By: Gautham N.

Journal of Errology was launched last month with an aim of providing a medium for researchers to share experiences learned through those unpublished futile hypotheses, errors, iterations, negative results, false starts and other original stumbles that are part of a larger successful research in biological sciences. Still in its beta stage, this is the first journal of its kind, which focuses on the experience side of a research, which is often overlooked. Read More…

By: Mark Hahnel

Today sees the launch of a new website from figshare which allows you to publish all of your research in seconds. Your data becomes citable, searchable and discoverable – helping you to increase the impact of your research. Read More…

By: Ben Mudrak

Postdocs going into academia know that the best way to land a job at the next level is to publish frequently in high-impact journals. Undoubtedly, publications describing one’s research are the currency of highest value, especially when these publications define the research program that will form the basis of a future career as a principal investigator. However, for postdocs, such publications depend heavily on the availability and opinions of an advisor, and research is a fickle world full of time-consuming false leads and frustrating experiments that unravel your hypotheses. Unbeknownst to many postdocs, there are other ways to produce peer-reviewed publications. Read More…