By Mark Staniland on 20 Jul 2017
Our readers are constantly telling us that they need to keep up to date not just with papers in their field, but also the broader scientific news, including critical science policy matters and important research outside their immediate interests. Read more
Posted in News | Tagged Nature Briefing
By Mark Staniland on 15 Jun 2017
Social media is not only a way for authors and publishers to disseminate research findings, it’s also increasingly being used by researchers to discover and read scientific content. Read more
Posted in Science communication and outreach | Tagged researchers, science communication, social media, survey
By Mark Staniland on 13 Jun 2017
Nature Sustainability has formed a new partnership with University College London which aims to advance a more integrated and policy-engaged research agenda on cities. Read more
Posted in Global issues, sustainability | Tagged Cities, Nature Sustainability, UCL
By Mark Staniland on 09 May 2017
Meeting the open access (OA) requirements of research funders and institutions can prove a real challenge for authors. As the increase in records in the registry of OA repository mandates and policies (ROARMAP) demonstrates, the number of organisations with OA requirements is increasing every year, meaning more and more researchers are subject to such policies. Read more
Posted in Springer Nature
By Mark Staniland on 26 Apr 2017
Journal metrics, with titles such as Journal Impact Factor, Immediacy Index, Eigenfactor Score and Article Influence Score, can seem fairly puzzling. This is particularly the case when they are often presented as a single number without any other context or definition. It has also been well documented, both by Nature Research and others, that they are often taken out of context or used to assess something for which they are not intended, notably individual researcher performance. Read more
Posted in Nature Research | Tagged DORA, journal metrics
By Mark Staniland on 13 Apr 2017
This year, we mark 200 years since James Parkinson published his famous monograph, An Essay on the Shaking Palsy. In that time, we have reached many key milestones in science that have dramatically improved the lives of the ten million people worldwide who live with Parkinson’s. Yet we still have nothing to slow the disease and nothing to stop it. Read more
Posted in Research funding | Tagged funding, health, Parkinson's Foundation, parkinsons, research
By Mark Staniland on 05 Apr 2017
Last month Nature published a Special on human migration, which included stories of refugee scientists. Read more
Posted in Global issues | Tagged Academics, MIgration, Refugees, Scientists, Syria
By Mark Staniland on 04 Apr 2017
This week the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Exposition is taking place in San Francisco. In the wings of the conference, we talked to Dr Padilla about what’s changed in materials science research, and why SpringerMaterials‘ recent upgrade to ‘interactive’ could be a huge value to its broad base of researchers. Read more
Posted in SpringerMaterials
By Mark Staniland on 23 Feb 2017
With over 4,000 primary research papers published every day within the natural sciences, it can be overwhelming to try to keep up-to-date with the literature in a research field. Read more
Posted in Springer Nature | Tagged Recommended
By Mark Staniland on 01 Feb 2017
The emergence and spread of Zika virus across much of the globe led the World Health Organisation to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in February 2016. It has been – and will be – crucial that the global response is informed by the best available research evidence and data. This is why, following the declaration, we joined leading global health bodies in committing to share data and results relevant to the Zika public health emergency and to future public health emergencies. Read more
Posted in Infectious diseases, Nature Research | Tagged WHO, Zika