by Gary McDowell | Sep 21, 2018 | Data, Ideas for change, Peer Review, Resources
Please help us by filling out, and sharing, this survey: https://tinyurl.com/ECRs-in-peer-review Our survey of the experiences of researchers in peer review, particularly focused on whether early career researchers can (and should) get recognition for...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 14, 2018 | Diversity in science, Ideas for change, Peer Review, Resources
Peer Review Week is a global event celebrating the essential role that peer review plays, with the view that good peer review, is critical to scholarly communications. This year, Peer Review Week has been focusing on Diversity in Peer Review – aiming to focus...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 5, 2018 | Data, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, News, Peer Review, Policy, Resources, Surveys & Forums
Reminder: our survey on attitudes and experiences in peer review is open until September 21st – please fill it in and urge your peers to do so too! https://tinyurl.com/ECRs-in-peer-review As part of our effort to increase transparency about...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 23, 2018 | Data, Ideas for change, Peer Review, Policy, Resources, Surveys & Forums
We are launching our #ECRPeerReview effort – focused on ensuring the recognition of peer review efforts by early career researchers. Please help us start by filling out, and sharing, this survey: https://tinyurl.com/ECRs-in-peer-review Peer review is...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 30, 2018 | Ideas for change, Policy, Resources
The American Society for Microbiology’s Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education has just released a special issue on Science Communication. FoR Board member Adriana Bankston and ED Gary McDowell have a publication included: “Changing the Culture of...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 21, 2018 | Data, Postdoc benefits, Resources
There is very little information available on how much postdocs are actually paid in the U.S., beyond data on institutional salary policies gathered by the National Postdoctoral Association. Following on from recent discussions about postdoc salaries changing as a...