Female researchers add their superiors as authors Survey finds that women are more prone to recognizing honorary co-authors in papers, but less likely to pad citation lists. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 15 Dec 2017
India's misfire on predatory publishing hits open access In trying to thwart predators, the government is penalizing researchers who publish in genuine open-access journals. T.V. Padma News 5 Dec 2017
Obsession with novelty sidelines deeper learning Too much focus on generating new ideas in science is driving the replication crisis. Brian Owens News 22 Nov 2017
UK research integrity code ineffective A parliamentary hearing on research misconduct finds little evidence of improvement. Yojana Sharma News 31 Oct 2017
Rush to publish weakens scientific integrity, study finds A new model suggests bias towards novel results is driving down reproducible research. Gemma Conroy News 18 Oct 2017
China tackles biased awards Do Chinese government reforms designed to thwart academic fraud go far enough? Hepeng Jia News 3 Oct 2017
Chatter makes popular metric unreliable: Study An analysis of a popular reputation metric concludes it relies too heavily on social interaction. Ivy Shih News 29 Sep 2017
Measure for measure COMMENT: Numbers on science and innovation do not always reflect performance. Aidan Byrne Comment 26 Sep 2017
Cutting corners a bigger problem than research fraud Scientists are more concerned about the impact of sloppy science than outright scientific fraud. Anthea Lacchia News 5 Jul 2017
77 clinical trials, $29 million and 8 years but still no published results Scientists reluctant to publish clinical trial results found to be a major contributor of research dollars wasted. Adrian Barnett Comment 28 Mar 2017
Japan loses share of research articles to China Despite being among the top science nations, Japan's publication output has stalled over the past decade. Nicky Phillips News 24 Mar 2017
Australian funding agency turns a blind eye to evidence COMMENT: Ignoring evidence when deciding where research funding goes will not lead to high quality research, says Adrian Barnett. Adrian Barnett Comment 7 Mar 2017
Turbulent times for scientists with the 'wrong' papers As Donald Trump’s bid to reinstate his travel ban failed last week, three Iranian scientists speak of their fears amid the uncertainty. Flynn Murphy News 20 Feb 2017
'Millions' wasted in research approvals process Applying for ethics approval cost Adrian Barnett's research group $348,000 in staff time, and delayed the research by six months. Adrian Barnett Comment 18 Jan 2017