Fudan University initiates Blockchain Research Center
Fudan University has released a blockchain research center in collaboration with Zhongan Online Property Insurance Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Zhongren Information Technology Co., Ltd. The center will supposedly carry out…
Clemson workshop focus on Scientific Publishing
Clemson University conducted a workshop titled “Successful Scientific Publishing” on 25 January for young scientists and scholars. The event sponsored by the College of Science was open to faculty, postdoctoral…
China makes gene-altered monkeys to study sleep disorder
Scientists in China have cloned five monkeys after altering their genes to induce several human diseases like Alzheimer's disease. The monkeys were born in Shanghai at Institute of Neuroscience of…
The concept of Double-bind Scholarly Publishing
The process of double bind works well in scholarly publishing when some groups want publishers to do more and more with less pay. The New York Times is on the…
India ranks #3 in research on AI- China takes the top spot
India positions third globally for great research productions in artificial intelligence (AI). It is at a distance from world pioneer China, as indicated by an investigation by research organization Itihaasa,…
UC fights for open access to research
The core idea of open access is the basis of its key advantage; the articles are freely available for anyone who wishes to read them. For authors, publishing open access…
UC’s conflict with the Reed Elsevier: the future of information is at threat
The clash between the University of California and Reed Elsevier, the world’s leading publisher of academic journals, can seem almost trivial. UC is paying almost $11 million this year for…
India gains fifth position for scientific research
Elsevier’s latest Research Intelligence report for the years between 2014 and 2017, slots India in the fifth position for scientific research, while also observing that the country has shown a…
Studies suggest women are happier at workplace when men are not around
Women feel happier at work when they're surrounded by co-workers of the same gender; which doesn't appear to be as much of the case for their male counterparts, according to…
Elsevier and Jisc hook up on open access acquiescence
Jisc and Elsevier have signed a commitment to help institutions implement the open access eligibility criteria for the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF). Using Elsevier’s ScienceDirect article and journal-level metadata,…