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Q&A on EUREKA's New Annotation Feature for Peer Review
Q&A on EUREKA's New Annotation Feature for Peer Review
We sat down with the tech team for a discussion about the EUREKA Platform's latest feature.
Werner van Rooyen
Oct 30, 2018
Just how easy is it to start a science publisher?
Just how easy is it to start a science publisher?
Starting a science journal is not easy. The barriers to entry in this lucrative market are high for various reasons. For example, a major…
Werner van Rooyen
Oct 5, 2018
The Blockchain Principles and their Potential
The Blockchain Principles and their Potential
I was invited as speaker at a conference of European Education Experts which covered the topic “The New Student: Flexible Learning Paths…
Walter Dettling
Sep 30, 2018
The EUREKA Submission Process: from Online-editor to Ethereum Blockchain
The EUREKA Submission Process: from Online-editor to Ethereum Blockchain
How are you planning to have the transactions between authors, reviewers and editors set up?
Lucas Pelloni
Sep 5, 2018
Q&A - EUREKA’s Authentication Process
Q&A - EUREKA’s Authentication Process
What is your role in the EUREKA project?
Lucas Pelloni
Aug 27, 2018
The waiting game: how the culture of the academic publishing industry is stifling global research…
The waiting game: how the culture of the academic publishing industry is stifling global research…
Bo‐Christer Björk and David Solomon (in an open access paper available here) identify three problems which affect the publication process…
Werner van Rooyen
Aug 24, 2018
Q&A on EUREKA’s Convenience Layer
Q&A on EUREKA’s Convenience Layer
What is your role at EUREKA?
Thomas Bocek
Aug 23, 2018
The EUREKA Marketplace for Ideas
The EUREKA Marketplace for Ideas
There are two major problems related to the way in which research is funded.
Werner van Rooyen
Aug 13, 2018
Stories can wait. Science can’t.
Stories can wait. Science can’t.
ScienceMatters is the next generation publishing platform which aims to improve the way science is published.
Amani Said
Aug 3, 2018
The future of Science Funding
The future of Science Funding
Each year, over 2 trillion US Dollars are spent on academic research globally.
Amani Said
Jul 31, 2018
The waiting game: how the culture of the academic publishing industry is stifling global research…
The waiting game: how the culture of the academic publishing industry is stifling global research…
Bo‐Christer Björk and David Solomon (in an open access paper available here) identify three problems which affect the publication process…
Werner van Rooyen
Jul 30, 2018
Peer reviewing is work. It should be remunerated.
Peer reviewing is work. It should be remunerated.
Peer review is a necessary and integral part of the scientific publishing process. It is also a service which typically goes unremunerated…
Werner van Rooyen
Jul 27, 2018
Q&A on Smart Contracts and EUREKA
Q&A on Smart Contracts and EUREKA
What is your role in the EUREKA project?
Severin Wullschleger
Jul 26, 2018
Introducing the REWARD ecosystem by EUREKA
Introducing the REWARD ecosystem by EUREKA
Many of the challenges that academia is currently facing (including biases in peer reviewing, poor evaluation criteria for research and…
Tamara Zaytouni
Jul 24, 2018
Blockchain (R)evolution for Scientific Research
Blockchain (R)evolution for Scientific Research
Under the current publishing system, Alexander Fleming could not have published his discovery of penicillin, a discovery that has saved…
Amani Said
Jul 23, 2018
The publishing problem in science can be fixed with tech
The publishing problem in science can be fixed with tech
Sharing of scientific discoveries in 2018 is still slow and expensive. Meanwhile, the rest of the world has constantly evolved and we can…
Werner van Rooyen
Jul 23, 2018
Blockchain Matters: The First Journal about Blockchain on Blockchain
Blockchain Matters: The First Journal about Blockchain on Blockchain
There is a lot of hype about blockchain. And the need for critical, academic study of this technological solution is greater than ever.
Werner van Rooyen
Jul 20, 2018
Tackling the reproducibility crisis using blockchain technology
Tackling the reproducibility crisis using blockchain technology
Scientists often find themselves in a situation where they are unable to reproduce the work of other researchers. Following one false lead…
Tamara Zaytouni
Jul 18, 2018
Judge not where I publish, but what I publish
Judge not where I publish, but what I publish
The science publishing industry has a stranglehold on the careers and work of many scientists; mainly because where you publish matters…
Amani Said
Jul 16, 2018
The “Groundhog Day” mess that is research funding
The “Groundhog Day” mess that is research funding
In the comedy film “Groundhog Day” from 1993, the main character Phil Connors ends up living the same day multiple times in a weird loop…
Andrew James Cook
Jun 28, 2018
Is the replication crisis in science fake news?
Is the replication crisis in science fake news?
Science publishing is in crisis. And it’s not only the replication of research which is affected. With over 10 billion dollars per year…
Werner van Rooyen
Jun 28, 2018
Open Up Science!
Open Up Science!
The first project during my PhD was to measure cell division angles in dividing cells in the Drosophila wing imaginal disc. The aim was to…
Amani Said
Jun 28, 2018
Every (scientific) observation matters
Every (scientific) observation matters
With the current crisis that Academia is witnessing; irreproducibility of scientific research, extravagant costs associated with publishing…
Tamara Zaytouni
Jun 28, 2018
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