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April 19, 2017

Want to Fix Science’s Replication Crisis? Then Replicate

Opinion: Researchers should spend more trying to reproduce other scientists' results. The post Want to Fix Science’s Replication Crisis? Then Replicate appeared first on WIRED.

February 21, 2017

If AI Can Fix Peer Review in Science, AI Can Do Anything

Reading a scientific paper is not the same as understanding Shakespeare. The post If AI Can Fix Peer Review in Science, AI Can Do Anything appeared first on WIRED.

January 30, 2017

Peer Review Has Its Shortcomings, But AI Is a Risky Fix

Opinion: A European professor and journal editor argues that the use of AI in peer review could hamper scientific advancement. The post Peer Review Has Its Shortcomings, But AI Is a Risky Fix appeared first on WIRED.

September 19, 2016

The FTC Is Cracking Down on Predatory Science Journals

The FTC is suing predatory journal publishing company, OMICS Group, for hiding fees and deceiving researchers. It's a first for the largely unregulated industry. The post The FTC Is Cracking Down on Predatory Science Journals appeared first on WIRED.

November 5, 2015

Editors of the Journal Lingua Protest-Quit in Battle for Open Access

The editors of the academic journal Lingua quit to protest high fees from publisher Elsevier.

The post Editors of the Journal Lingua Protest-Quit in Battle for Open Access appeared first on WIRED.