Research productivity is a common topic in the literature, but peer reviewing for journals has received less attention, although it is a key activity of academic research. We help to fill this knowledge gap by assessing the determinants of peer review engagement and quality in scientific journals. We do so by analysing the combined information…

On September 22, 2022, the National Academy of Sciences held a symposium entitled Endless Frontier 2022: Research and Higher Education Institutions for the Next 75 Years. The event was a follow up to a February 2020 NAS symposium convened to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the landmark report Science, the Endless Frontier. Building on the 2020…

Defines roles of basic and applied research in solving problems of the global age, i.e., energy production, population, food production, etc. Discussed are values in supporting basic research; providing research funds for young scientists; encouraging multi-disciplinary, problem-oriented research; improving communications between basic and applied…

Presents an updated, selective, annotated bibliography of publications, new periodicals, and scientific research reports in these subject categories: sociocultural factors (nutritional anthropology), environmental factors (biocultural anthropology), biologic factors (physical anthropology), psychologic aspects, food traditions, and implications.…

Reviews the recent history of successful international cooperative scientific projects. Considers the present level of international science, and supports the notion that the best context for all of science is the global community. Promotes participation by scientists in international scientific organizations. (CS)

Presents the viewpoint that science and technology are an integral part of international development and that governments in the developed countries should invest money in science and technology in the Third World for the mutual benefit of all. (Author/CS)