: Jean-Paul Chretien and colleagues argue that recent Ebola and Zika virus outbreaks highlight the importance of data sharing in scientific research.

Summary points The ever-growing HIV treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) present local policy makers with complex decision dilemmas, as international guidelines...

For knowledge to benefit research and society, it must be trustworthy. Trustworthy research is robust, rigorous, and transparent at all stages of design, execution, and...

The Wellcome Trust supports open access publishing via the author pays model and through the deposition of peer reviewed papers into PubMed Central. The costs of disseminating...

It is widely recognised that the huge population sizes of many Asian countries mean that although national HIV prevalence levels are still very low, very large absolute numbers...

An increasing number of public and commercial initiatives invite individuals to participate in scientific research via the internet (Table 1). People are asked to provide...

ABSTRACT Some diseases can be cured by medical interventions, others not. When not, are there other approaches to control or cure? One possibility is to try to publish a disease...

Summary The current system of publication in biomedical research provides a distorted view of the reality of scientific data that are generated in the laboratory and clinic....

There has been growing recognition in the international community that health should be considered a human right, a right enshrined by several international treaties. Much less...

Abstract The era of evidence‐informed decision‐making has seen increased use of the scientific advisory committee (SAC) to provide decision‐makers with scientific advice,...

There are many reports of ghost writings and ghost management of medical journal articles. Such articles are “ghostly†because signs of their actual production are largely...

In a new Essay as part of the Research Integrity Series, Tracey Bretag discusses the complex problem of plagiarism within the education system. Please see later in the article...

The issue of the digital divide is a growing concern in health and forensic DNA databases, reflecting structural disparities in biomedical research and policing. Over the last...

CITATION: Rudan, I., et al. 2010. Evidence-based priority setting for health care and research : tools to support policy in maternal, neonatal, and child health in Africa. PLoS...

Citizen science is mainstream: millions of people contribute data to a growing array of citizen science projects annually, forming massive datasets that will drive research for...

A scientist living in Russia is often asked two questions: “Why haven't you left?” and “Is it still possible to work there?” The best response to the first question is, “Why...

In an Essay, Matthew Todd and colleagues discuss an open source approach to drug development.

BN is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Bisby Fellow, and also supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. Since...

The completion of the human genome project has ushered in a new era in which biology has become an information science. In this new era, sharing of information is quickly...

Abstract The complex socio‐environmental issues faced by society – including climate change, resource management, and fostering resiliency in landscapes that intermix human and...