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Peer-review guide available in Chinese

16 May 2013
The charitable trust Sense about Science has released a Chinese version of its guide to peer review. The aim is to help the public make sense of research claims

Rare atlases go online

16 May 2013
The University of Bristol in the UK has made a collection of rare atlases dating from 1574 to the 1970s available online for the first time

X-ray technique should help historians uncover lost information

16 May 2013
Fragile, rolled-up historical documents could be read for the first time in centuries, thanks to new X-ray techniques

Peerage of Science signs up with ORCID

8 May 2013
Peerage of Science has signed a membership agreement with ORCID

PLOS announces award programme to accelerate science

2 May 2013
PLOS has launched the Accelerating Science Award Program to recognise the use of scientific research, published through open access, which has led to innovations in any field that benefit society