By Ruth A Pagell* (December 18, 2023) Question: What is the best sustainability ranking? Question: Who is the most “sustainable” university I looked forward to the second edition of QS’ Sustainability rankings. It was well-timed, during the meeting of COPE-28. I was so anxious to learn as much as I could before…
The number of articles being retracted rose sharply this year. Integrity experts say that this is only the tip of the iceberg. (12 Dec 2023) The number of retractions issued for research articles in 2023 has passed 10,000 — smashing annual records — as publishers struggle to clean up a slew of sham papers and…
(7 Dec 2023) Sage has launched a tool to empower researchers to discover the real-world impact of their work on policy. Sage Policy Profiles lets researchers easily see specific citations of their work in policy documents and then illustrate and share that work’s impact graphically. The tool is powered by Overton, which hosts an extensive repository…
Springer Nature extends its national research integrity surveys to include the UK and US to help build global picture of researcher needs (14 Dec 2023) Data released today shows that a lack of training around data management is the top concern for researchers in the UK and US. When asked where more support was…
The London Public Library is grappling with what it calls a “major systems outage,” which is forcing the closure of three of its branches for the rest of the week. (13 Dec 2023) The London Public Library is grappling with what it calls a “major systems outage,” which is forcing the closure of three…