Issues in Scholarly Communication is a newsletter produced by Paula Kaufman, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, for the Illinois community. Entries from 2001-2005 newsletter are available.
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Several presentations suggesting improvements in peer review and publishing were given recently at the Fifth International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication. One group of researchers reported that industry financing of certain medical review papers is associated with hyped conclusions. Other presentations included a small journal's experience that supports the claims of open-access advocates, and data suggesting that hiding authors' identities can reduce bias in peer review of their submissions. Chronicle of higher Education 9/19/05 http://chronicle.com/daily/2005/09/2005091905n.htm
Posted by P. Kaufman at September 20, 2005 7:46 AM
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