Read article: Peer review’s value
Peer review’s value
Robert P Crease on why trust and anonymity are so central to the success of peer review
Read article: Peer review’s value
Read article: Peer review under the spotlight
Peer review under the spotlight
Peer review has been the backbone of scientific publishing for centuries, but many feel that the time has come for the system to be reformed. Michael Banks weighs up the options
Read article: Nature’s ups and downs
Nature’s ups and downs
A history of one of the world’s most influential scientific journals is sound in the early years but leaves out some crucial modern developments, Peter Rodgers finds
Read article: Leading universities form funding ‘clique’
Leading universities form funding ‘clique’
Study finds that institutions occupy "brokerage positions"
Read article: Physics logos
Physics logos
Is there a logo that unifies all of physics, wonders Robert P Crease
Keep it brief
Papers with short titles get more citations, study finds
Read article: Lab lit revealed
Lab lit revealed
Robert P Crease talks to the founder of a website devoted to literature about laboratories
Read article: 15 years and counting
15 years and counting
Robert P Crease reflects on a decade and a half of the Physics World Critical Point column
Read article: The ever-expanding Zooniverse
The ever-expanding Zooniverse
Chris Lintott discusses the evolving nature of citizen science
Milestone for preprint server
A million papers and counting for the arXiv preprint server
