Category Archives: Journal publishing

Scientific information in the digital age

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Frank Norman

Just a quick one. The European Commission is consulting on scientific information in the digital age. In late 2011 they intend to adopt a Communication and Recommendation on access to and preservation of digital scientific information. The press release says: … Continue reading →

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Citing wrong ‘uns

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Frank Norman

Quite a bit of attention has been focused on article retractions since Ivan Oransky launched his Retraction Watch blog last year. One recent discussion in blogworld looked at when a retraction is warranted and what a retraction means. Dr Isis … Continue reading →

Posted in Information skills, Journal publishing | 4 Comments

Not another new open access journal

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Frank Norman

Or, rather, not just any other new open access journal. The Wellcome Trust, the Max Planck Society and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have announced that they are to launch a new top-tier open access journal for biomedical and life … Continue reading →

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Elsevier and the executable paper

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Frank Norman

Have you ever wanted to make your paper come alive with data? The results of a recent competition may help that to become a reality. Elsevier are fond of tapping into the scientific community’s ideas on the future of publishing. … Continue reading →

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The challenge of going beyond

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Frank Norman

Change is a natural part of life so resisting it has always seemed futile to me. My hair falls out and turns grey and I prefer to just accept that it has happened rather than to wear a wig or … Continue reading →

Posted in Information skills, Journal publishing, Scientific literature, Searching | 21 Comments

Open season in biology

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Frank Norman

On Thursday my colleague alerted me to a new open access journal from the Company of Biologists called Biology Open. Today, after a four-day long weekend (thanks to the Royal Wedding and Mayday celebrations) one of the first emails I … Continue reading →

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Moving towards movement, by Jove

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Frank Norman

Sometimes you look round and realise that the world has changed. It has been changing little by little so gradually that you didn’t notice but then you realise “Aha! The much predicted and talked-about convergence of TV and computing has … Continue reading →

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Peer review inquiry – written evidence

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Frank Norman

I wrote a couple of months back about the background to the Science & Technology Select Committee’s inquiry into peer review. The Select Committee has published all the written evidence submitted to its inquiry. The publication of written evidence provides … Continue reading →

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Peering at review

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Frank Norman

The House of Commons Select Committee on Science & Technology have announced that they will conduct an inquiry into peer review. They list eight points starting with: the strengths and weaknesses of peer review as a quality control mechanism for … Continue reading →

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Nature’s new position statement on open access

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Frank Norman

Nature Publishing Group (NPG) have just issued a new position statement on open access. It aims to give a useful of the company’s current activities in open access, and it sets out their policies and viewpoints with respect to open … Continue reading →

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