August 2008; 34(3)

From the Editors' Desks

Editorial

Integrity in science communication. Arjan Polderman

Articles

  Ethical implications of an emerging discipline: biometrics. Sylwia B Ufnalska 
Abstracts of research articles: readers’ expectations and guidelines for authors.  Emilio Mordini, Sabina Gianotti, Carlo Petrini

Viewpoints

Agriculture is a very important sector of the economy. Marcin Kozak
Non-native English writing: an under-estimated problem? Katrina Emmett
A subtle but important change in citation practice. Margaret Cooter

Correspondence

Inquiring about impact factors. Volodymr Lysenko


Editing Around the World

The plight of medical journals in Bosnia and Herzogovina. Husref Tahirovic
 

Reports of meetings

Empires of the mind: inventing the future of scholarly publishing. Birte Twisselmann
 

Book reviews

Geoff Hart: Effective Onscreen Editing: New Tools for an Old Profession. William Anthony
Irene Hames: Peer Review and Manuscript Management in Scientific Journals: Guidelines for Good Practice. Elizabeth Heseltine
Alan Sokal. Richard Hurley


Regular features

EASE-Forum Digest, March to June 2008. Elise Langdon-Neuner (compiler)
The Editors’  WebWatch. Colin Batchelor (compiler)
News Notes. Richard Hurley
The Editor’s Bookshelf. Paola De Castro (compiler)
Forthcoming meetings, courses, and BELS examinations
News from Editing Societies
EASE Business