The allure of the journal impact factor holds firm, despite its flaws “Science needs a healthy dose of its own medicine, yet refuses to take the pill.” Jon Brock News 29 Aug 2019
A call for funders to ban institutions that use grant capture targets The practice has led to peverse incentives for researchers. Dorothy Bishop Comment 7 Aug 2019
Here’s how to deal with failure, say senior scientists Don’t take it personally. Bec Crew News 5 Jul 2019
In a race for mentions, it’s open season on researchers The growing clamour for open access results makes scientists vulnerable, say Alexandra Lippman and Christopher Kelty. Alexandra Lippman and Christopher Kelty Comment 18 Jan 2019
China's Belt and Road Initiative finds new research partners in Europe Smaller member states are the beneficiaries of China's global trade and diplomacy project. Marijk van der Wende & Robert Tijssen Comment 11 Jan 2019
From punish to empower: A blame-free approach to research misconduct Research institutions have a duty to foster integrity, and that includes monitoring. Lex Bouter Comment 16 Oct 2018
Power balance in clinical trials exposed Industry funders routinely take charge of analysis and reporting. Gemma Conroy News 9 Oct 2018
When breaking free is a mark of success Two new measures aim to assess researchers' independence from their former lab heads. Gemma Conroy News feature 3 Oct 2018
The cost of staying put In academia’s great migration, some researchers are at a disadvantage. Smriti Mallapaty News 18 Sep 2018
Africa should set own standards of research excellence 'Most highly cited' criterion is not the most appropriate. Munyaradzi Makoni News feature 13 Sep 2018
Q&A Koenraad Debackere: Impact assessment to become more complex We need to define impact more clearly to be able to measure it effectively. Smriti Mallapaty Q&A 28 Aug 2018
The A to Z of paper authorship It's bad news for Z but A is AOK for authors listed alphabetically. Gemma Conroy News 21 Aug 2018
How freely should scientists share their data? The Open Science movement champions transparency, but how much and how quickly is a matter of dispute. Daniel Barron News 16 Aug 2018
Q&A Adam Russell: The search for automated tools to rate research reproducibility A US project is exploring the use of software to assign confidence levels to published research. Dalmeet Singh Chawla Q&A 8 Aug 2018
Japan weighs the value of imported academics Foreign faculty in Japan are less productive than their local counterparts on many measures, but better connected to global collaborations. Futao Huang Comment 2 Aug 2018
Indian translation pipeline in patent need of overhaul Report recommends removing obstacles to the conversion of scientific research into products and services. Virat Markandeya News feature 31 Jul 2018
Early-career researchers herald change The younger generation sees a collaborative system as key to discovery and advancement, a three-year tracking project reveals. David Nicholas et al.* Comment 25 Jul 2018
Italian scientists increase self-citations in response to promotion policy Study reveals how research evaluations can lead to self-serving behaviour. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 4 Jun 2018
Scientists get more bang for their buck if given more freedom Multi-national study challenges long-held assumptions about efficiency. Smriti Mallapaty News feature 23 May 2018
China's pick of university winners raises eyebrows Many fear a plan to elevate 42 universities to world class status will deepen inequality. Hepeng Jia News 13 Oct 2017