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In an unprecedented and novel strategy for enhancing transition to OA publishing, the American Chemical Society (ACS) which publishes a wide range of reputable chemistry journals has introduced a...
04 April 2014 7,685 6 View
From time to time, I read articles from various sources which indicate that the general public is not interested or engaged with science (see a recent article below). There are many surveys on...
02 February 2014 8,038 0 View
The latest news is that China has overtaken Europe for the first time in R&D intensity. It now has USA and Japan in its sight. Will it ever catch up with either of these countries? If so, how long...
01 January 2014 5,462 10 View
For so long, we have been led to believe that there are black holes. Numerous theories and explanations have been proposed to support this view. However, Stephen Hawking has just come up with a...
01 January 2014 6,863 7 View
With the prolong global economic issues and the increasing tendencies for governments to cut research funding, more and more Ph.D graduates are finding it very difficult to gain employment. The...
12 December 2013 9,999 10 View
I was surprised to read a recent article published in an Australian magazine, The Conversation, entitled "Research is useless, innovation is...
11 November 2013 2,196 40 View
More and more reports around the world are indicating that it is becoming increasingly difficult for Ph.D graduates to find suitable employment. Is this really the case? What are the possibles...
11 November 2013 4,092 6 View
In a recent court case in the US, Samsung has been ordered to pay Apple $290 million for patent infringement. Is this fair or...
11 November 2013 3,542 2 View
The 2012 Impact Factors (IF) for journals have recently been released. Notably, the impact factors of several journals dropped and has caused some concerns in some quarters. Suddenly, the...
07 July 2013 5,306 81 View
It is obvious from nearly all responses to my recent question that researchers do not like paying the exorbitant amount currently being charged for OA journal publications by most publishers. On...
07 July 2013 8,630 12 View
There has been recent increases in the rate of protecting research ideas globally by filing of intellectual property (IP) protection, particularly by universities and research organisations. Yet,...
07 July 2013 1,272 87 View
Most discussions about research have tended to focus narrowly on publications - journal quality, journal impact factors, citations, h-index, quality of publishers, open access, etc, but very...
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