How to Retard Scientific Progress
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By , on July 12th, 2010 9 comments   Uncategorized   , , , , , , , ,  

I found a great quote and analogy from an essay published in Current Biology by Peter Lawrence titled The Mismeasurement of Science. This essay takes a look at how science is measured and examines the use of impact factors and other metrics that measure scientific progress for individual scientists, academic departments and institutions. The quote . . . → Read More: How to Retard Scientific Progress

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The Future of Online (Academic) Publishing
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By , on August 19th, 2009 2 comments   Uncategorized   , , , , , , , , ,  

A presentation to the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors on August 2009 from Peter Binfield Chief Editor at PLoS One . . . → Read More: The Future of Online (Academic) Publishing

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Why I Believe in PLoS One
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By , on April 22nd, 2009 3 comments   Open Access   , , , , ,  

At the PLoS One Community blog I discuss why I joined PLoS One, believe in the open access mission, and contemplate how we view a paper’s novelty.