The article discusses legal action taken by publishers against ResearchGate to limit unlicensed paper sharing on networking site. Topics discussed include lawsuit against ResearchGate for copyright infringement by American Chemical Society (ACS) and Elsevier; funding of the firm from venture capital investment and adds Magistrate Judge John F. Anderson agreed with ACS for Sci-Hub's violation of the ACS's copyright and trademark protections.
The article reports on the global turnout of scientific papers published. The 2003 data from the National Science Foundation show an above-average global growth in the number of scientific papers published, including Asian and Western European Nations. Although there was a relatively slower growth of papers from the U.S., it nevertheless remains the sole national source of scientific papers by a substantial mark.
Since the late 1980s, growth in the number of scientific papers published by scientists working in the U.S. has been spotty and limited. Since the mid 1990s, there has been no growth at all. Meanwhile output of articles from Western European nations, combined has surged past the U.S. total. And there have been really big absolute gains for Asia. The U.S. accounted for only about 15% of the worldwide increase in the number of scientific papers between 1988 and 2001. Over this period, the U.S.'s share of articles declined in all of the natural sciences as well as in engineering and mathematics.
Focuses on the mechanism in which scientific journals select articles and papers for publication. Hierarchy of journal prestige; Consideration of the quality and presentation style; Factors which helps journals attract manuscripts; Process of peer review. INSET: Advice for aspiring authors..
The article reports that open-access publisher Public Library of Science has launched PLoSONE, a free online journal that accepts submissions from all fields of science and medicine. Submissions are reviewed by an editorial board prior to the publication. Accepted papers posted on the journal's website are accompanied by board members' comments.
The article focuses on the efforts of the government to socialize scientific, technical, and medical publishing in the U.S. through the Federal Research Public Access Act introduced by Senators John Cornyn and Joseph I. Lieberman. The bill would require all federal agencies to develop a mechanism for making the final author's version of scientific papers publicly accessible at no charge within six months of publication.