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B – ORCID: a system to uniquely identify researchers10 January 2013Haak LL, Fenner M, Paglione L et al. ORCID: a system to uniquely identify researchers. Learned Publishing 2012;25(4):259-264(doi: 10.1087/20120404) ORCID (Open Researcher & Contributor ID) aims to provide a solution to the problem of author name ambiguity in scholarly communication. Benefits include reduced reporting workload, improved attribution, and a better understanding of knowledge flows. This paper details […]
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B – How much doctoral clinical research is published?14 December 2012Caan W, Cole M. How much doctoral research on clinical topics is published? Evidence-Based Medicine 2012;17(3):71-74(doi: 10.1136/ebmed-2011-100227) This study aimed to determine how often clinical research from doctoral degree programmes is unpublished and what characteristics exist between those researchers who do or do not publish their work or between the institution where they studied. Results showed […]
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B – Open access publishing: advantages and disadvantages14 December 2012Manista FC. “Open don’t mean free”: a reflection on the potential advantages and disadvantages of open access publishing. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 2012;1(2):eP1049.(doi: 10.7710/2162-3309.1049) The evolution of open access is important, but proposed OA approaches have not yet resolved issues involving dissemination and distribution of high quality research. The Finch Report, released in […]
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B – Embargo on Iranian scientific publications10 December 2012Lankarani KB, Haghdoost A, Smith P. Embargo on publication of scientific papers by Iranian authors. The Lancet 2012;380(9842)648 649 (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61369-5) Since the Islamic revolution in 1979 scientists from Iranian institutions have published joint papers with scientists from 107 other countries, mostly from the USA and UK, and have experienced a rapid increase in the publication […]
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B – Publication of public health theses in Turkey10 December 2012Sipahi H, Durusoy R, Ergin I, et al. Publication rates of public health theses in international and national peer-review journals in Turkey. Iranian Journal of Public Health 2012;41(9):31-35 This study investigated the publication rates of Turkish public health doctorate theses and specialization theses in international and Turkish national peer-reviewed journals, and analyzed the distribution of research […]
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B – Plagiarism in scientific publishing10 December 2012Masic I. Plagiarism in the scientific publishing. Acta Informatica Medica 2012;20(4):208-213(doi: 10.5455/aim.2012.20.208-213) The author describes his experiences in discovering plagiarism as Editor-in-Chief of three indexed medical journals. He also presents several examples of plagiarism recorded in Southeastern European countries. According to his opinion, scientific institutions and universities should have established units for monitoring, promoting and […]
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B – Relationship between impact factor and papers’ citations6 December 2012Lazano GA, Larivière V, Gingras Y. The weakening relationship between the impact factor and papers’ citations in the digital age. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 2012;63(11):2140-2145(doi: 10.1002/asi.v63.11/issuetoc) This study compares the strength of the relationship between journals’ impact factors (IFs) and the actual citations received by their respective papers from […]
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B – Authors’ COI disclosure in Iranian medical journals5 December 2012Heidari A, Adeli SH, Mehravaran S. et al. Addressing ethical considerations and authors’ conflict of interest disclosure in medical journals in Iran. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 2012;9(4):457-462(doi: 10.1007/s11673-012-9393-8) This study aim to examine how ethical considerations and competing interests (conflicts of interest, COI) are addressed by medical journals in Iran. Results show that the rate […]
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B – Consequences of conflict of interest disclosure5 December 2012Loewenstein G, Sah S, Cain DM. The unintended consequences of conflict of interest disclosure. JAMA 2012;307(7):669-670(doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.154) Conflicts of of interest, both financial and nonfinancial, are ubiquitous in medicine, and the most commonly remedy is disclosure. Disclosure acknowledges the problem of conflicts but involves minimal regulation and is less expensive to implement than more comprehensive […]
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B – Selecting the right journal5 December 2012Welch SJ. Selecting the right journal for your submission. Journal of Thoracic Disease 2012;4(3):336-338(doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.05.06) One of the key decisions an author must make is where to submit his paper. This article addresses several important criteria to making that decision, including identifying a list of potential journals, topic match, acceptance/rejection rate of the journal, speed […]
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B – Does endorsement of reporting guidelines infuence the completeness of reporting?5 December 2012Shamseer L, Stevens A, Skidmore B. et al. Does journal endorsement of reporting guidelines influence the completeness of reporting of health research? A systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews 2012;1(1):24(doi: 10.1186/2046-4053-1-24) Reporting of health research is often inadequate and incomplete. Many guidelines have been developed for reporting a variety of research types and aim at improving the quality […]
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B – Avoiding plagiarism5 December 2012Roig M. Avoiding unethical writing practices. Food and Chemical Toxicology 2012;50(10):3385-3387(doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.06.043) It has been noted that more articles have been published with the word “plagiarism” in their title since 2005 than were published in all of the years prior to 2004. Plagiarism manifests itself in various ways and it also includes the misappropriation of […]
