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B – Publication ethics in the UK13 June 2013Wager E. The UK should lead the way on research integrity. BMJ 2013;346.f2348(doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2348) The Concordat to Support Research Integrity, published by Universities UK in July 2012, states that research institutions […]
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B – Technology and discipline13 June 2013Editorial. Disciplinary action. How scientists share and reuse information is driven by technology but shaped by discipline. Nature 495:409-410(doi: 10.1038/495409b) Scientists don’t hold consistent views about how widely information should […]
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B – The determinants of open access publishing13 June 2013Eger T, Scheufen M, Meierrieks D. The determinants of open access publishing: survey evidence from Germany. Social Science Research Network March 13, 2013(doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2232675) Results of a 2012 survey showed significant […]
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B – The structured abstracts11 June 2013Bauchner H, Henry R, Golub RM. The restructuring of structured abstracts. Adding a table in the Results section. JAMA 2013;309(5):491-492(doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.76) Today all medical journals virtually use structured abstracts for […]
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B – Editors’ implementation of CONSORT guidelines11 June 2013Hopewell S, Ravaud P, Baron G, et al. Effect of editors’ implementation of CONSORT guidelines on the reporting of abstracts in high impact medical journals: interrupted time series analysis. BMJ […]
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B – Traditional and open access publishing in oncology11 June 2013Poltronieri E, Bravo E, Camerini T, et al. Where on earth to publish? a sample survey comparing traditional and open access publishing in the oncological field. Journal of Experimental & […]
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B – Open vs blinded peer review5 June 2013Vinther S, Nielsen OH, Rosenberg J, et al. Same review quality in open versus blinded peer review in “Ugeskrift for Laeger”. Danish Medical Journal 2012;59(8):A4479 The aim of this study […]
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B – Editing in the digital world – Conference5 June 2013Masic I. “Editing in the digital world” – Scientific conference about medical editing and publishing, Tallinn June 08-10.2012. Acta Informatica Medica 2012;20(3):198-199(doi: 10.5455/aim.2012.20.198-199) The scientific conference “Editing in the digital […]
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B – Digital licenses replace print prices5 June 2013Gantz P. Digital licenses replace print prices as accurate reflection of real journal costs. Professional/Scholarly Publishing Bulletin 2012;11(3):1-5 Library Journal‘s Annual Periodical Price Survey 1990-2010 showed a more than six-fold increase […]
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B – Copy-editing of research papers5 June 2013Joshi Y. Copy-editing of research papers: who and why and why not. Current Science 2013;104(2):171 This commentary explores the “who and why” of copy-editing. The need for copy-editing to ensure […]
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B – Medical writer education5 June 2013Benau D. On educating the medical writer. Medical Writing 2013;22(1):26-28(doi: 10.1179/2047480612Z.00000000081) Most medical writers received their education on the job rather than through formal education. However, formal education gives a […]
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B – The San Francisco Declaration on research assessment29 May 2013Yandell K. Scientists take aim at impact factor. The Scientist Magazine May 20, 2013 Many organizations involved in scientific publishing have up to now signed a declaration, called the San […]