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B – Indicators for measuring researchers’ performance25 May 2010Buela-Casal G. Scientific journal impact indexes and indicators for measuring researchers’ performance. Revista de Psicodidactica 2010;15(1):3-19 Scientific productivity is a key factor in granting funding for projects. In the majority […]
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B – Science fails to face the shortcomings of statistics25 May 2010Sigfried T. Odds are, it’s wrong. Science fails to face the shortcomings of statistics. ScienceNews 2010; 177:7 Science has long been married to mathematics and mathematical methods have been secured […]
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N – Learn a language, adopt a national stereotype?25 May 2010Learn a language, adopt a national stereotype? The multicultural membership of EASE might be interested in national stereotyping present in the language learning materials prepared by the US Foreign Service […]
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N – Making referencing too easy?25 May 2010Making referencing too easy?The Open University and its partners have developed a free, open source software – MyReferences – to help students and universities manage academic references more easily. It […]
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N – Science video awards25 May 2010Click on the links to see the winners of The Scientist Video Awards. They include: “Synaptic Cleft”, a parody of rap group Wu-Tang Clan’s, “Gravel Pit” about neurotransmission, and “Fencing […]
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B – Fraud: who is responsible?25 May 2010Blaustein, JD. Fraud: who is responsible? The Scientist 2010 “Who is responsible for the fraudulent data making its way into publication?” – asked the editor of Endocrinology – as a […]
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B – Conflict of interest policies21 May 2010Krimsky S, Sweet E. An analysis of toxicology and medical journal conflict-of-interest polices. Account Res 2009;16:235-253. A comparison of journals’ conflict-of-interest (COI) policies can provide insight into published reports of […]
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B – Research misconduct policies21 May 2010Resnik DB, Peddada S, Brunson W Jr. Research misconduct policies of scientific journals. Account Res 2009;16:254-267. A random sample of 399 journals were contacted, asking for details of policies on […]
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B – E-publication bias20 May 2010Jakobsen AK, Christensen R, Persson R, et al. Open access publishing; and now, e-publication bias. BMJ 2010;340. doi:10.1136/bmj.c2243 ‘E-publication bias’ is identified in this small study of articles published in […]
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B- Roundtable participants find near-consensus on free access to results of publicly funded research2 May 2010David Kramer:http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_63/iss_3/26_1.shtml?bypassSSO=1The premise of Harold Varmus for free online access to all published NIH work is very simple: taxpayers are not supposed to pay to “to see the results of […]
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B – Preparing clinical data for publication2 May 2010Hrynaszkiewicz I, Norton ML, Vickers AJ, et al. Preparing raw clinical data for publication: guidance for journal editors, authors, and peer reviewers. Trials 2010;11:28. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-11-9 Many journals require authors to […]
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B – Publication bias in surgery journals1 May 2010Pitak-Arnnop P, Sader R, Rapidis AD, et al. Publication bias in oral and maxillofacial surgery journals: an observation on published controlled trials. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2010;38(1):4-10. (doi:10.1016/j.jcms.2009.10.005) Publication bias […]