South Korea’s ‘Nobel prize project’ gets overhaul

The Institute for Basic Science has been rocked by accusations of financial mismanagement over the past year.

Mark Zastrow | 18 September 2019

Research returnees boost China’s scientific impact

An unprecedented rise to world-class status.

Dalmeet Singh Chawla | 18 September 2019

5 tips for dealing with non-significant results

Jon Brock | 16 September 2019

Diversifying peer review by adding junior scientists

Initiatives to train and include early-career researchers in peer review may help improve science’s quality control.

Dan Garisto | 13 September 2019

Elsevier investigates hundreds of peer reviewers for manipulating citations

The publisher is scrutinizing researchers who might be inappropriately using the review process to promote their own work.

Dalmeet Singh Chawla | 12 September 2019

Museum volunteering among new impact indicators for UK universities

How to compare apples with apples.

Elisabeth Jeffries | 11 September 2019

Experts question China’s bid to create world-class journals

"Scientists always prefer to publish in the world’s top journals over domestic ones."

Hepeng Jia | 4 September 2019

The allure of the journal impact factor holds firm, despite its flaws

“Science needs a healthy dose of its own medicine, yet refuses to take the pill.”

Jon Brock | 29 August 2019