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Quality of writing needs to match online developments

Maxine Clarke

Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008 10:59 UTC

Linda Cooper publishes a Correspondence in Nature this week (455, 26; 2008). The Correspondence is free to access and is also reproduced in full at Nautilus. Prof Cooper writes:

The World-Wide Web is remarkable as a vehicle for communicating scientific discoveries. Online journals unite distant researchers and inspire worldwide collaborations. However, despite these advantages, there is a growing risk that papers published today are less successful in meeting their objectives than in the past. Continue reading here

See also Linda’s Nature Network blog, Time for a Change;
And The Good Paper journal club.

Updated 10 Sep 2008 11:11 UTC


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