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Job insecurity is putting stress on early-career researchers in Australia, compromising their career development and potentially reducing the quality of research.

A survey of journals and editors in five areas of research - ecology, economics, medicine, physics and psychology - reveals a range of differences in their approach to peer review.

Responses to a survey reveal how core facilities could improve and encourage good research practices.

An analysis of 10,395 research publications about COVID-19 that mention at least one human gene reveals that many genes implicated in SARS-CoV-2 infection by genome-wide studies remain unstudied.

An eLife survey explores the experiences of those in the research community who support colleagues struggling with their mental health.

An analysis of author contribution statements in a large number of published papers reveals biases in the career trajectories of scientists.

Virtual conferences benefit the scientific community by increasing the number and diversity of attendees compared to in-person conferences, and by being less time consuming, more economic and environmentally friendly.

A longitudinal study of open access levels at 1,207 research institutions worldwide reveals high performing institutions in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

Although questionable research practices inflate false positive rates, they have little effect on replicability because they also increase power.

Appointing early-career researchers to positions of influence within scientific societies would be mutually beneficial for both.