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B – How to be a great journal editor5 June 2018How to be a great journal editor: advice from eight top academic editors. Times Higher Education Features 2017, Dec. 14 Editing an academic journal is a vital and rewarding task, but also time-consuming and often frustrating. All eight top academic editors provide a contribution on their experiences on various issues: peer review, editing a small […]
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B – Detection of duplicated images4 June 2018Acuna DE, Brookes PS, Kording KP. Bioscience-scale automated detection of figure element reuse. bioRxiv 2018 Feb. 22(doi: 10.1101/269415) The authors describe a copy-move detection algorithm that finds reused images in the biological sciences literature even if they have been rotated, resized or had their contrast or colours changed. An analysis of figure element reuse is […]
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B – Author credit4 June 2018McNutt MK, Bradford M, Drazen JM, et al. Transparency in authors’ contributions and responsibilities to promote integrity in scientific publication. PNAS 2018;201715374(doi: 10.1073/pnas.1715374115) The authors, a group of editors and publishers, propose changes to journal authorship policies and procedures to provide insight into which author is responsible for which contributions, assurance that the list is […]
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B – Population diversity in clinical trials4 June 2018Knepper TC, McLeod HL. When will clinical trials finally reflect diversity? Nature 2018;557:157-159 Many studies show that the likelihood, nature and severity of side effects from a medication can differ between populations. For this reason, funders and researchers have repeatedly said that clinical trials should include more participants from ethnic minorities. An analysis of drug […]
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EASE Conference Fringe Event31 May 2018EASE is pround to present a Conference Fringe Event, in association with the British Council and Scientific Organisation of Medical Students. On 7th June, the evening before our conference begins, EASE President, Ana Marusic will be speaking at a forum hosted by the British Council in Romania and the Scientific Organisation of Medical Students (SOMS). […]
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EASE Conference Fringe Event31 May 2018EASE is pround to present a Conference Fringe Event, in association with the British Council and Scientific Organisation of Medical Students. On 7th June, the evening before our conference begins, EASE President, Ana Marusic will be speaking at a forum hosted by the British Council in Romania and the Scientific Organisation of Medical Students (SOMS). […]
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How to choose the best academic translator for your research23 May 2018In our second guest blog post, we welcome back Avi Staiman, CEO of Academic Language Experts, to discuss how to identify an appropriate translator for your work. If you would like to write a post about aspects of your work that would make an interesting read for our members, please get in touch. How to […]
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How to choose the best academic translator for your research23 May 2018In our second guest blog post, we welcome back Avi Staiman, CEO of Academic Language Experts, to discuss how to identify an appropriate translator for your work. If you would like to write a post about aspects of your work that would make an interesting read for our members, please get in touch. How to […]
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STROBE Statement Survey20 May 2018Are you involved in observational research? Melissa Sharp of University of Split and Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité is conducting a survey to better understand the use of and attitudes towards the STrenghtening the Reporting of OBservational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement. You do not need to know anything about the STROBE Statement to […]
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STROBE Statement Survey20 May 2018Are you involved in observational research? Melissa Sharp of University of Split and Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité is conducting a survey to better understand the use of and attitudes towards the STrenghtening the Reporting of OBservational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement. You do not need to know anything about the STROBE Statement to […]
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Shirin Heidari on Why Sex and Gender Matter in Research12 May 2018Watch Shirin Heidari, founding chair of EASE Gender Policy Committee, present a TEDx talk discussing how scientific research has turned a blind eye on gender blind research. Shirin provides some fascinating examples about the harmful implications of this gender bias, shares some insights into medical research, and offers a path to change the paradigm towards […]
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Shirin Heidari on Why Sex and Gender Matter in Research12 May 2018Watch Shirin Heidari, founding chair of EASE Gender Policy Committee, present a TEDx talk discussing how scientific research has turned a blind eye on gender blind research. Shirin provides some fascinating examples about the harmful implications of this gender bias, shares some insights into medical research, and offers a path to change the paradigm towards […]
