[From the article “5 diseases ailing research — and how to cure them” at Elsevier Connect, the daily news site for Elsevier Publishing.]

This article summarizes the “diseases” ailing scientific research as identified in the article “On doing better science: From thrill of discovery to policy implications” by John Antonakis, recently published in The Leadership Quarterly.  

Various Elsevier associates then discuss how they see these problems being addressed.  Given the huge role that Elsevier plays in academic publishing, their view of the problems of scientific research/publishing, and their ideas regarding potential solutions, should be of interest.  To read more, click here.