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Jeffrey Brainard

Washington, D.C.

Associate News Editor at Science Magazine

Reporter, Science magazine. I write about scientific publishing, peer review, publication ethics, and more. @jeffreybrainard.bsky.social

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  • What scientists need to know about sharing-and protecting-their published work

    5 days ago | science.org | Jeffrey Brainard

    More biomedical research papers may soon be available to be read right away and used for free under a new U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) policy set to take effect on 1 July aimed at speeding the dissemination of scientific findings. But many authors are unprepared for the consequences, and some are worried such policies could accelerate misuse or misrepresentation of their findings, a new survey indicates.

  • Open-access revolution is squeezing scientific societies’ budgets, survey shows

    2 weeks ago | science.org | Jeffrey Brainard

    For many scholarly societies, selling subscriptions to the journals they publish has historically been a key source of revenue, helping subsidize other work such as advocacy and providing scholarships. But the trend toward open-access publishing is threatening that income stream even as costs are rising, a recent survey indicates.

  • Research may be increasingly incremental-but studies making lasting paradigm shifts are on the rise

    4 weeks ago | science.org | Jeffrey Brainard

    Groundbreaking scientific research with lasting impact is on the rise. That’s the conclusion of a new study, which found that the share of papers that are “persistently disruptive”—a new metric the authors developed—rose about fivefold from 1900 to 2019. The results add nuance to the narrative, advanced in several previous studies, that innovativeness has declined across many scientific fields because researchers are increasingly reliant on narrow existing knowledge within their subdisciplines.

  • Research may be increasingly incremental-but studies making lasting paradigm shifts are on the rise

    1 month ago | science.org | Jeffrey Brainard

    Groundbreaking scientific research with lasting impact is on the rise. That’s the conclusion of a new study, which found that the share of papers that are “persistently disruptive”—a new metric the authors developed—rose about fivefold from 2000 to 2019. The results add nuance to the narrative, advanced in several previous studies, that innovativeness has declined across many scientific fields because researchers are increasingly reliant on narrow existing knowledge within their subdisciplines.

  • The 100 days that shook U.S. science

    1 month ago | science.org | Jeffrey Brainard |David Malakoff |Monica Hersher

    1.0x 00:00 00:02:35 1.0x Audio is AI-generated. Report an issue|Give feedback It is almost certainly the most consequential 100 days that scientists in the United States have experienced since the end of World War II.

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Jeffrey Brainard
Jeffrey Brainard @JeffreyBrainard
21 May 25

Amid signs of declining #ScientificInnovation, a 'bright spot'? #bibliometrics @NewsfromScience https://t.co/OMIMkn0R17

Jeffrey Brainard
Jeffrey Brainard @JeffreyBrainard
24 Apr 25

RT @ScienceInsider: BREAKING Exclusive: ‘I have done all I can’: NSF director announces he is resigning | Science | AAAS https://t.co/ntT5i…

Jeffrey Brainard
Jeffrey Brainard @JeffreyBrainard
17 Mar 25

DOGE-driven journal cancellations at USDA's National Agricultural Library: '[like] burning down the Library of Alexandria.' @ScienceInsider @NewsfromScience https://t.co/9M3vFMhYrD