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The author presents several solutions to the problem regarding the replication of published scientific studies. One obvious solution is for journals to publish more papers that describe failures to replicate results. Scientific publishing's move online may be a big help, opening up new possibilities for sharing and commenting on papers and methods. Another possibility is to link to conversation happening elsewhere on the Web.

Reports on the decline of international collaboration on scientific research papers according to the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). Measurement of the percentage of papers published in all scientific journals; Percentage decline of the world average of international papers published.

Examines the politics of scientific publication. Role of authors, reviewers and editors in protecting the quality of research; Trends in making decisions about the publication of a scientific paper; Implications for research and publication in biomedical science.

The article focuses on the review articles published in the "Nature" journal. Recent developments in a topical area of scientific research are included in review and progress articles. Themed collections of reviews and related material are published as insights. Papers of outstanding interest that are setting new standards are progress articles.

Reports on the need to include structural parameters or information in the published version of papers in the 'Nature' journal rather than as part of the Supplementary Information only.

Discusses the importance of publishing research papers. Challenges faced by the researcher in publishing the research; Need to convince peer reviewers of the contribution of the research to the collective knowledge; Achievement of a researcher if his or her work get published.

The article presents the discussion by John Wilbanks on the idea of electronic-commerce for biological research materials. He explains that these biological research materials, whether plasmids, cell lines, mice or fish, are collected by the owning laboratory for more publications. He then calculates the benefits to scientists' ability to build on published research, if a system where one could search the web and get a cell line via fedex in four days exists. Information may allegedly then be gained through the use of existing search engines.

Points out the value given by the journal "Nature" to preprint servers from scientists who wished to have their research works published in the journal. Issuance of a disclaimer; Statement of the editor toward the scientists who make statements against the periodical; Encouragement for physicists and astronomers.

Reports on the warning of experts for the potential future legal actions from a paper published criticizing research on the physics preprint server ArXiv. Critics on astronomer Martin Rees; Accounts of paper of De Rujula as libelous in a court law; Actions taken by the court.

Reports the plan of the `Langmuir' chemistry journal to deal with a dispute over a submitted paper by publishing it along with an addendum that disputes some of its conclusions. Discussion on the contents of the addendum; Information on the research paper on nanotechnology submitted by Peter Schwartz.

In this article the author reports on the growth of scientific journalism in India in 2009. Various science-related events prompted the media to offer science better part in the local journalism to provide the public information about the specific concepts and events affecting their lives. She added that the growth of local research about science is also motivated science-related institutions to support media interests.

Reports that the U.S. National Institutes of Health has unveiled its plan for open access to research findings. Composition of the policy on archive papers; Criticism on the changes made to publication policy; Estimated cost to run the research publishing.

Iranians struggling to secure free speech at home are facing a fresh set of restrictions from the U.S. government. The U.S. Department of the Treasury has ruled that editing or publishing scientific manuscripts from Iran, Libya, Sudan and Cuba violates the trade embargo on these countries. And U.S. publishers and scientific societies are divided over how to respond. At a meeting in Washington on 9 February, David Mills, the treasury official in charge of implementing the policy, told representatives of 30 publishers that anyone wanting to publish papers from Iran should seek a licence from the treasury department. He also suggested that U.S. scientists collaborating with Iranians could be prosecuted.

The author discusses aspects of the self-censorship on the scientific researches and the potential danger it carries if published. He states that problems posed by dual-use research, which can benefit the public but might also be co-opted for harmful purposes, are hardly new. It mentions that reacting to the wrangling over whether the H5N1 work by the scientists should be published, virologists adopted a voluntary moratorium on flu-virus research in the early months of 2012.