Yes, I’m on Twitter- alandove: Another reason we need universal healthcare. @DrFriedenCDC "education & income ... keys to better health. Another reason to stay in school!"
- alandove: No, the Lexus with its lights on probably doesn't belong to anyone at this public health meeting.
- alandove: RT @stevesilberman: Taxes, spending and deficits are all lower today than when Obama took office. http://t.co/NGnJlr5l
- alandove: Good: Apple store next door to conference. Bad: they couldn't fix it either. Good: bought Bluetooth keyboard, now phone = laptop.
- alandove: @lhrandall Cool! I've been sitting about five rows back, end of row, house left. Will probably take same seat tomorrow.
- alandove: My new laptop. #oldschool http://t.co/UK1oPLAQ
- alandove: Just arrived in ATL to cover 2 conferences, and my brand new MacBook Air suddenly and completely croaked. No words for how much this sucks.
- alandove: The journey of a thousand miles should begin with an empty bladder.
- alandove: RT @profvrr: This Week in Virology (TWiV) episode 183 is up: Bats out of hell http://t.co/8ukXCDCq
- alandove: Plenty happens if you listen to HF radio frequencies. "We keep hearing about these ... sunspots and nothing happens!" @sciencegoddess
Tag Archives: science publishing
From the Inbox: Journal Spam
Dear Colleague, The Journal of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Research (JCBBR) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal published monthly by Academic Journals (www.academicjournals.org/JCBBR). JCBBR is dedicated to increasing the depth of research across all areas of this subject. Translation: we’re launching … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Nature
On this date 140 years ago, a British publishing firm began putting out a little magazine called Nature. Their latest volume cuts a transect through the book’s entire history, with samples at 20-year intervals. You can also see the first … Continue reading
Open Access: Who Pays?
Over the past few years, a model of scientific journal publishing called "Open access" has generated tremendous buzz. Relying heavily on digital technology, and preaching a gospel of free access to scientific information, open access journals allow anyone, anywhere, to … Continue reading
PLoS ONE Goes Live – Place Your Bets
Those open-access evangelists at the Public Library of Science have finally launched their much-anticipated new online publication, PLoS ONE.
As the press release explains, this isn’t supposed to be an ordinary journal: Continue reading
Into the Future – or Off the Deep End?
Back in June, I got a press release about the pending launch of a new research journal. Ordinarily, releases like that are just background noise in my day – publishers are constantly launching new scientific journals, and few end up amounting to much. Indeed, this note wasn’t even about a launch, just a pending launch. If you’re sending out a press release about something you’re merely thinking of publishing, it means one of two things: either you’re very cocky, or you’re PLoS. Continue reading