Guia Covid-19

Fabrício Marques

GOOD PRACTICES

Turmoil caused by a miscalculation

Methodological errors and negligence in the peer review process led to the retraction of an article used by anti-vaxxers

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Research funding

Learning to edit the genome

Brazil’s Crop Science Institute launches experiments with “gene scissors” to improve sugarcane, coffee, and citrus crops

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New wave of hijacked journals

Cloned journal websites continue to deceive unsuspecting authors, leading researchers to offer tips on how to identify fakes

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Science communication

Broad and equitable research access

CAPES’s Portal de Periódicos has connected Brazilian researchers to state-of-the-art research in their fields, but is now faced with uncertainties

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Funding

A compass for science

CAPES and CNPq have each played a central role in building the research ecosystem in Brazil

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Supervising the gatekeepers of quality

A database of 500,000 editors is helping to identify whether people are truly deserving of their places on editorial boards

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Trust and transparency

Studies focus on conflicts of interest in medical science

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BIOTECHNOLOGY

Transgenics under the magnifying glass

Over the last 25 years, CTNBio has approved more than 150 genetically modified products for use in Brazil

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Interview

Luiz Bevilacqua: Bridges to interdisciplinarity

The scientist behind COPPE and the educational model used at the Federal University of ABC shares how the development of engineering research has impacted Brazil

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Publicizing the Hong Kong Principles

Study looks at initiatives to reward researchers for sharing data and other ethical and transparent behavior

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Public health

An agenda for forgotten diseases

WHO launches road map to 2030 for preventing and eradicating neglected tropical diseases

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The slow path to self-correction in science

Psychologists continued to cite papers whose results were not confirmed in subsequent research, study shows

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Scientometrics

In search of more refined metrics

New indicators seek to discover trends and establish more precise comparisons to evaluate quantitative data of scientific production

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How to survive the poison of predatory journals

Scientists look for ways to mitigate the damage of publishing in fraudulent journals

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Cover

A system under construction

Despite insufficient investment, Brazil’s universal health care system has improved social indices and has been crucial to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic

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Good practices

The “special issue” scam

Fraudsters deceive editors of scientific journals and infiltrate the article review process for special issues

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Scientific publications

The Plan S labyrinth

In effect since January 1, the open-access initiative reduces ambitions and faces uncertainty about its reach

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Artificial intelligence in peer review

Software identifies potential conflicts of interest between the authors of an article and the researchers reviewing it

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Open science

A laptop in hand, a project in mind

Virtual hackathon explores ways to share data and use technology to improve the quality of research

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COVID-19

Back to school?

Obstacles to resuming classroom teaching caused by the worsening pandemic, problems with mass testing, and behavior outside school

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UNICAMP issues new research integrity policy

University creates commission to produce educational material and assess complaints

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Indicators

A sharper picture

A new survey provides detailed insight into the actors engaged in and funding R&D in São Paulo State

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Assessment

Research impact

New survey confirms positive outcomes from FAPESP programs supporting small businesses, international collaborations, and researcher training

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Development

Multiplying returns

New formula to calculate the effects of investment in innovation

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Evidence gathered to improve scientific integrity

A European project is analyzing initiatives implemented by universities and research institutions to identify the most successful approaches

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Indicators

Sustained support amid a crisis

Activities Report shows FAPESP expanded strategic programs in 2019 as it continued to support the scientific community

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Innovation

A place in the sun

A thriving generics industry and government funding have helped to boost research and development spending among Brazilian pharmaceutical companies, study shows

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Punishment for paper mills

Chinese government proposes sanctions for companies selling scientific papers on demand, which are most often fraudulent

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Bibliometrics

The fear of indifference

Studies investigate why some scientific papers are never cited

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UFRJ – 100 YEARS

100 vigorous years

Brazilian universities created a unique model to catch up from a late start

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