BIOLOGY OPEN (BiO) and the PLoS One (PLoS1) effect
Tweet The press release from the Company of Biologists cites what I and others call the PLoS One (PLoS1) effect: By focusing on the timely publication of sound research rather than that with perceived...
View ArticleInevitably, surgeon socializing will benefit open access
Tweet The blog post “Social media offers orthopedic surgeons a novel collaborative opportunity” led me to OrthoMind, one more reason for health professionals to get less sleep. But it certainly is...
View ArticleThe PLoS synergy between open source and biomedical open access
Tweet I was staring that the bottom of the page for PLoSNTDs (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, the first open-access journal devoted to the world’s most neglected tropical diseases ) after hearing...
View ArticleMeta-analysis of Cochrane Chinese herbal medicine systematic reviews...
Tweet Last April I reported that a blog poll I offered my readers showed that an open access research journal on Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) seemed to be less of an embarrassment for my blog...
View Article“It is the scientific method that is central to science, not the scientific...
Tweet This statement is a direct quotation from a 2006 article “Scientific Journals are ‘faith based’: is there science behind Peer review?” by a group of public health upstarts suggesting a lack of...
View ArticleHow to get the masses hooked on open access? PLoS and Alfred P. Sloan use...
Tweet http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmsmith000/3590382389/ (CC BY-ND 2.0) Video has become the medium of choice for education and entertainment, young and old. Take those staggering youtube...
View ArticleShort Story- eLife, PLOS ONE, mBio
Tweet I received the email invitation to the eLife Open House, as many of you did. I sent off the invitation with a brief commentary for my colleagues, then thought that my message could also make is...
View ArticlePLOS ONE : Leading Emergency Medicine Journal?
Tweet Having a good deal of contact with the Department of Emergency Medicine at my institution and their scholarly and information needs, I took a look at SCImago for the top 10 Emergency Medicine...
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