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B – Research ethics: authorship18 December 2013Jawad F. Research ethics: authorship and publication. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2013;63(12):1560-1562 Some considerations on authorship issues. These should be known to all performing research, and every institution should have laid down policies on research and authorship. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines on authorship criteria are reported and discussed.http://www.jpma.org.pk/full_article_text.php?article_id=5527
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B – Iranian registry of clinical trials18 December 2013Solaymani-Dodaran M, Vasei M, Ghanei M. Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials: a four-year steady progress. Archives of Iranian Medicine 2013;16(11):671-674 The Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT) begun its activities as a member of WHO registry network in December 2008. It has made an outstanding progress within four years from its establishment both in terms […]
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B – Research misconduct18 December 2013Bornmann L. Research misconduct – definitions, manifestations and extent. Publications 2013;1(3):87-98(doi: 10.3390/publications1030087) This article provides an overview of what research misconduct is generally understood to be, its manifestations and the extent to which they are thought to exist. While every spectacular case of fraud discovered and discussed in the public media seriously damages the trust placed […]
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B – Open data sharing in the context of bioresources18 December 2013De Castro P, Calzolari A, Napolitani F, et al. Open data sharing in the context of bioresources. Acta Informatica Medica 2013;21(4):291-292(doi: 10.5455/aim.2013.21.291-292) In the complex field of bioresources, the BRIF (Bioresource Research Impact Factor) project aims to create suitable methods to recognise and measure the use and impact of biological resources in scientific/academic work, in […]
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B – Gender differences in UK research funding18 December 2013Head MG, Fitchett JR, Cooke MK, et al. Differences in research funding for women scientists: a systematic comparison of UK investments in global infectious disease research during 1997–2010. BMJ Open 2013;3(12):e003362 (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003362)The authors investigated funding awards to UK institutions for all infectious disease research from 1997 to 2010 through a systematic comparison of awards […]
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B – New roles for health sciences librarians17 December 2013Martin EL. Shaping opportunities for the new health sciences librarian. Journal of the Medical Library Association 2013;101(4):252-253(doi: 10.3163/1536-5050.101.4.004) This Editorial briefly summarizes some aspects related to the new health sciences librarian roles, that are described in articles published in a recent issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association. The effects of today’s new economy have […]
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B – Research data referencing17 December 2013Hahnel M. The reuse factor. Nature 2013;502:298 The majority of scientists still consider journal articles to be the only valid, formal record of their research. The author has set up a company, figshare, to make research data reusable, reproducible, and interactive. He believes that referencing is not dead, but it is exploding to encompass the full […]
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B – BioRxiv preprint website for bioscience17 December 2013Callaway E. Preprints come to life. Nature 2013;503:180 BioRxiv is a free online archive and distribution service for unpublished preprints in the life sciences. It is launched by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press in New York, a not-for-profit research and educational institution. It operates similarly to arXiv, with scientists depositing papers as soon as they […]
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B – Libyan Journal of Medicine17 December 2013Bakoush O. Libyan Journal of Medicine among top journals in African and Arab countries. Libyan Journal of Medicine 2013;8:20686(doi: 10.3402/ljm.v8i0.20686) African and Arab academic and research institutions contribute modestly to the international biomedical literature. Inadequate research funding and limited national, regional and international collaboration are important factors contributing to this deficiency. This Editorial describes results […]
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B – Science communication to general public17 December 2013Brownell SE, Price JV, Steinman L. Science communication to the general public: why we need to teach undergraduate and graduate students this skill as part of their formal scientific training. The Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education (JUNE) 2013;12(1):E6-E10 The authors argue that incorporating formal communication training into undergraduate and graduate curricula for aspiring scientists will enhance […]
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B- Impact factor and citation performance13 December 2013Finardi U. Correlation between Journal Impact Factor and citation performance: an experimental study. Journal of Informetrics 2013;7(2):357-370(doi: 10.1016/j.joi.2012.12.004) This article studies how the correlation between the Journal Impact Factor and the (time-weighed) article Mean Received Citations (intended as a measure of journal performance) has evolved through time. It focuses on a sample of hard sciences and […]
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B – Journal rankings13 December 2013Brembs B. What ranking journals has in common with astrology. RT. A Journal on Research Policy & Evaluation 2013;1:1-6(doi: 10.13130/2282-5398/3378) According to the author, erroneous and fraudulent work is more common in high-ranking journals than anywhere else, and the methodology of research published is at least not superior, perhaps even inferior to work published elsewhere. […]
