Friday Song: “One After 909”
One of Lennon's first songs became one of the Beatles' last — and it remains a fun little number
Kent Anderson
Pulled Preprint, Withdrawn Paper
As predicted, Elsevier is withdrawing a flawed vaccine study after pulling a preprint of the study nearly a year ago
The Probe Into Optica Expands
Congress expands its probe as reporting reveals more and Optica's answers don't line up
The CC-BUT-WAIT License
Some feel open access has limits — mainly, when people find ways to make money off of it
Incentives, Scams, and Fakes
As fakery abounds, the root cause is the same — a quick score and easy getaway
Song: “Oops, I Did It Again”
A reinterpretation by a sassy singer with serious pipes gives sizzle to a simple pop song
Has the OA Plateau Arrived?
Two recent reports suggest OA may have plateaued.
A Strange Trip Through Elsevier
A retracted preprint within Elsevier gets accepted by an Elsevier journal — and the problems are legion
Song: “The Future Is a Foreign Land”
A band finds ways to get a Top 10 movie in two nights, release new music that expands its permissions, and get fans involved
“Taxpayer-funded” Bites Back
Authoritarian-curious politicians are testing the argument as a way to attack university independence