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A quick overview of the submission requirements and author instructions of the journal Epidemiologic Reviews.
Epidemiologic Reviews: Quick facts and submission tips
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In this post, Dr. Goldman discusses how a journal editor identifies potential peer reviewers for a submitted paper and the reasons for delay at this stage of editorial…
More delays in peer review: Finding reviewers willing to contribute
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Authors find the peer review process daunting mainly because of the delays in editorial decision making. Why do editors take long to inform authors about the fate of…
How much of an impact does research have outside of science? Is scientific impact quantifiable? The Research Excellence Framework (REF) measures the impact of research…
Measuring the impact of science: An overview of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework report
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Many journals publish literature reviews as standalone articles. Literature reviews, along with systematic reviews and meta-analyses come under the broad category of…
Should germline modification – a gene-editing technique – be allowed on human embryos? This ethically laced question has generated much hype and discussion among…
Geneticists debate DNA editing in human embryos
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Conflicting reviewer comments can be confusing, especially when there is no clear guidance from the editor about which comments to address. This article reports a case…
This post offers a few tips on how to make Google searches more effective.
The 2015 Abel Prize was awarded by the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters to two prominent mathematicians: John Nash and Louis Nirenberg. The Abel Prize,…
Mathematicians John Nash and Louis Nirenberg win the 2015 Abel Prize
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P-values are widely used as the basis of testing null hypothesis, but many experts have been critical of the use of p-values. Now, the journal Basic and Applied…