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Biocuration: Distilling data into knowledge
Data, including information generated from them by processing and analysis, are an asset with measurable value. The assets that biological research funding produces are the data... -
Locked up science - Tearing down paywalls in scholarly communication
Restricting access to knowledge and science is not beneficial for society. So why are scientific results still locked up behind paywalls? Even though the answer to this question... -
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Background: The present study aims to elucidate the state of gender equality in high-quality research by analyzing the representation of female authorships in the last decade... -
A study of the impact of data sharing on article citations using journal poli...
This study estimates the effect of data sharing on the citations of academic articles, using journal policies as a natural experiment. We begin by examining 17 high-impact... -
Open-Access Mega-Journals: A Bibliometric Profile
In this paper we present the first comprehensive bibliometric analysis of eleven open-access mega-journals (OAMJs). OAMJs are a relatively recent phenomenon, and have been... -
A standardized citation metrics author database annotated for scientific field
Citation metrics are widely used and misused. We have created a publicly available database of 100,000 top scientists that provides standardized information on citations,... -
Can scientists fill the science journalism void? Online public engagement wit...
AbstractIn many countries the public’s main source of information about science and technology is the mass media. Unfortunately, in recent years traditional journalism has... -
The gender gap in science: How long until women are equally represented?
Women comprise a minority of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) workforce. Quantifying the gender gap may identify fields that will not... -
Survey on open peer review: Attitudes and experience amongst editors, authors...
Open peer review (OPR) is a cornerstone of the emergent Open Science agenda. Yet to date no large-scale survey of attitudes towards OPR amongst academic editors, authors,...
