Communication

open access

How to survive without subscribing to scientific journals

Digital tools and social networks help students and researchers find articles online

GOOD PRACTICES

Why do authors publish in predatory journals?

Why do authors publish in predatory journals that do not properly review articles and are more interested in making money than maintaining a good reputation?

By Redação

Publications

Reaction to Plan S

Consultation receives more than 600 suggestions on how open-access strategy could be changed

By Bruno de Pierro

Communication

Open mics for science

Podcasts gain audiences and open new avenues for science communication throughout Brazil

By Fabrício Marques

COVER

Science communication without barriers

European Commission and research funding agencies seek allies for global open-access initiative

By Bruno de Pierro

Interview

David Cox : The power to transform the world

American neuroscientist says health and cybersecurity are just some of the areas that stand to benefit from advances in artificial intelligence

By Françoise Terzian

Interview

Magdalena Skipper : In the editor’s office

New editor in chief of Nature talks about the challenge of overcoming the reproducibility crisis and the rise of open access

By Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade

Communication

Social media broadens opportunities

International research shows that digital platforms break social bubbles by democratizing experiences, and sharing practical tips and academic content

By Valéria França

Communication

Online tool tries to identify fake news

Researchers are developing a tool for verifying whether articles shared on the internet or through instant messaging apps are real or fake

By Redação

open-access

Twenty years since it first launched, SciELO announces preprints platform

SciELO announced plans to create a preprints repository in partnership with the Public Knowledge Project

By Redação

INTERVIEW

Antonio Carlos Rossini Jr.: Betting on connected environments

An engineer talks about the expansion of the Internet of Things in Brazil and the trajectory of one of the first Brazilian startups focusing on this ecosystem

By Yuri Vasconcelos

Publications

A wider target audience

Major publisher’s acquisition of manuscript submission system makes waves in scientific journals market

By Bruno de Pierro

DESIGN

Printing heritage

The first printing shops in São Paulo were established by lawyers and politicians

By Christina Queiroz

SBPC

Seeds of knowledge

The lectures, debates, and publications of the organization that promotes Brazilian science

By Carlos Fioravanti

PUBLICATIONS

A patient’s perspective

Medical journals invite patients to help review scientific articles about their conditions

By Bruno de Pierro

DIFFUSION

Cartoon Science

The rising popularity of comic strips in science and research communication

By Bruno de Pierro

Magdalena Skipper

First female leader of the journal Nature

British geneticist is the new editor in chief of Nature

COVER

More people in the rainforest

New archaeological sites and evidence of plant domestication support the idea that pre-Columbian Amazonia was densely populated

By Marcos Pivetta

COOPERATION

A catalyst for debate

For ten years, the Mobilization for Business Innovation has been guiding corporate strategies and coordinating the dialogue between government, the private sector, and universities

By Fabrício Marques