Scientific meetings need more bloggers
In one of my first blog posts (before I joined Nature Network) about a year ago I wrote about the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2007 Meeting. I was surprised that only a handful of...
Martin Fenner
Designer debacles and other misdemeanors
In the last issue of Nature, a news feature and research highlight look at two recent high-profile paper retractions. The two papers by biochemist Homme Hellinga delt with rational enzyme design. A second group couldn'...
Web 2.0 for Scientists: Where are the Applications?
The success or failure of Web 2.0 efforts for scientists depends to a large extend on the availability of cool applications that make the everyday life of a scientist easier. Many of these applications of...
Publish or Perish: no longer just a buzzword
Google Publish or Perish is a new science writing tool that facilitates paper submissions. The tool was field-tested at the NIH and should be particularly valuable for open access and public access journals. Accepted papers are...
When calls for papers go wrong
Last week I received email invitations from three different journals to submit a research article. I should have felt flattered, but it is unclear why it is me that received invitations to the journals Biomarker Insights,...
Considering posting your paper in a repository? Think again
Our recent discussion on public access made me have a closer look on the options I have for my own papers. The results aren't pretty. Most journals allow posting post-prints on a university website...