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Une année intense pour la recherche scientifique
This content is not available in the selected language. Le Devoir se penche sur l’année intense que la recherche scientifique a vécu avec l’arrivée de la pandémie de COVID-19. Vincent Larivière se prononce quant à lui sur l’essor de la science ouverte afin de mieux diffuser l’information scientifique. Read more
Ouvrir l’accès aux résultats de recherche
This content is not available in the selected language. Selon Vincent Larivière, l’ouverture soudaine de l’accès aux recherches sur la COVID-19 et les coronavirus par les maisons d’édition savantes est une forme d’admission que la situation normale, soit une barrière payante, est un frein à la diffusion de la connaissance scientifique. Read more
The coronavirus outbreak highlights serious deficiencies in scholarly communication
As research and government responses to the COVID-19 outbreak escalate in the face of a global public health crisis, Vincent Larivière, Fei Shu and Cassidy R. Sugimoto reflect on efforts to make research on this subject more widely available. Arguing that a narrow focus on research published in high ranking journals predominantly in English has impeded research efforts, they […] Read more
Measuring national self-referencing patterns of major science producers
This content is not available in the selected language. This paper analyzes national self-referencing patterns (i.e. the tendency of researchers to cite from the same country) of six major science producers (China, France, Germany, Japan, UK, and USA). While the results highlight a continuing decline of national references (except for China), all countries’ referencing patterns […] Read more
Coronavirus et édition savante : une question de transmission
This content is not available in the selected language. Les controverses scientifiques révèlent souvent les normes cachées du système scientifique, rendant explicites des pratiques implicitement acceptées au sein de la communauté scientifique. L’épidémie actuelle du coronavirus (2019-nCOV) révèle, quant à elle, deux vices du système de l’édition savante : les résultats de la recherche demeurent souvent […] Read more
‘We’re opening everything’: Scientists share coronavirus data in unprecedented way to contain, treat disease
This content is not available in the selected language. Si l’ouverture soudaine des barrières à l’accès aux connaissances scientifiques causée par la COVID-19 est bienvenue, elle révèle aussi que la situation normale, soit une barrière payante, freine la connaissance scientifique, comme le remarque Vincent Larivière. Read more
The national system of researchers in Mexico: implications of publication incentives for researchers in social sciences
This content is not available in the selected language. This article explores the effects of the Mexican National System of Researchers (SNI) on social science researchers’ scientific output and publication practices. SNI operates as a system of pecuniary bonuses for scientific activity; these are granted monthly and calculated according to a combination of an ex-post […] Read more
Gender differences in AI research and development
This content is not available in the selected language. Ghiasi2018-GenderAI-CLMLAOIR Read more
Gender homophily in citations
This content is not available in the selected language. Ghiasi-et-al-STI2018 Read more
Inequality and collaboration patterns in Canadian nanotechnology: implications for pro-poor and gender-inclusive policy
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