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B – Signs, symptoms and causes of plagiarism6 October 2011Shashok K. Authors, editors, and the signs, symptoms and causes of plagiarism. Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia 2011;5(3):303-307(doi: 10.4103/1658-354X.84107) This article discusses how plagiarism is defined and suggests some possible causes […]
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B – Trends in Middle Eastern countries’ science production6 October 2011Habibzadeh F. Geopolitical changes and trends in Middle Eastern countries’ contributions to world science over the past three decades. Archives of Iranian Medicine 2011;14(5):310-311 It is not possible to study […]
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B – Impact Factor and other metrics for evaluating science6 October 2011Solimini AG, Solimini R. Impact Factor and other metrics for evaluating science: essentials for public health practitioners. Italian Journal of Public Health 2011;8(1):96-103 The article reviews the most widely used […]
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B – Do we need eMinence-based bioethics?30 September 2011Petrini C. Pardon my asking: do we need eMinence-based bioethics? Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2011;47(3):243-244(doi: 10.4415/ANN_ 11_03_01) What kind of ethics is useful for researchers? Nowadays the proliferation of […]
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B – Impact of conflicts of interest on perceived credibility of research29 September 2011Lacasse JR, Leo J. Knowledge of ghostwriting anf financial conflicts-of-interest reduces the perceived credibility of biomedical research. BMC Research Notes 2011;4:27(doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-27) This study provides information on how practicing clinicians […]
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B – Legal remedies for medical ghostwriting28 September 2011Stern S, Lemmens T. Legal remedies for medical ghostwriting: imposing fraud liability on guest authors of ghostwritten articles. PLoS Med 2011;8(8):e1001070(doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001070) The article focuses on ghostwriting and guest authorship […]
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B – Innovation needs novel thinking22 September 2011Leshner AI. Innovation needs novel thinking. Science 2011;332(6033):1009(doi: 10.1126/science.1208330) Science, technology and innovation are critical drivers of economic growth and national well-being of a country. Investing in them has become […]
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B – Publishing cycle of biomedical journals22 September 2011Tagler J. Biomedical Publishing 101: an overview from the Chicago Collaborative. The Serials Librarian 2011; 60(1-4):114-123 The challenges and opportunities posed by the migration from print to digital were addressed. […]
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B – Statistical and research design problems in psychology journals21 September 2011Harris A, Reeder R, Hyun J. Survey of editors and reviewers of high-impact psychology journals: statistical and research design problems in submitted manuscripts. The Journal of Psychology 2011;145(3):195-209 The authors […]
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B – APS redifines length21 September 2011Sprouse G. Editorial: Redefining length. Physical Review Special Topics-Physics Education Research 2011;7(020001)(doi: 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.7.020001) Authors often work hard to maximize the material presented within the constraints of the printed page, and […]
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B – Ethics authors don’t follow guidelines21 September 2011Tarnow E. Ethics authors don’t follow guidelines. APS News 2011;20(7):4 Ethics training at least in medical publication seems to lead to worse behaviour. Young researchers find out just how they […]
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B – Online gamers solve a longstanding scientific problem21 September 2011Khatib F, DiMaio F, Cooper S et al. Crystal structure of a monomeric retroviral protease solved by protein folding game players. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2011;online publ. September 18(doi: […]