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ESE 43(3) – August 201711 August 2017“If research was a transport business, we would be appalled by these data.Half the goods carried would be badly designed, half lost inshipping, and half of the remainder broken by the time theyarrived.” – Chalmers and Glasziou(quoted in Rewarding systematic approaches to reducing research waste, Hilton, ESE 43.3) The August issue of European Science Editing […]
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HEIRRI announce training program pilot testers11 August 2017HEIRRI have announced the selection of two institutions to pilot test their training program scholarships. The Institute of Water and Energy Sciences (Pan African University, Algeria) and Centre for Studies in Science Policy (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India) will test two of the training programme courses being developed by the organisation, chosen from a list including […]
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HEIRRI announce training program pilot testers11 August 2017HEIRRI have announced the selection of two institutions to pilot test their training program scholarships. The Institute of Water and Energy Sciences (Pan African University, Algeria) and Centre for Studies in Science Policy (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India) will test two of the training programme courses being developed by the organisation, chosen from a list including […]
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14th EASE Conference – Venue announcement and last call for abstracts!11 August 2017We are pleased to announce the venue for the 14th EASE Conference! The event will be held at the Law School at the University of Bucharest, Romania, 8-10th June 2018. Registration will open in January 2018 and there are discounts for EASE members to attend We also make a final call for abstract submissions to […]
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14th EASE Conference – Venue announcement and last call for abstracts!11 August 2017We are pleased to announce the venue for the 14th EASE Conference! The event will be held at the Law School at the University of Bucharest, Romania, 8-10th June 2018. Registration will open in January 2018 and there are discounts for EASE members to attend We also make a final call for abstract submissions to […]
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B – Rules on COI1 August 2017Zliobaité I, Fortelius M. Peer review: revise rules on conflicts of interest. Nature 2016;539(7628):168(doi: 10.1038/539168a) According to the authors, definitions of conflicts of interest (COI) in peer review need to be reassessed to reflect modern research practices. This could markedly increase the speed and quality of peer review. For example, many potential reviewers are disqualified under […]
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B – Journal peer review data1 August 2017Lee CJ, Moher D. Promote scientific integrity via journal peer review data. Science 2017;357(6348):256-257(doi: 10.1126/science.aan4141) The peer review process both in journals and funding agencies could use more transparency, reporting and accountability. The authors identify incentives that could encourage journals to make their peer review data available to evaluate effectiveness toward achieving concrete measures of […]
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B – Publishing while female1 August 2017Hengel E. Publishing while female. Gender differences in peer review scrutiny. Royal Economic Society’s annual conference. October 2016 The author analyzed more than 9,000 article abstracts published in the top four economics journals since 1950. She found that papers written by women are 1-6% more readable than those by men. The most straightforward reason for it […]
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B – Manuscript development and publishing16 June 2017Downey SM, Geraci SA. Manuscript development and publishing: a 5-step approach. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences 2017;353(2):132-136(doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2016.12.005) This article articulates a 5-step approach for developing and publishing successfully a manuscript in a peer-reviewed journal. The authors combine existing tutorials with their collective experience. The 5 steps identified instruct would-be authors to: know their material and […]
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B – NISO Alternative altmetrics project16 June 2017Lagace N. NISO Releases recommended practice covering outputs of its multiyear project in alternative assessment metrics. Serials Review 2016;42(4):337-338.(doi: 10.1080/00987913.2016.1246343) NISO, the National Information Standards Organization, announced the publication of its latest Recommended Practice, NISO RP-25-2016, Outputs of the NISO Alternative Assessment Metrics Project, in September 2016 http://www.niso.org/apps/group_public/download.php/17091/NISO%20RP-25-2016%20Outputs%20of%20the%20NISO%20Alternative%20Assessment%20Project.pdf This document is the culmination of a […]
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B – European Commission OA publishing platform16 June 2017Banks M. European Commission moves into publishing. Physics World 2017;30(5):6. Reports that the European Commission is proposing to launch its own open-access publishing platform for papers that emerge from its Horizon 2020 programme.. It would be similar to that launched last year by the Wellcome Trust. This aims to publish papers quickly with peer review occurring post publication. […]
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B – Citation indicators15 June 2017Davis P. Citation performance indicators – A very short introduction. The Scholarly Kitchen 2017 May 15 This post provides a brief summary of the main citation indicators used today. It is not intended to be comprehensive, nor to opine on which indicator is best. The goal is simply to highlight their salient strengths and weaknesses. These citation indicators are grouped […]
