Read article: China overtakes the US in terms of research quality, finds study
A new analysis by researchers in the US also found that China had already overtaken the European Union in terms of research quality by 2015
Read article: Laser-powered photonic circuits drive displays, double-anonymous peer review takes on gender bias, International Year of Glass hits its stride
In this podcast we talk about the wonders of glass, removing biases in publishing and an award-winning start up
Read article: Open-access journal uncovers the intricacies of scientific research
IOP SciNotes allows researchers to share and discover novel methodologies, datasets and computer code
Read article: The importance of publishing null results
Caitlin Duffy says that physicists must recognize that failure is part and parcel of science
Read article: Early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic penalized women in academia
Despite a jump in article submissions at the start of the pandemic, most of those increases came from men, a study suggests
Read article: Celebrating Open Access Week 2021, new environmental open-access journals
IOP Publishing has recently announced three new open-access journals focussed on enviromental science
Read article: How the US keeps its nuclear secrets and what it reveals, double anonymous peer review boosts inclusion
In this podcast we meet a historian of nuclear weapons and a scholarly publishing expert
Read article: Researchers and publishers respond to new UK open-access policy
UK Research and Innovation will mandate that all published papers containing work carried out using UKRI cash must be free to read immediately upon publication
Read article: Balloon-borne telescope will ‘weigh’ the universe, remembering John Enderby
In this podcast we celebrate a pioneer of neutron science
Read article: Online training attracts new generation of peer reviewers
A free online training programme from IOP Publishing enables early-career researchers to gain the skills and confidence they need to submit their first peer review
