https://www.scidev.net/global/rss.xml/?type=topic&rssname=publishing&parent=communicationPublishing RSS feeds.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:01:02 GMTenhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/african-science-and-tech-missing-from-wikipedia/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/african-science-and-tech-missing-from-wikipedia/Wikipedia needs African science editors to ensure visibility in the AI age, say advocates. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:48:20 GMT+0000Duncan Mboyahttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/disease-struck-regions-sidelined-on-journal-boards/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/disease-struck-regions-sidelined-on-journal-boards/A review of tropical medicine journals shows disease-affected regions to be severely underrepresented on editorial boards. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 02:53:18 GMT+0000Daniela Hirschfeldhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/culture-of-secrecy-thwarting-data-sharing-in-africa/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/culture-of-secrecy-thwarting-data-sharing-in-africa/Scientists in Africa call for a mechanism to guide data sharing and facilitate research on the continent. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 01:15:44 GMT+0000Maina Waruruhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/darwinism-expunged-from-indias-school-textbooks/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/darwinism-expunged-from-indias-school-textbooks/India removes Charles Darwin’s evolution theory from textbooks to ‘ease burden’ after COVID. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 01:00:39 GMT+0000Ranjit Devrajhttps://www.scidev.net/global/role-models/qa-science-is-a-public-good-not-a-business/https://www.scidev.net/global/role-models/qa-science-is-a-public-good-not-a-business/Mexican physicist Ana María Cetto says scientists must not remain “spectators” while publishers profit. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 07:05:27 GMT+0000Aleida Ruedahttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/nature-article-charges-waived-for-global-south-authors/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/nature-article-charges-waived-for-global-south-authors/An initiative is helping researchers in more than 70 lower-income countries to publish freely in 37 Nature journals. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:28:04 GMT+0000Francis Kokutsehttps://www.scidev.net/global/supported-content/just-20-of-climate-change-studies-written-by-women/https://www.scidev.net/global/supported-content/just-20-of-climate-change-studies-written-by-women/Women remain “systematically excluded” from research, leading to inherent scientific biases, say gender experts. Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:23:44 GMT+0000Dann Okothhttps://www.scidev.net/global/supported-content/diversity-data-calls-out-academic-journal-bias/https://www.scidev.net/global/supported-content/diversity-data-calls-out-academic-journal-bias/Publishers representing over 15,000 journals helping gather gender identity, race, and ethnicity data. Mon, 27 Jun 2022 01:22:00 GMT+0000Laura Owingshttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/science-journalists-under-pressure-amid-covid-19/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/science-journalists-under-pressure-amid-covid-19/The Global Science Journalism Report shines a light on the working practices of journalists around the globe. Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:00:24 GMT+0000Ruth Douglashttps://www.scidev.net/global/podcast/science-lost-in-translation-in-africa/https://www.scidev.net/global/podcast/science-lost-in-translation-in-africa/Science fiction written in African languages could inspire millions, and bridge the gap between art and science. Wed, 4 Aug 2021 05:08:29 GMT+0000https://www.scidev.net/global/features/open-access-excludes-developing-world-scientists/https://www.scidev.net/global/features/open-access-excludes-developing-world-scientists/Pay-to-publish models adopted by science journals ‘exacerbate the exclusion of researchers from the global South. Mon, 10 May 2021 05:08:04 GMT+0000Riad Mazouzi, Hazem Badr, Béatrice Longmene Kaze, Meghie Rodrigues, Luisa Massaranihttps://www.scidev.net/global/features/journals-opening-up-to-science-expertise-from-south/https://www.scidev.net/global/features/journals-opening-up-to-science-expertise-from-south/Growing trend towards science research from global South given boost by COVID-19 interruptions. Tue, 14 Jul 2020 04:54:41 GMT+0000Fiona Broomhttps://www.scidev.net/global/scidev-net-at-large/journalism-in-the-time-of-the-coronavirus-1x/https://www.scidev.net/global/scidev-net-at-large/journalism-in-the-time-of-the-coronavirus-1x/COVID-19 has put journalism in the doldrums with fewer events to cover plus fear of catching the virus. Mon, 2 Mar 2020 05:19:44 GMT+0000Joel Adrianohttps://www.scidev.net/global/scidev-net-at-large/bridging-the-global-divide-in-science-journalism/https://www.scidev.net/global/scidev-net-at-large/bridging-the-global-divide-in-science-journalism/Freelance science journalists from the Global South air the challenges they face at the World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ). Fri, 12 Jul 2019 06:09:21 GMT+0000Esther Nakkazihttps://www.scidev.net/global/features/the-ambassadors-for-open-access-standards-in-the-global-south/https://www.scidev.net/global/features/the-ambassadors-for-open-access-standards-in-the-global-south/Developing country journals face hurdles on the path to free-flowing knowledge. Fatima Arkin reports on efforts to boost quality. Thu, 27 Sep 2018 03:09:22 GMT+0000Fatima Arkinhttps://www.scidev.net/global/features/scientists-and-subscription-journals-tussling-for-power/https://www.scidev.net/global/features/scientists-and-subscription-journals-tussling-for-power/A recent controversy triggers long-standing debate over subscription vs open- access journals. Fatima Arkin reports. Thu, 7 Jun 2018 01:16:51 GMT+0000Fatima Arkinhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/new-hiv-strain-in-the-philippines/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/new-hiv-strain-in-the-philippines/UN agencies respond to media reports of a new drug-resistant HIV strain in the Philippines. Sat, 7 Apr 2018 01:33:16 GMT+0000Fatima Arkinhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/african-institutions-to-get-a-year-s-free-r-d-publicity/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/african-institutions-to-get-a-year-s-free-r-d-publicity/An online news service is in discussions with journals to help disseminate African research to the public. Wed, 31 Jan 2018 01:57:49 GMT+0000Sam Otienohttps://www.scidev.net/global/supported-content/more-about-scidev-sponsored-content/https://www.scidev.net/global/supported-content/more-about-scidev-sponsored-content/We offer third parties the chance to support our news and feature articles. This money helps to finance our wider journalism. Tue, 5 Dec 2017 09:17:13 GMT+0000https://www.scidev.net/global/news/open-data-creates-chances-for-scientists-on-tight-budgets/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/open-data-creates-chances-for-scientists-on-tight-budgets/Freely available research online a recipe for scientists to work on own diagnostics and create adaptive treatments. Fri, 27 Oct 2017 04:20:11 GMT+0000Anna Valmero