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Holly Else

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Reporter at Nature

Science and technology journalist. Contact me securely: hollyelse-at-protonmail-dot-com

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  • Early grant success attracts more funding: study of 100,000 applicants hints at why

    1 week ago | nature.com | Holly Else

    Perseverance is key when it comes to securing science funding, found an analysis of more than 100,000 grant applicants that looked at how early success affects future prospects. The research shows how the Matthew effect — a phenomenon describing how those with an early advantage or success tend to accumulate more over time — could be driving inequity in academia. Previous work has suggested that those who win funding early in their career are more successful later down the line.

  • Web of Science delists bioengineering journal in wake of paper mill cleanup

    1 month ago | retractionwatch.com | Holly Else

    Bioengineered has lost its spot in Clarivate’s Web of Science index, as of its April update. The journal has been working to overcome a flood of paper mill activity, but sleuths have questioned why hundreds of papers with potentially manipulated images have still not been retracted. A spokesperson for Taylor & Francis, which publishes the journal, said it has taken action against the paper mill; the journal has retracted 86 papers since January 2022.

  • Star ecologist ‘blurred boundaries’ in lab - but colleagues criticize investigation

    1 month ago | nature.com | Holly Else

    A university investigation into Thomas Crowther, a prominent tree researcher who ran a large laboratory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich), reveals that he blurred personal and professional relationships in his lab and breached internal rules on financial and hiring compliance. But it clears him of misusing grant funds.

  • Publishers trial paying peer reviewers - what did they find?

    Mar 28, 2025 | nature.com | Holly Else

    A spate of research findings offer fresh evidence to the debate about whether peer reviewers should be paid for their time and expertise — a fraught topic that has provoked discussion among researchers. This month, two journals released data from their own experiments that suggest that offering payments of around USD$250 to researchers who review manuscripts speeds up the process, without affecting the quality of reviews.

  • Does sharing first authorship on a paper carry a penalty? What the research says

    Mar 24, 2025 | nature.com | Holly Else

    Who gets to be first? The question of whether a paper should have more than one first author can lead to fraught negotiations. And the discussions can be just as thorny when deciding which of two first authors is named in the very first slot. But new results might help to take the edge off such discussions.

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4 Dec 24

RT @cpiller: Sobering report on fake papers from @HollyElse - ‘Systematic reviews’ that aim to extract broad conclusions from many studies…

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6 Jun 24

My latest for @Nature : Biomedical paper retractions have quadrupled in 20 years — why? https://t.co/3PUNptNOMp

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2 May 24

My latest for @ScienceInsider Nobel-winning neuroscientist faces scrutiny for data discrepancies in more than a dozen papers https://t.co/j983M4sYfe