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B – Communication between Physicians and Patients in the Era of E-Medicine21 June 2007Stone JH. 2007. Communication between Physicians and Patients in the Era of E-Medicine. New England Journal of Medicine. 356 (24): 2451-2454 An experience of using a secure Internet link to communicate with physicians and medical staff members. Secure Web messaging about routine issues was an attempt to direct round-the-clock communication into a manageable channel. The […]
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B – Women and interdisciplinary research30 May 2007Rhoten D, Pfirman S. 2007. Women in interdisciplinary science: Exploring preferences and consequences. Research Policy 36(1):56-75 The authors report three studies aimed to investigate gendering and other factors (race, ethnicity) in interdisciplinarity. Particularly, as regards women, the limited data suggest that, overall, women tend to be more interdisciplinary than men and this is probably due […]
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W – Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography25 May 2007Now available The Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography, by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Version 67: 4/11/2007 An international bibliography on academic electronic publishing: over selected 2500 books, articles from 1990 to surf and try to understand the changing system of academic scientific communiation. http://www.digital-scholarship.com/sepb/sepb.html
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B – A model to evaluate scientific merit25 May 2007Soler JM. 2007. A rational indicator of scientific creativity. Journal of Informetrics 1(2):123-30DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2006.10.004 An index is developed to measure scientific creativity, in terms of creating new and useful knowledge, and therefore to evaluate the scientific merit. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B83WV-4MY6TD4-1&_user=2754627&_coverDate=04%2F30%2F2007&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000057973&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=2754627&md5=4de11c834cf584a400c6bef2d97a6a1a
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B – A natural way of acquiring a language25 May 2007Joshi Y. 2007. A systematic approach to improving writing skills. Current Science 92: 1343–4 Suggests a kind of action plan for those ESL (English as secondlanguage) researchers who wish to improve their writing skills.In the manner of an old-fashioned general practitioner, the suggested prescription is a ‘mixture’ comprising (a) extensive reading, (b) a modest amount […]
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B – Good and bad medical journalism25 May 2007Cassels A. 2007. The media-medicine mix: quality concerns in medical reporting. Open Medicine (1) 1: 52-54 Many people hear about medical discoveries for the first time through popular media. (Newspapers, magazines, television and the Internet). Good medical journalism provides accurate, balanced reports and important contextual information, helps to set appropriate expectations on the part of […]
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B – Peer review in open access scientific journals25 May 2007Falagas ME, 2007. Peer review in open access scientific journals. Open Medicine. 1 (1): 49-51 The peer review process is not without flaws. The birth of the open access publication model and the rise of a more open science presents an ideal opportunity to re-evaluate the transparency of editorial and peer review practices. Many suggestions […]
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W – Open Medicine, a new peer reviewed open access journal25 May 2007Open Medicine, vol 1, n. 1 2007 The mission of Open Medicine is to facilitate the equitable dissemination of high-quality health research; to promote international dialogue and collaboration on health issues; to improve clinical practice; and to expand and deepen the understanding of health and health care. http://www.openmedicine.ca/
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W – International Science Media Fair22 May 2007FEST (Fiera Editoria Scientifica Trieste), the first International Science Media Fair, held in Trieste (Italy) from the 17th to the 20th of May. Fest wants to launch a new way of communicating science through narration, but also through interaction and dialogue: from the pages of books to the voices of scientists, from the latest generation […]
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B – Subtleties of Scientific Style22 May 2007Stevens M. 2007. Subtleties of Scientific Style. Science Scape Editing About this book the author says: “this book is aimed at hands-on scientific editors, those who work with the nuts and bolts of the text—from spelling, punctuation and grammar (copyediting) to meaning and logic (substantive editing). Copyeditors (subeditors) and journal editors will also find something […]
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B – Exploring the possibilities of titles20 May 2007Hartley J, 2007. There’s more to the title than meets the eye: Exploring the possibilities. Journal of Technical Writing & Communication 37(2): 95-101.The author distinguishes between twelve types of title for academic articles, and suggests that these should be discussed with student writers. Before and afrer examples are provided to show how titles can be […]
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B – Research productivity and the journal system17 May 2007Rowlands I, Olivieri R. 2007. Research productivity and the journals system: a study of immunology and microbiology. Research Evaluation 16(1):23-34.DOI: 10.3152/095820207X196759 This article focuses on two aspects: research productivity and the journal system. A survey, related to these issues, was carried out involving a select group of biomedical scientists. Among the relevant results that are […]
