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By nature.com Communities Team on 21 Mar 2012
On Thursday evening, we hosted the tenth instalment of the monthly Science Online NYC (SoNYC) discussion series. For this month’s SoNYC, the topic for debate this month was, “Setting the research record straight.” … Read more
Posted in SpotOn NYC (SoNYC) | Tagged #SoNYC, Ivan Oransky, retractions
By nature.com Communities Team on 19 Mar 2012
Ivan Oransky, M.D., is executive editor of Reuters Health and treasurer of the Association of Health Care Journalists’ board of directors. He blogs at Embargo Watch and at Retraction Watch. Before taking his current position in June 2009, he was the Managing Editor for Scientific American online, deputy editor of The Scientist, co-editor in chief of Pulse, the medical student section of the Journal of American Medical Association, and founding editor-in-chief of Praxis Post, an online magazine of medicine and culture. Co-author of The A-Z Symptom Answer Guide (McGraw-Hill, 2004), he has written for publications including the Boston Globe, The New Republic, and USA Today. Read more
Posted in Featured, SpotOn NYC (SoNYC) | Tagged #SoNYC, Ivan Oransky, retractions
By nature.com Communities Team on 15 Mar 2012
Dorothy Clyde (Dot), is a Senior Editor at Nature Protocols and has been with the journal since its inception in January 2006. In her previous life as a research scientist, she spent close to a decade studying various aspects of fruit fly development and genetics. In her guest post she explains the role an editor plays in avoiding plagiarism, giving advice to all parties. … Read more
Posted in Featured, SpotOn NYC (SoNYC) | Tagged #SoNYC, CrossCheck initiative, Dorothy Clyde, iThenticate, Nature Protocols, plagiarism, retractions
By Laura Wheeler on 06 Mar 2012
Richard Van Noorden, Assistant News Editor at Nature, gives us an overview of what retractions can tell us about setting the research record straight. In his post he highlights some recent high profile cases of retraction, explaining why retraction rates appear to be increasing. Read more
Posted in Featured, SpotOn NYC (SoNYC) | Tagged #SoNYC, retractions
By Laura Wheeler on 27 Feb 2012
Communities Happenings is a weekly post with news of interest to NPG’s online communities. The aim is to provide this info in one handy summary. Listings include tweetups and conferences which we’re attending and/or organising as well as new online tools, products or cool videos. We also occasionally flag up NPG special offers and competitions plus updates about NPG social media activities such as new accounts you might want to follow. Do let us know what you find most useful! Read more
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By nature.com Communities Team on 22 Feb 2012
It’s time to share some details of the latest Science Online NYC (SoNYC). This month’s event will take place on Tuesday 20th March at Rockefeller University from 7pm EST. You can also watch online via our Livestream channel. The topic for discussion is: Setting the research record straight … Read more
Posted in SpotOn NYC (SoNYC) | Tagged #SoNYC, retractions
