Artificially creating articles
30 November 2017
Some 99 drafts of scientific papers have been generated so far by a manuscript writer launched three weeks ago, according to the electronic lab notebook company sciNote
Industry trends
What is blockchain for research?
28 November 2017
Jon Treadway (pictured) explains Digital Science's new report, Blockchain for Research: Perspectives on a New Paradigm for Scholarly Communication, exploring the impact the technology could have on scholarly communication and research
Digital Science releases 'blockchain' report
28 November 2017
Digital Science has released a report titled: Blockchain for Research – Perspectives on a New Paradigm for Scholarly Communication
Researchers 'overwhelmingly' say Brexit effect will be negative
23 November 2017
Brexit will have a negative impact on the research sector – while access to funding, free movement for researchers, and international collaboration are researchers’ biggest priorities as the UK prepares to leave the European Union
Does research evaluation in the sciences have a gender problem?
20 November 2017
Stacy Konkiel wonders if altmetrics might help understand the influence of research in a more gender-balanced way
Widening student participation through technology
20 November 2017
Universities can gain from employing digital tools in their teaching and learning strategies, writes John Donovan
A more open, accessible and inclusive CILIP
20 November 2017
The information profession has radically changed in recent years and it is continuing to evolve, writes Nick Poole
New report warns of a ‘failing system’ in scholarly publishing
7 November 2017
A new report, commissioned by Research Information, has asked publishers, librarians and researchers about challenges in the scholarly publishing cycle - and the answers make for brutal reading
'Tangible benefits to OA books' – Springer Nature report
7 November 2017
There are clear benefits to publishing academic books using immediate, or ‘gold’, open access (OA) models, according to a report from Springer Nature.
Springer Nature deposits 600k chemical compounds on PubChem
31 October 2017
Springer Nature has deposited 600,000 chemical compounds on PubChem, collectively offering more than 26 million links back into the primary literature, eBooks or major reference works located on SpringerLink, BMC or nature.com
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