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B – Journal rankings13 December 2013Brembs B. What ranking journals has in common with astrology. RT. A Journal on Research Policy & Evaluation 2013;1:1-6(doi: 10.13130/2282-5398/3378) According to the author, erroneous and fraudulent work is more […]
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B – Raw data availability from clinical trials13 December 2013Doshi P, Goodman SN, Ioannidis JPA. Raw data from clinical trials: within reach? Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 2013;34(12):645-647(doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2013.10.006) Many scientific disciplines have accepted that raw data, protocols, and analysis […]
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Science Editors’ Handbook is ATG Book of the Week30 November 2013In November 2013, the 2nd Edition of the Science Editors’ Handbook, published in September 2013 was nominated the Against the Grain Book of the Week.
Against the Grain is a unique collection of reports on the issues, literature, and people that impact the world of books and journals.
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B – BMJ Case reports25 November 2013Dobbins M. BMJ Case Reports. Journal of the Medical Library Association 2013;101(1):80(doi: 10.3163/1536-5050.101.1.016)BMJ Case Reports is an electronic journal that provides a collection of peer-reviewed case reports in all disciplines for […]
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B – Defending against plagiarism25 November 2013Bailey J. Defending against plagiarism. The Scientist Magazine June 1, 2013 Retractions in academic publishing have skyrocketed-up 10-fold in the past three decades, with plagiarism and duplication at the root of […]
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B – Internationalization of Chinese STM journals25 November 2013Xu L, Fang Q. Internationalization of Chinese STM journal publishing. Publishing Research Quarterly 2013;29(2):190-196(doi: 10.1007/s12109-013-9309-4) Over the past two decades, China has witnessed an international development of its scientific, technological […]
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B – National vs international journals25 November 2013Lakhotia SC. “National” versus “international” journals. Current Science 2013;105(3):287-288 According to the author, the existing Indian classification into “national” and “international” journals is misleading as it presupposes that the former […]
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B – Is there an apartheid in science publishing?11 September 2013Habibzadeh F. Is there an apartheid in science publishing? The Lancet 2013;382(9889):310(doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61636-0) On April 30, 2013, Elsevier asked its US editors and reviewers not to handle manuscripts with any Iranian […]
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B – Journal rank and study impact11 September 2013Brembs B, Button K, Munafò M. Deep impact: unintended consequences of journal rank. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2013;7:291(doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00291) So far, contributions to the debate concerning the limitations of journal […]
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B – Journal’s publisher country and citation rates11 September 2013Schubert T, Michels C. Placing articles in the large publisher nations: is there a “free lunch” in terms of higher impact? Journal of the American Society for Information Science and […]
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B – Normalization of citation impact11 September 2013Bornmann L, Marx W, Barth A. The normalization of citation counts based on classification systems. Publications 2013;1(2):78-86(doi: 10.3390/publications1020078) This study describes an ideal solution for the normalization of citation impact: in […]
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B – Data transparency in medical communication10 September 2013Kermani F, Fürst W, Billiones R. Potential implications of wider data transparency in medical communications. Medical Writing 2013;22(2):128-130(doi: 10.1179/2047480613Z.000000000113) The current medical communication environment is characterised by growing calls for […]