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Science is self-correcting in nature, but the mechanism for correcting the literature could be more transparent. In 2010, Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus recognized this transparency issue and launched the blog Retraction Watch to shed light on wh
Early Career Researchers (ECRs) are leading the way when it comes to challenging traditional approaches to scientific research and publishing, but achieving buy-in from senior investigators and peer scientists isn’t always easy. Jessica Polka w
How do physicians access medical research at the point of care? Furthermore, how does the general public access and interpret this research, including the use of newspapers and Wikipedia? In this week’s PLOSCast, Elizabeth dives into these ques
Good research should be replicable, but there are various issues that can impact reproducibility in science. In this PLOSCast, Elizabeth discusses some of these issues with Michèle Nuijten, a PhD Student at Tilburg University. Her research focu
How big is Big Data, and how does it apply to the realm of social sciences? In this latest PLOSCast episode, Elizabeth explores that question with Ian Mulvany, the Head of Product Innovation at SAGE Publications. They discuss his journey from a
In this PLOScast, Elizabeth interviews Bob Kasenchak, the Director of Product Development at Access Innovations, about how taxonomies help organize and find content, in scholarly publishing and beyond.
Sharing research can be challenging. In this episode Erin shares with Elizabeth her journey to Open Access, what the difference is between Open Access and Open Research and explains her Open Research Project.
Communication and critique are important for the public understanding of and progress in science. In this PLOSCast, Elizabeth speaks with Hilda Bastian, an Editor at PubMed Commons. She connects her current work at PubMed Commons and her previo
How might access to these research articles impact the use of Wikipedia and how might Wikipedia in turn impact science? In this PLOScast, Elizabeth Seiver speaks with Jake Orlowitz, the founder of Wikipedia Library, a program from the Wikimedia
In this episode Eamon Duede, the Executive Director of Knowledge Lab at the University of Chicago, speaks with Elizabeth about the latest modeling research using big data to understand behaviors and patterns surrounding manuscript review. This
In this PLOScast, Elizabeth Seiver speaks with Eamon Duede, Executive Director, Knowledge Lab about the science behind how new scientific discoveries come into existence. This is the first part of a two part series discussing the use of large
In this PLOScast, Elizabeth speaks with Abigail Cabunoc Mayes, Lead Developer, Open Source Engagement at the Mozilla Foundation on building open source communities.The episode covers:• Challenges facing the OSS community• Early Career Rese
In this OA Week episode, Elizabeth Seiver speaks with James Fraser, Associate Professor at UCSF in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences and a founding member of ASAPbio, about the scientist-driven mission to promote the use
In this episode, we talk about what altmetrics are; how they are used; and why journal impact factors aren't enough to measure scientific research. Elizabeth Seiver is joined by Stacy Konkiel, Outreach & Engagement Manager at Altmetric.Show
. In this PLOScast, Elizabeth Seiver speaks with Geoff Builder, Strategic Director at CrossRef, about link rot, unique digital identifiers and the infrastructure needed in order to support persistent links.This episode also covers:• The histo
Episode 12: Institutional Repositories and the Research Lifecycle: An interview with Sarah Wipperman
In this PLOScast, Elizabeth speaks with Sarah Wipperman, the Repository Services Manager & Analyst for Repository Services Manager & Analyst for ScholarlyCommons, about how libraries are supporting scholars and pushing for new tools to better c
The evolving scholarly publishing landscape has transformed the way scientific articles are created, distributed and shared; but how have these changes affected books? In this PLOScast, Elizabeth speaks with Amy Brand, the Director of MIT Pres
In this PLOScast, Elizabeth Seiver speaks with Meredith Niles, an early career researcher and a member of the Board of Directors at PLOS, about all things Open, and how Open Access research played a role in her path to becoming an assistant pro
Learn about the history of scientific publishing. In this episode, we take an in-depth look at the history of the peer review and editorial process beginning 350 years ago with the world’s oldest journal. For more info read: http://blogs.plos
Matt Shipman shares advice for scientists on how and when to use social media. Listen to the full interview here: http://blogs.plos.org/plospodcasts/2016/03/21/how-to-communicate-science-an-interview-with-matt-shipman/
In this PLOScast, Elizabeth Seiver speaks with Matt Shipman, science writer and author of The Handbook for Science Public Information Officers, about his experience as a PIO for North Carolina State University and his advice for anyone interest
Receiving credit for your work as a researcher is important to your career. In this PLOScast, Elizabeth Seiver speaks with Alice Meadows, the Director of Communications at ORCID, about how we can better connect researchers to their research us
Guest host Mark Johnson talks with Alex Wade, the Director of Scholarly Communication at Microsoft Research, about new tools for academics from Microsoft.Full podcast notes here: http://blogs.plos.org/plospodcasts/2016/02/16/microsoft-tools-f
Learn all about the Open Access Spectrum Tool in this PLOScast. Elizabeth Seiver speaks with Greg Tananbaum, the owner of ScholarNext, on the Open Access policies, quantifying Open Access and other emerging trends related to scholarly communic
Expanding the reach of Open Access. In this PLOScast, Elizabeth speaks with John Willinsky, the Executive Director of the Public Knowledge Project about how the public engages with OA science and how OA publishing can expand into new communitie
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