of a publication. It emerged in…
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Science Communication Who’s Who on Science Twitter and Who Counts?Read more
Remember the Kardashian index? That was Neil Hall’s 2014 tongue-in-cheek(ish) dig at science Twitter and “Science Kardashians” – scientists with a high…
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Science Communication Debunking Advice DebunkedRead more
“Recommendations for effective myth debunking may thus need to be revised”. One of the authors of this conclusion is Stephan Lewandowsky. He’s also one…
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Science Communication A Little Springtime for Green Open Access? Icons for More Free Full Texts in PubMedRead more
There’s a new kid on the publication access block at PubMed. It’s a little one, so you might not notice it…
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Evidence When Science Polarizes: A Personal Activist Story with EvidenceRead more
There was another one of those “we’re living in echo chambers” papers recently. It’s from the same data on science and conspiracy theory social…
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Science Communication Silence: Everyday Betrayals of Research ParticipantsRead more
Many of them were watching the evening TV news on the BBC, with no idea of the blow that was…
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Listicles Post-Truth Antidote: Our Roles in Virtuous Spirals of Trust in ScienceRead more
It’s a classic vicious cycle. Post-internet, misinformation and ideas previously doomed to be only fringe-worthy spread far and fast. The faster misinformation…