Ivan Oransky of Retraction Watch posted the following: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What Retractions Say About Scientific Transparency.
Entries Tagged as 'Responsible Conduct of Research'
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What Retractions Say About Scientific Transparency
November 21st, 2011 by Cathy · No Comments
How to Write a Scientific Paper?
November 10th, 2011 by Cathy · No Comments
Need help with writing a scientific publication? There are a number of resources that offer guidance on preparing for publication. Some examples include: Estelle Brodman: How to Write a Paper Dr. Estelle Brodman, former director of Bernard Becker Medical Library, presented this paper to the Department of Dermatology at Columbia University in 1947. Many of [...]
Tags:Authors at WU, Responsible Conduct of Research, Support for Authors
Assigning Authorship Order
October 11th, 2011 by Cathy · No Comments
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals issued by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) includes standards for determining authorship and contributorship on publications. “Authorship credit should be based on 1) substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; 2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important [...]
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Locating and Citing the PMCID, NIHMS ID, and “PMC Journal – In Process”
February 21st, 2011 by Cathy · No Comments
Locating and Citing the PMCID, NIHMS ID, and “PMC Journal – In Process” has been updated to include screen shots from My NCBI/My Bibliography.
Tags:NIH Public Access Policy, Responsible Conduct of Research
Copyright Law and Your Rights as an Author
September 14th, 2010 by Cathy · No Comments
The Washington University Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and General Counsel along with the Danforth Campus Libraries and the Becker Medical Library are pleased to present, Copyright Law and Your Rights as an Author. Do you have a manuscript or other work that you are preparing for publication? Do you know what rights you [...]
Tags:Author Rights, Authors at WU, Responsible Conduct of Research, Support for Authors
Too Many Citations?
August 5th, 2010 by Cathy · No Comments
Thought-provoking reading on citing of papers. Citations: Too Many, or Not Enough? – The Scientist – Magazine of the Life Sciences “Simply put, students, colleagues and coauthors must critically read each paper cited in its entirety. Cite only the best, strongest and most original publications. Cite review articles only if they offer unique perspectives, concepts, [...]
Tags:Authors at WU, Citation Analysis, Responsible Conduct of Research
Tools for Authors
May 27th, 2010 by Cathy · No Comments
Tools for Authors libguide is now available. It contains resource for authors such as how to find collaborators, how to comply with the NIH Public Access Policy, how to find who is citing your work, and more.
Tags:Authors at WU, Collaboration, Dissemination of Research, Metrics, NIH Public Access Policy, Responsible Conduct of Research, Support for Authors
On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research
April 17th, 2009 by Cathy · No Comments
The 2009 edition of On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research is now available. Cases of clear scientific misconduct have made headlines in recent years, among them the fabrication of data by a team of stem-cell researchers at Seoul National University and the fraudulent manipulation of photos submitted to the Journal of Cell [...]
Ghostwriting in the Medical Literature
February 12th, 2009 by Cathy · No Comments
Interesting commentary on ghostwriting: “Ghostwriting occurs when someone makes substantial contributions to a manuscript without attribution or disclosure. It is considered bad publication practice in the medical sciences, and some argue it is scientific misconduct. This debate examines how best to tackle ghostwriting in the medical literature from the perspectives of a researcher, an editor, [...]
Life Cycle of Translational Research for Medical Interventions
October 8th, 2008 by Cathy · No Comments
Despina G. Contopoulos-Ioannidis, George A. Alexiou, Theodore C. Gouvias, and John P. A. Ioannidis, “Life Cycle of Translational Research for Medical Interventions,” Science (5 September 2008) Vol. 321, no. 5894, 1298 – 1299. Excellent review of the research process that discusses the long road from the initial discovery of a medical intervention to a highly cited [...]
Tags:Authors at WU, Citation Analysis, Clinical Impact, Impact Factors, Intellectual Impact, Responsible Conduct of Research, Support for Authors
