Cochrane has launched a new open access journal in partnership with Wiley, Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods. It will focus on different types of evidence synthesis beyond systematic reviews, methods research evaluating how evidence syntheses are developed and disseminated, [ read more ]
Institute of Physics (IOP) Publishing has a new open access journal – Environmental Research: Health – among the research published in the first issue are articles on the association between short-term exposure to air pollution and mental disorders, and [ read more ]
Don’t miss the recording of a free, fascinating European Association of Science Editors (EASE) webinar ‘The Dark Side of Science: Misconduct in Biomedical Research’ presented by Dr Elizabeth Bik, who discusses her work investigating image-related ethical misconduct, the techniques for spotting [ read more ]
Keep checking out the Med Comms Networking site for the latest in the series of in-person events and excellent, insightful webinars – such as ‘Navigating Copyright in Medical Communications’ (2 November) and ‘Illuminating science for patients and healthcare professionals through plain [ read more ]
An editorial in Nature Computational Science gives useful advice on what to write (and what not to write) when preparing a cover letter for manuscript submission to this journal. There is also valuable universal guidance, such as highlighting why [ read more ]
A new academic linguistic tool for researchers has been launched by Cactus Communications. PhrasePerfect is a freely available online writing assistant that helps find relevant words, phrases, reference papers and synonyms, performs data-informed two-word comparisons, and has translation features to help researchers overcome common [ read more ]
The fourth edition of the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing is now available, developed collaboratively by, and available from, the Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association [ read more ]