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B – Wikipedia: a tool for health promotion3 July 2012Heilman JM, Kemman E, Bonert M. et al. Wikipedia: a key tool for global public health promotion. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2011;13(1):e14(doi: 10.2196/jimr.1589) The paper discusses the intricacies, strengths, and weaknesses of Wikipedia as a source of health information and compares it with other medical wikis. Several examples of partnerships show that it is […]
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B – Predatory publishers and plagiarism2 July 2012Jansen PA, Forget PM. Predatory publishers and plagiarism prevention. Science 2012;336:1380 A letter referring to a paper describing how s scientist recently published nine articles that largely or entirely duplicated papers written by others. Six of these papers were published in scholarly journals only last year. It is surprising that these papers escaped plagiarism detection […]
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B – Open data sharing2 July 2012Boulton G. Open your minds and share your results. Nature 2012;486:441(doi: 10.1038/486441a)An article on the scientific approach to open data. An open approach is the best way to maximize the benefits of research for both scientists and the public. The policy report Science as an Open Enterprise has been just published by the Royal Society […]
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B – Research reviews in child psychology and psychiatry2 July 2012Nigg JT. Editorial: Writing (and reading) Research Reviews in child psychology and psychiatry – principles and practice, opportunities and pitfalls. The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2012;53(7):723-25(doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02575.x)The author, the Research Reviews Editor for The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP), describes some kinds of review outlets published by the journal. One of it […]
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B – Favourable comments about EASE Guidelines27 May 2012Anna Sharman has recently commented favourably on EASE Guidelines for Authors and Translators of Scientific Articles: http://sharmanedit.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/tips-on-scientific-writing-from-european-science-editors/ This document is available in 20 languages and is updated every year (www.ease.org.uk/guidelines/index.shtml). The updated edition (slightly modified) should be published next month.
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B – EASE Guidelines21 May 2012Ufnalska SB. EASE Guidelines help editors and scientists save time. Science Editor 2011;34(4):e10 In 2010 EASE published its practical, concise and clear EASE Guidelines for Authors and Translators of Scientific Articles. They are addressed non only to scientists but also to translators because of culture-related differences in scientific style. They aim at facilitating the publication process […]
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B – All Russian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (VINITI)16 May 2012Markusova V. All Russian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (VINITI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Acta Informatica Medica 2012;20(2):113-117(doi: 10.5455/aim.2012.20.113-117) This article overviews the leading agency in information processing in Russia, the All Russian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (VINITI) of the Russian Academiy of Sciences. Its main aim is to collect, process […]
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B – Online biomedical databases16 May 2012Masic I, Milinovic K. On-line biomedical databases – The best source for quick search of the scientific information in the biomedicine. Acta Informatica Medica 2012;20(2):72-84(doi: 10.5455/aim.2012.20.72-84) Biomedical databases can be grouped into three categories: bibliographic database, citation database and full-text database. Most important databases are located in famous university/academic centers. The authors describe about 30 […]
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B – Can small journals provide leadership?16 May 2012Marušić A, Marušić M. Can small journals provide leadership? The Lancet 2012;379:1361-63(doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61508-0)Using a case study of the Croatian Medical Journal (CMJ) to represent a small journal from a small country, the authors explored what journals can achieve in their community. CMJ got excellent results. Among them, it implemented editorial policies, set up an official national […]
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B – Alarming cracks of bias16 May 2012Sarewitz D. Beware the creeping cracks of bias. Nature 2012;485:149 The increasing pressure to publish is worsening the bias towards false positive results. Evidence is mounting that research is riddled with systematic errors, and that biases are not random. A biased scientific result is no different from a useless one. Alarming cracks in the scientific edifice […]
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B – Inappropriate authorship in high impact biomedical journals11 May 2012Wislar JS, Flanagin A, Fontanarosa PB, et al. Honorary and ghost authorship in high impact biomedical journals: a cross sectional survey. British Medical Journal 2011;343:d6128(doi: 10.1136/bmj.d6128) Ensuring appropriate authorship remains an important issue for authors, academic and research institution, and scientific journals. This study aimed at assessing the prevalence of honorary and ghost authors in […]
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B – Authorship criteria11 May 2012Scott-Lichter D. Authorship disputes: me first, me equally, me too, not me. Learned Publishing 2012;25(2):83-85(doi: 10.1087/20120201) Authorship criteria vary among journals. Some give detailed guidelines, others provide no definitions in their instructions for authors. Unfortunately, some recurring behaviours are inconsistent with ethical scientific practice. Some examples refer to the authorship order (which often influences how […]
