Fabrício Marques

GOOD PRACTICES

The miracle of article amplification

The controversial practice of publishing thousands of papers in special journal editions raises suspicions about how rigorously they were reviewed

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Good practices

Covert plagiarism in ChatGPT texts

Studies show that natural language models can be a source of academic misconduct, suggest ways to prevent the problem

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Scientometrics

Review evaluates six decades of studies on women and gender in Brazil

Analysis of more than 30,000 articles shows the evolution of this interdisciplinary field of research

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Interview

Jorge Almeida Guimarães: From farming to protein chemistry

The unexpected story of the son of two farm laborers who, after starting school aged 10, went on to become a researcher and president of CAPES and EMBRAPII

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Public policy

Public ambulances available to 85% of the population, but service is uneven

Researcher maps public ambulance service’s assistance, coverage, and workforce

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Interview

Luciana Santos: We need new arrangements

The new minister of the MCTI talks about plans to recover public funding for research and how to combat gender inequality in science

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Knowledge production

Analysis of millions of papers and patents suggests science is becoming less disruptive

Study indicates limits on the ability of researchers to change the direction of fields of knowledge

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Cover

System designed to detect manipulated images in scientific articles

Artificial intelligence can both generate fake images and help to identify them

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Good practices

When misconduct goes unpunished

Survey finds that only one in five articles containing errors or suspected misconduct lead to a reaction by the publishing journal

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Cover

Foundations for rebuilding Brazil’s scientific capacity

Promise to restore public investment sparks discussion about priorities and plans for research and innovation in the country

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GOOD PRACTICES

Under the skin

University investigates and apologizes for unethical dermatology tests conducted on prison inmates in the 1960s and 1970s

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IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE

Tool helps implement projects based on scientific evidence

King's College London checklist adapted by a Brazilian team and translated into Portuguese

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ARCHIVAL SCIENCE

Effort to expand access to valuable documents

The São Paulo State Public Archive launches a computer platform to preserve and share its extensive digital collection

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GOOD PRACTICES

How to inflate résumés and influence people

List of world's most cited researchers removes 550 names suspected of inflating the impact ratings of their articles

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OPEN ACCESS

Discount and waiver policies for article publication charges are inaccessible to countries like Brazil

Concessions offered by publishers are restricted to authors from very poor nations​

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INDICATORS

Indicator links company growth to ability to innovate

Group proposes methodology for measuring the impacts of innovation based on the performance of businesses that create many jobs

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INTERVIEW

Yvonne Primerano Mascarenhas: Thinking never hurt anyone

Mascarenhas, 91, talks about her academic career and her work advocating science and education

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GOOD PRACTICES

The conundrum of gender inequality in science

Studies help explain why physics papers published by women have less impact and make suggestions on how to reduce the disparity

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INTERVIEW

Euclides de Mesquita Neto: The chess game of global science

UNICAMP researcher Euclides Neto discusses challenges ahead as executive secretary of the Global Research Council, an association of more than 60 research-funding agencies on all continents

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GOOD PRACTICES

Sexual harassment and assault during fieldwork

Reports find that attacks on women are a serious problem at scientific stations in Antarctica, while workshops advise on how to better plan expeditions to prevent assaults

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GENDER

Diversity in mathematics teaching and research

Encouraging LGBT+ students and scientists to get involved in mathematics is the theme of academic events abroad and research projects in Brazil

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FAPESP – 60 YEARS

Beyond borders

In its six decades, São Paulo’s FAPESP has helped to strengthen Brazil’s broader science, technology, and innovation ecosystem

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INDICATORS

In 2021, FAPESP stimulated research activities as society recovered from the pandemic

According to its latest annual report, the foundation invested R$1.013 billion last year

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INTERVIEW

Esper Cavalheiro: Doctoral training

UNIFESP neuroscientist heading graduate planning committee discusses proposed changes to advanced degree programs

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INTERVIEW

Fernando Novais: The spheres of existence

The professor from USP and UNICAMP talks about his career, the place of history in the field of social sciences, and the crisis of the colonial system that led to the Independence of Brazil

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GOOD PRACTICES

Battle against institutional racism in science

Research-funding organizations struggle to meet commitments to combat discrimination

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SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION

Collective effort

Initiative mobilizes researchers to quickly review studies published as preprints

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Good practices

Rigged peer-review process leads to retraction of 20 published articles

Manipulation in selection of reviewers compromised the analysis of agricultural papers at PLOS One

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GOOD PRACTICES

Students and young scientists in Denmark accuse advisors and senior researchers of stealing ideas

Social media campaign gathered more than a hundred reports of misappropriation of intellectual work

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Scientific production

Scientific papers on COVID-19 alter the balance of knowledge generation

More than 500,000 articles on the pandemic have been published in journals and preprint servers

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