How much for foreign prestige? China says no to some Western science journal fees
China's research body has prohibited the use of government funds for publishing in certain high-fee Western science journals, signaling a shift in policy regarding international academic prestige.
Scientific Practice: A Spam Filter for Research
The article discusses the prevalence of 'paper mills' that sell fake studies to researchers aiming to inflate their publication records in order to gain prestige and funding in academia.
Scientific publications trust researchers less
A new study indicates that gender bias persists in scientific publishing, with articles authored by women facing longer review times than those authored by men.
Money spent, time invested, and less trust in the system: how the four major publishers "drain" science
The article discusses how the commercialization of scientific journals by the four major publishers undermines the research community and erodes trust in the system.