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Flexible Publishing Models for Authors from Under-Resourced Settings: A Call for a Radical Change
There is a growing concern on the unaffordable open access fees for researchers located in low- and middle-income countries. These researchers are facing a serious challenge to publish their research, particularly, given the rapid expansion of open access journals that do not waive the publishing fees for these scientists in under-resourced settings. A new flexible waiving model is needed given the considerable limitations of the World Bank Classification.
Extrinsic rewards and crowding-out of prosocial behaviour
Can offering monetary rewards reduce prosocial behaviours like recycling? We find that rewards can both increase and decrease prosocial behaviours, and that the existence and size of the crowding-out effect depends on reward size and pre-existing levels of prosocial motivation.
Challenges and opportunities of wind and solar photovoltaic sources in times of war and COVID-19 pandemic
If, in normal times, mitigate climate change to prevent the temperature from rising above 1.5°C by 2050 to avoid dangerous climate action (IPCC, 2018) is a brutal challenge to humankind, imagine now with the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Europe.
Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows.
Extrinsic rewards and crowding-out of prosocial behaviour
Can offering monetary rewards reduce prosocial behaviours like recycling? We find that rewards can both increase and decrease prosocial behaviours, and that the existence and size of the crowding-out effect depends on reward size and pre-existing levels of prosocial motivation.
Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Some worse, some better, and some the same
The global COVID-19 pandemic has affected people’s mental health in different, and sometimes unexpected, ways.
How can we prevent the emergence of a vaccine resistant variant?
Evolution of vaccine resistance of COVID-19 is a problem which lies at the interface of molecular genetics, evolutionary biology and human behavior.
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The latest news and opinions related to behavioural and social sciences.
Flexible Publishing Models for Authors from Under-Resourced Settings: A Call for a Radical Change
There is a growing concern on the unaffordable open access fees for researchers located in low- and middle-income countries. These researchers are facing a serious challenge to publish their research, particularly, given the rapid expansion of open access journals that do not waive the publishing fees for these scientists in under-resourced settings. A new flexible waiving model is needed given the considerable limitations of the World Bank Classification.
Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Some worse, some better, and some the same
The global COVID-19 pandemic has affected people’s mental health in different, and sometimes unexpected, ways.
Is it publish or perish?
Researchers across career stages and disciplines share their thoughts on publishing while training for a PhD.
After the Paper
Exploring what happened after a paper was published, from follow up studies to career impact.
The threat of political bargaining to climate mitigation in Brazil
The paper we published in Nature Climate Change in 2018 took us to a new level of scientific exposure, increasing our responsibility to continually improve our work, but at the same time improved our confidence in continuing to carry out more ambitious and relevant research into the future.
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