Wellcoming the samizdat publishing revolution
The British research funder Wellcome Trust (now just Wellcome) is about to launch its own journal, where the funding recipients and theirContinue Reading
Tag: post-publication peer review
Pontus Boström: cheater carousel in Sweden
Sweden is a tolerant country, which is a very good thing. Unfortunately, sometimes this Swedish tolerance seems ill-advised. Dishonest scientistsContinue Reading
The 3rd editor and failure of ‘proper channels’
A scientist finds serious measurement errors in three publications of his former collaborators. He alerts the journals and makes hisContinue Reading
Blatt is back: “open debate cornerstone of scientific process”
Michael Blatt, Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Plant Physiology, is backContinue Reading
Jingmai O’Connor interview: if you have valid criticisms, publish them!
Jingmai O’Connor, a 32-year old professor at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Continue Reading
Post-publication peer review: signed or anonymous?
The post-publication peer review (PPPR) has become a heated discussion topic. Precisely, the issue is not whether PPPR is necessary (the oppositionContinue Reading
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