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Imagination and interpretation: Writing science into fiction6 May 2011On 20 July 2011, Pat Barker CBE and Philip Sington will be leading a discussion at the Royal Society, London, about representing scientists and science in contemporary fiction. Both authors […]
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B – Publication ethics11 April 2011Scott-Lichter D. Publication ethics: prevention, screening, and treatment (Editorial). Learned Publishing 2011;24:84-85(doi: 10.1087/20110201) The author underlines what can be done to address ethical concerns (such as plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification) […]
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B – Are pediatric OA journals promoting good publication practice?11 April 2011Meerpohl JJ, Wolff RF, Antes G et al. Are pediatric Open Access journals promoting good publication practice: an analysis of author instructions. BMC Pediatrics 2011;11:27(doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-27) The article aims at […]
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Recording medical systematic reviews4 April 2011Well-conducted systematic reviews are generally considered higher-calibre evidence than individual trials in decision-making for clinical practice and health policy. But there is increasing evidence that publication bias exists for such […]
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B – Peer review29 March 2011Rushby N. Peer review (Editorial). British Journal of Educational Technology 2010; 41(5):668-671 (doi:10.1111/j.1467-8535.2010.01117.x) This Editorial aims at explaining some aspects of peer review that may not be familiar to some […]
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B – Write when you can and submit when you are ready29 March 2011Hartley J. Write when you can and submit when you are ready! Learned Publishing 2011;24(1):29-31 (doi:10.1087/20110105) The author rejects the notion that we should write when it is hot (summer […]
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B – Global scientific collaboration29 March 2011Knowledge, networks and nations: global scientific collaboration in the 21st century. London: The Royal Society; 2011. The report reviews the changing patterns of science and scientific collaboration, in order to […]
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B – Chinese Academy of Sciences’ role28 March 2011Qiu J. Chinese Academy of Sciences has big plans for nation’s research. Nature News 24 March 2011 (doi:10.1038/news.2011.180) Last February, Bai Chunli became president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences […]
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B – Bureaucrats, researchers, editors, and the impact factor23 March 2011Metze K. Bureaucrats, researchers, editors, and the impact factor – a vicious circle that is detrimental to science. Clinics 2010;65(10):937-940(doi:10.1590/S1807-59322010001000002) The article aims at illustrating the weakness of the impact […]
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B – Editorial independence and ethics22 March 2011Etemadi A, Golozar A, Malekzadeh R. Editorial independence and ethics of research publication. Archives of Iranian Medicine 2010;13(6):465-468 Though the process of publication involves many individuals such as editorial advisors, […]
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B – Citations received by DOAJ’s journals22 March 2011Saadat R, Shabani A. Investigating the citations received by journals of Directory of Open Access Journals from ISI Web of Science’s articles. International Journal of Information Science and Management 2011;9(1):57-74 […]
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B- Strange attractors in the Web of Science database18 March 2011Strange attractors in the Web of Science database Miguel A. García-Pérez 10.1016/j.joi.2010.07.006 Database citation index, offered by the established Web of Science, is under scrutiny in this study. Sophistication in […]