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B – Online plain English resources5 January 2016Gilliver S. Online plain English and readability resources. Medical Writing 2015;24(1):20-2 (idoi: 10.1179/2047480614Z.000000000272) To encourage individuals and businesses to write in simpler, more readable English, private and government-backed […]
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B – Medical journalism5 January 2016Whelan J. Medical journalism: another way to write about science. Medical Writing 2015; 24(4):219-21 (doi: 10.1179/2047480615Z.000000000327) True journalism differs from public relations and uncritically reproducing press releases. It […]
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B – Monitoring the transition to open access5 January 2016Jubb M, Goldstein S, Amin M, et al. Monitoring the transition to open access. A report for the Universities UK Open Access Co-ordination Group. Research Information Network August 2015; 105 […]
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B – Interdisciplinary research5 January 2016Van Noorden R. Interdisciplinary research by the numbers. Nature 2015 September 16;525(7569):306-7(doi: 10.1038/525306a) Interdisciplinary work is considered crucial by scientists, policy-makers and funders. This study reveals the extent and impact […]
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B – Research impact assessment models and methods5 January 2016Milat AJ, Bauman AE, Redman S. A narrative review of research impact assessment models and methods. Health Research Policy and Systems 2015;13:18(doi: 10.1186/s12961-015-0003-1) The purpose of this narrative literature review […]
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B – Academic misconduct5 January 2016Hvistendahl M. China pursues fraudsters in science publishing. Science 2015;350(6264):1015(doi: 10.1126/science.350.6264.1015) China’s main basic research agency is cracking down on scientists who used fake peer reviews to publish papers, demanding that […]
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B – Making the most of peer review4 January 2016Slavov N. Point of view: making the most of peer review. eLIFE 2015 Nov 11;4:e12708(doi: 10.7554/eLIFE.12708) Many of the legitimate concerns about papers raised on blogs and other platforms are […]
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B – Build digital democracy4 January 2016Helbing D, Pournaras E. Society: build digital democracy. Nature 2015 Nov 5;527(7576):33-4. (doi: 10.1038/527033a) Open sharing of data that are collected with smart devices would empower citizens and create jobs, […]
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B – The Resource Identification Initiative4 January 2016Bandrowski A, Brush M, Grethe JS, et al. The Resource Identification Initiative: a cultural shift in publishing. Journal of Comparative Neurology 2016;524(1):8-22(doi: 10.1002/cne.23913) The Resource Identification Initiative was launched as […]
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B – Hijacking a journal23 December 2015Bohannon J. How to hijack a journal. Science 2015;350(6263):903-905(doi: 10.1126/science.350.6263.903)In the past few years fraudsters are snatching entire web addresses, right out from under academic publishers, erecting fake versions of […]
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B – Authorship: myths and misconceptions23 December 2015Menezes RG, Kharoshah MA, Madadin M, et al. Authorship: few myths and misconceptions. Science and Engineering Ethics e-pub Dec 15 2015;1-5(doi: 10.1007/s11948-015-9742-1) This article addresses and dispels some of the […]
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B – Storing and accessing biomedical big data23 December 2015Bourne PE, Lorsch JR. Green ED. Sustaining the big-data ecosystem. Nature Nov 5 2015;527(doi: 10.1038/527S16a) Biomedical big data offer tremendous potential for making discoveries, but the cost of sustaining these […]