April 28, 2016 Dr. Jennifer C van Velkinburgh Where to look up Journal Impact Factors The IF for an article published in any journal is… Read more “Journal Impact Factors: Part IV”
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Journal Impact Factors: Part III
April 21, 2016 Dr. Jennifer C van Velkinburgh Be aware of mis-informed and too vague interpretations The JIF is a quantitative measure of a journal’s… Read more “Journal Impact Factors: Part III”
Journal Impact Factors: Part II
April 14, 2016 Dr. Jennifer C van Velkinburgh Interpreting the Journal Impact Factor While the IF can indicate the importance of a journal within its… Read more “Journal Impact Factors: Part II”
Journal Impact Factors: Part I
April 7, 2016 Dr. Jennifer C van Velkinburgh Assessing the quality, integrity and trustworthiness of scientific and medical data, even when published in a peer-reviewed journal,… Read more “Journal Impact Factors: Part I”
The case of the immortal stem cells
March 31, 2016 Dr. Nigro, Filipodia editor Retraction. ReTRACtion. It even sounds like it could be something painful, and well, it is. We like to use… Read more “The case of the immortal stem cells”
The trouble with publications
March 10, 2016 Dr. Nigro, Filipodia editor The most uncomfortable question coming from my PhD advisor when I was a graduate student was “What are you… Read more “The trouble with publications”
Unscrambling the eggs: My life as a science and medical editor and writer
June 3, 2016 Dr. Janice Nigro, Filipodia Editor I have always loved to travel, and when I am not traveling, I surround myself with people from… Read more “Unscrambling the eggs: My life as a science and medical editor and writer”
When you use the word ant, but you mean aunt
January 28, 2016 Dr. Nigro, Filipodia Editor Learning a new language is one of the most humbling experiences we can have as an adult. Suddenly we… Read more “When you use the word ant, but you mean aunt”
Keeping medical research diverse
November 26, 2015 Dr. Nigro, Filipodia Editor A conversation with a neurosurgeon began like this at a recent brain tumor meeting. “Who wants to work… Read more “Keeping medical research diverse”
How a scientific edit might be like a Cubist painting
October 29, 2015 Dr. Nigro, Filipodia Editor Picasso masterfully rearranged the human body in his paintings to reveal something we would not otherwise know about his subject.… Read more “How a scientific edit might be like a Cubist painting”