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COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Institute of Physics (AIP) welcomes a new report, drafted by a distinguished group of U.K. scholarly publishing stakeholders, which seeks to achieve wider and more open public access to peer-reviewed publications. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100714/AIPLOGO) This report, Accessibility, sustainability, excellence: how to expand access to research publications, released on June 19 (GMT +1), is...
The factors predicting the eventual impact of scientific research (i.e. high citation rates) were successfully identified in abstracts selected for presentation at the annual ESC Congress. Interestingly, predictors of publication in peer reviewed scientific journals differed markedly from those predicting later scientific impact, finds a recent study published online today in the European Heart Journal (EHJ). The main factors predicting acceptance at the ESC Congress – in line with...
eCivis announces its grant writing and peer review services for FEMA’s highly competitive Assistance to Firefighters Grant opportunity for local governments and fire departments. Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) June 05, 2012 eCivis, the nation's leader in grants management software, announced today that its Grants Professional Services (GPS) division is prepared to assist local fire departments with peer review and grant writing services for FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)...
PHILADELPHIA, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Intellectual Property & Science division of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today released a new report affirming global submission rates for academic journals are at their highest level in six years. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120604/NY18115-INFO ) The ScholarOne Manuscripts(TM)( )report, Global Publishing: Changes in submission...
QualityStar, an independent quality consortium announces it has received approval by the American Board of Pathology (ABP). Omaha, NE (PRWEB) May 23, 2012 QualityStar, an independent quality consortium announces it has received approval by the American Board of Pathology (ABP). Mark Priebe, Managing Director of QualityStar states, "QualityStar is proud to be able to support the ABP in their Maintenance of Certification® program for career-long self-assessment, learning and...
AllMed Healthcare Management says challenges that most facilities face can be overcome through best-practice steps that focus on improving peer review committee operations. Portland, Oregon (PRWEB) April 10, 2012 Hospitals continue to find it challenging to evaluate the performance of their practitioners and improve the quality of the care they deliver. According to AllMed Healthcare Management, it is a problem that can be linked to a breakdown in the peer review process. In a recent...
iThenticate helps leading psychology publisher educate individuals from other cultures on the issues of plagiarism and authentic writing OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Turnitin, creators of iThenticate and the leader in plagiarism prevention, is helping Ammons Scientific (AmSci), a leading publisher of psychology journals, ensure research is original before publication. The majority of manuscripts submitted to AmSci are from authors and researchers in...
Results confirm integrity of scientific reporting and publication peer review process In a new study presented today at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), researchers completed a systematic review of three major orthopaedic journals – the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American and British editions) and the Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA) – for all articles related to metal-on-metal total hip replacement between October 1999 and May 2011....
In an Essay that expands on a previous proposal to use the courts to prosecute those involved in ghostwriting on the basis of it being legal fraud, Xavier Bosch from the University of Barcelona, Spain and colleagues lay out three outline specific areas of legal liability in this week's PLoS Medicine. First, when an injured patient's physician directly or indirectly relies upon a journal article containing false or manipulated safety and efficacy data, the authors (including "guest"...
EDISON, N.J., Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF), the world's leading tissue bank has announced the recipients of its 2012 Research Grants. Since 1987 the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation has been at the forefront of tissue research, with about $33 million awarded through 2011. MTF anticipates awarding close to $2 million in grants and awards in the 2012 calendar year. The 2012 grant recipients approved for funding are as follows:...
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PLoS Medicine is a peer-reviewed medical journal established in October 2004. It is the second journal of the Public Library of Sciences, which publishes open-access material. All material in PLoS Medicine is published under the Creative Commons license. To fund the journal, the publication’s business model requires that authors pay publication costs. PLoS Medicine provides an innovative and influential venue for research and comment on the major challenges to human health worldwide. It...
PLoS ONE is an open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science (PLoS). It was established in 2006 as a beta version. In August 2008 it moved from a weekly publication schedule to a daily one, publishing articles as soon as they became ready. In October 2008, it came out of “beta.” In September 2009, PLoS ONE made full online usage of every published article publicly available. The founding managing editor was Chris Surridge. He was succeeded by...
