Leiden Madtrics

Science & Society

The state of preprinting in Europe and the Netherlands

To accelerate the sharing of scientific knowledge, researchers in many disciplines increasingly publish their work on preprint servers. In this post, Ludo Waltman and colleagues discuss the state of preprinting in Europe and the Netherlands.

Ludo Waltman + 2 others • 22-05-2025

Focal Area: Evaluation & Culture

Setting the course: our first two years in the focal area Evaluation & Culture

The Evaluation and Culture focal area at CWTS is dedicated to studying, discussing, and advocating for renewed forms of scholarly communication, fair research evaluation, and inclusive research cultures. This blog post offers a reflection on our activities and progress over the past two years.

Culture & Evaluation • 15-05-2025

Science & Society

The contested field of Open Science: a debate through the lens of inclusion

Most implementations of Open Science do not fulfil the expectations that Open Science will lead to more equity and improve the societal impact of research. We discuss these worrying trends through the lens of inclusion.

Fernanda Beigel + 1 other • 08-05-2025

CWTS Development · Science & Society

Advancing our Understanding of Systematic Manipulation & Paper Mills: Wiley & CWTS Partnership

The Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University, in collaboration with the publishing company Wiley, is opening a new position for a PhD candidate to carry out research on paper mills and related forms of systematic manipulation in publishing.

Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner + 4 others • 15-04-2025

Opinion & Commentary

Strengthening science through diversity

Science in the US is under attack, with banned words, funding cuts, and threats to diversity, equity & inclusion and climate science. These actions harm science. CWTS’ focal areas respond, aligned with their mission to improve how science is practiced, governed, and serves society.

Information & Openness + 2 others • 02-04-2025

Opinion & Commentary

Assessment reform and publishing reform need to go hand in hand

The need to reform research assessment and scientific publishing practices is widely recognized. However, Ludo Waltman argues that the assessment and publishing reform movements will be successful only if they manage to align their agendas.

Ludo Waltman • 26-03-2025