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B – Publishing perils include single-blind review29 August 2008Williams L. Publishing perils include single-blind review. Physics Today 2007;60(11):12 Letter suggesting single-blind peer review is an important and corrosive impediment to publication as it has a fundamental flaw: it […]
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B – Roadblocks deter today’s Einstein Physics Today29 August 2008Aghassi W J. Roadblocks deter today’s Einstein Physics Today. 2007;60(10):12. Letter contributing to the discussion raised by Lee Smolin’s comments “Why no new Einstein” ibid. 59(11)10, 59(1)1, 58(6)56. Aghassi says […]
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B – Credentials and conformity29 August 2008Greyber, Howard D. Credentials and conformity. Physics Today. 2008;61(7):8. Letter supporting the letter by William Aghassi ibid. 60(10)12 but going further saying “Actually credentials also mean little today, unless your […]
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B – Scientist to appeal misconduct charge18 August 2008Gwynne, Peter. 2998 Scientist to appeal misconduct charge. Physics World 21(8)11. Reports that lawyers for Rusi Taleyarkhan are preparing an appeal over the findings of a panel set up by […]
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N – UN slates UK libel laws14 August 2008The United Nations’ committee on human rights has attacked UK libel laws for discouraging coverage of matters of public interest: British libel laws have “served to discourage critical media reporting […]
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B – Researchers’ writing competence12 August 2008SMR Vasconcelos, M M. Sorenson, J Leta, MC Sant’Ana, PD Batista. Researchers’ writing competence: a bottleneck in the publication of Latin American Science? EMBO reports 9 (8)2008:700-602 Doi: 10.1038/embor.2008.143 Writing […]
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B – Institute plans a group for physics communicators5 August 2008Macdonald A. Institute plans a group for physics communicators. Interactions 2008 July, 4 The Institute of Physics is setting up a new Physics Communicators Group to enable experienced and novice […]
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N – English gets millionth word28 July 2008Experts predict that the millionth word in the English language will arrive on 29 April 2009. At present there are 995 844 official words, according to the Global Language Monitor […]
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B – Is the answer still in the machine: do publishers need digital rights management?22 July 2008Calow D, Egan R. Is the answer still in the machine: do publishers need digital rights management? Learned Publishing 2008;21:167-175 doi: 10.1087/095315108X323857 The implementation of digital rights management technology in […]
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B – Expressions of concern and their uses22 July 2008Noonan BM, Parrish D. Expressions of concern and their uses. Learned Publishing 2008;21:209-13. doi: 10.1087/095315108X 288857 How should editors communicate with their readers after an allegation of research misconduct has […]
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B – Trends in journal prices: an analysis of selected journals, 2000-200622 July 2008Creaser C, Whate S. Trends in journal prices: an analysis of selected journals, 2000-2006. Learned Publishing 2008;21:214-224. Examines overall price, price per page, and price per point of impact factor […]
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B – Electronic Publication and the Narrowing of Science and Scholarship22 July 2008Evans J A. Electronic Publication and the Narrowing of Science and Scholarship. Science 2008;321(5887):395 – 399DOI: 10.1126/science.1150473 Using a database of 34 million articles, their citations (1945 to 2005), and […]