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B – Are pseudonyms ethical in publishing?28 March 2017Teixeira da Silva JA. Are pseudonyms ethical in (science) publishing? Neuroskeptic as a case study. Science and Engeneering Ethics 2016. (doi: 10.1007/s11948-016-9825-7) In science publishing, there are increasingly strict rules […]
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B – India’s publication in predatory journals28 March 2017 Seethapathy GS, Santhosh Kumar JU, Hareesha AS. India’s scientific publication in predatory journals: need for regulating quality of Indian science and education. Current Science 2016;111(11):1759-1763 The objective of this […]
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B- Writing an effective article submission letter28 March 2017Writing an effective journal article submission cover letter. San Francisco Edit 2017 The journal editor is going to decide whether to send the article to the reviewers by reading the letter […]
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B – History of peer review28 March 2017Baldwin M. In referees we trust? Physics Today 2017;70(2):44-49 (doi: 10.1063/PT.3.3463) The imprimatur bestowed by peer review has a history that is both shorter and more complex than many scientists […]
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B – Review of altmetrics28 March 2017Gonzalez-Valiente CL, Pacheco-Mendoza J, Arencibia-Jorge R. A review of altmetrics as an emerging discipline for research evaluation. Learned Publishing 2016;29(4).229-238(doi: 10.1002/leap.1043) This article analyses the scientific production of publications on […]
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B – Evolution of impact and productivity28 March 2017Sinatra R, Wang D, Deville P, et al. Quantifying the evolution of individual scientific impact. Science 2016;354(6312)doi: 10.1126/science.aaf5239 Are there quantifiable patterns behind a successful scientific career? Sinatra et al. […]
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B – Translational medicine data22 March 2017Satagopam V, Gu W, Eifes S, et al. Integration and visualization of translational medicine data for better understanding of human diseases. Big Data 2016;4(2):97-108(doi: 10.1089/big.2015.0057) The authors present an integrated […]
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B – Patient perspectives and clinical research22 March 2017Crowe S, Giles C. Making patient relevant clinical research a reality. BMJ 2016;355:i6627(doi: 10.1136/bmj.i6627) A wide gap exists between what generally receives funding and what patients, carers, and the public would […]
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B – Comparison of primary outcomes in protocols22 March 2017Perlmutter A, Tran VT, Dechartres A, et al. Comparison of primary outcomes in protocols, public clinical-trial registries and publications: the example of oncology trials. Annals of Oncology 2016;mdw682(doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdw682) In […]
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B – How scientists use social media29 December 2016Collins K, Shiffman D, Rock J. How are scientists using social media in the workplace? PLoS ONE 2016;11(10):e0162680(doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162680) This study investigates how a surveyed sample of 587 scientists from a […]
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B – Teaching medical ethics29 December 2016Sokol D. Teaching medical ethics: useful or useless? BMJ 2016;355:i6415(doi: 10.1136/bmj.i6415) Probably for the first time in history, UK trained doctors at all levels, and in all specialties, now receive […]
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B – Publication professionals29 December 2016Carey LC, Stretton S, Kenreigh CA, et al. High nonpublication rate from publication professionals hinders evidence-based publication practices. PeerJ 2016 May 10;4:e2011(doi: 10.7717/peerj.2011) Publication professionals, who are not ghostwriters, work […]