Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - February 8, 2010
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Virginia Barbour (Science editorial on who takes responsibility for the research in a paper); Liz Wager (Stem cell scientists’ criticisms of peer review); Kent Anderson (Rethinking Open Data Initiatives: It Turns Out Open Data Costs Money, Needs a Purpose); Joe… Read More
New study recommends blanket ban on medical ghostwriting - February 5, 2010
PLoS ONE, a peer-reviewed online publication of open access publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS), has published a study that proposes a strict ban on medical ghostwriting. A scientist who takes credit as an author on an article secretly written by a pharmaceutical company should be… Read More
Amended Google settlement shows improvements but issues remain, says US DoJ - February 5, 2010
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has submitted its views on the proposed amended settlement between the Authors Guild and Google, Inc. It has advised the District Court for the Southern District of New York that despite substantial progress reflected in the proposed agreement, class certification,… Read More
Royal Society of Chemistry announces beta release of ChemSpider SyntheticPagesbeta - February 5, 2010
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK, has announced the release of ChemSpider SyntheticPagesbeta, a community resource of reaction synthesis procedures. The launch of a beta site is the result of a collaboration between ChemSpider, a free online structure centric community for chemists, and the original… Read More
AORN Journal announces new editorial features and enhanced layout - February 5, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that the AORN Journal has expanded its editorial content and redesigned the layout of its print format. The journal is the official journal of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). Working in collaboration with Elsevier, AORN has enhanced both… Read More
Thieme Publishing Group launches Pharmaceutical Substances Version 3.3 - February 5, 2010
STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced the launch of Pharmaceutical Substances Version 3.3. Available via Thieme-connect, Pharmaceutical Substances is projected as a comprehensive reference guide to every significant pharmaceutical compound and includes syntheses, patents and applications of all FDA approved active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).… Read More
