inquiry 1 proposal is due in lab th 9/10 or m 9/14
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Inquiry 1 proposal is due in lab
Th 9/10 or
M 9/14.
Inquiry 1 proposal is due in lab Th 9/10 or M 9/14.
Homework 1 is due in class W 9/16 or Th 9/17, and will be posted this afternoon.
Plethora of office hours:W 9/9 Mimi from 11am-1pm at PAI 2.14; Heather from 3-5pm outside BIO 6; Elise from 4-6pm on the first floor of the FAC outside the ITS center
Th 9/10 Wendi from 1-2:30pm in the Jester West piano lounge
F 9/11 Mimi from 11am-noon at PAI 2.14; Kaitlin from 1-2pm on the ground floor of the San Jacinto next to Cypress Bend; Jessica from 2-4pm in the Duren Formal Lounge (1st floor)
Sun. 9/13 Cathy from 4-6pm place TBA; Jake from 6-8pm in the Carothers study lounge
Building Blocks of Scientific Literature
peer review
What is peer review?
What happens between collecting the data, writing the paper, and its publication?
Associate Editors
Bonnie Bartel Houston, TX, USAAlan Jones Chapel Hill, NC, USARichard Amasino Madison, WI, USAJulia Bailey-Serres Riverside, CA, USAC. Robin Buell East Lansing, MI, USASheila McCormick Berkeley, CA, USAThomas Mitchell-Olds Durham, NC, USAJohn Ohlrogge East Lansing, MI, USAKathryn A. VandenBosch St. Paul, MN, USASusanne von Caemmerer Canberra City, ACT, Australia
Research Area and SectionsSignal Transduction and Hormone Action
Cell BiologyDevelopment and Hormone Action
Environmental Stress and Adaptation to StressBioinformatics, Breakthrough Technologies, and Genome Analysis
Systems Biology, Molecular Biology, and Gene RegulationGenetics, Genomics, and Molecular Evolution
Biochemical Processes and Macromolecular StructuresPlants Interacting with Other Organisms
Bioenergetics and PhotosynthesisWhole Plant and Ecophysiology
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY September 2008 Volume 148 Number 1An international journal devoted to basic research into how plants function, ranging from the molecular to the cellular to the whole plant levels, and including the interactions of plants with their biotic and abiotic environments.
Editor-in-ChiefDonald R. OrtUSDA/ARS Urbana, IL, USA
Associate Editors
Bonnie Bartel Houston, TX, USAAlan Jones Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Research Area and Sections
Cell BiologyDevelopment and Hormone Action
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY September 2008 Volume 148 Number 1An international journal devoted to basic research into how plants function, ranging from the molecular to the cellular to the whole plant levels, and including the interactions of plants with their biotic and abiotic environments.
Editor-in-ChiefDonald R. OrtUSDA/ARS Urbana, IL, USA
Research Area and SectionsSignal Transduction and Hormone ActionCell BiologyDevelopment and Hormone ActionEnvironmental Stress and Adaptation to StressBioinformatics, Breakthrough Technologies, and Genome AnalysisSystems Biology, Molecular Biology, and Gene RegulationGenetics, Genomics, and Molecular EvolutionBiochemical Processes and Macromolecular StructuresPlants Interacting with Other OrganismsBioenergetics and PhotosynthesisWhole Plant and Ecophysiology
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY September 2008 Volume 148 Number 1An international journal devoted to basic research into how plants function, ranging from the molecular to the cellular to the whole plant levels, and including the interactions of plants with their biotic and abiotic environments.
After each article is sent to the associate editor, it is then sent to two anonymous reviewers.
After each article is sent to the associate editor, it is then sent to two anonymous reviewers.
These reviewers send comments back to the associate editor.
After each article is sent to the associate editor, it is then sent to two anonymous reviewers.
These reviewers send comments back to the associate editor.
They give suggestions for improvement as well as an opinion about whether it should be published or not.
The associate editor then has three choices:
The associate editor then has three choices:
Accept paper as is. (rare)
The associate editor then has three choices:
Accept paper as is. (rare)
Accept paper and ask for some changes.
The associate editor then has three choices:
Accept paper as is. (rare)
Accept paper and ask for some changes.
Reject paper. (20-80% rejection rate in physical sciences*)
*Scholarly Consensus and Journal Rejection Rates. Lowell L. Hargens (Feb., 1988) American Sociological Review 53: 139-151andBang for Your Buck: Rejection Rates and Impact Factors in Ecological Journals. The Open Ecology Journal (2008) L.W. Aarssen, T. Tregenza, A.E. Budden, C.J. Lortie, J. Koricheva and R. Leimu 1: 14-19
Now what do the author(s) do:
Accept paper as is…
Celebrate
Now what do the author(s) do:
Accept paper and ask for some changes…
Work on changes. May be changes to text, experiments, or both.
Now what do the author(s) do:
Reject paper…
Submit to another journal or try to fix deficiencies and resubmit.
Who reviews papers?
Who reviews papers?
Volunteers.
Other researchers knowledgeable in the field.
Who reviews papers?
Volunteers.
Other researchers knowledgeable in the field.
This can lead to conflicts of interest.
Who reviews papers?
Volunteers.
Other researchers knowledgeable in the field.
Not every reviewer does a great job.
What makes a “good” or “top ranked” journal?
Best Journal
Ever
What makes a “good” or “top ranked” journal?
Where the most important papers are published?
What makes a “good” or “top ranked” journal?
Where the most important papers are published?
Citations = Important
CA: A Cancer Journal For Clinicians-------69.026New England J. Medicine ------- 52.589Annual Review of Immunology ------- 47.981Review of Modern Physics ------- 38.403Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology ------- 31.921Annual Review of Biochemistry ------- 31.19Cell ------- 29.887Physiological Reviews ------- 29.6Nature Reviews Cancer ------- 29.19Nature ------- 28.751Lancet ------- 28.638Nature Reviews Immunology ------- 28.3Nature Medicine ------- 26.382Science ------- 26.372Nature Immunology ------- 26.218Annual Review of Neuroscience ------- 26.077Nature Genetetics ------- 25.556Jama-J. of the American Medical Assoc. ------- 25.547
http://biomedicalsciencesblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/journal-impact-factor-2007-top-500.html
Top Impact Factors (2007)
CA: A Cancer Journal For Clinicians-------69.026New England J. Medicine ------- 52.589Annual Review of Immunology ------- 47.981Review of Modern Physics ------- 38.403Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology ------- 31.921Annual Review of Biochemistry ------- 31.19Cell ------- 29.887Physiological Reviews ------- 29.6Nature Reviews Cancer ------- 29.19Nature ------- 28.751Lancet ------- 28.638Nature Reviews Immunology ------- 28.3Nature Medicine ------- 26.382Science ------- 26.372Nature Immunology ------- 26.218Annual Review of Neuroscience ------- 26.077Nature Genetetics ------- 25.556Jama-J. of the American Medical Assoc. ------- 25.547
http://biomedicalsciencesblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/journal-impact-factor-2007-top-500.html
Top Impact Factors (2007)
Bang for Your Buck: Rejection Rates and Impact Factors in Ecological Journals. The Open Ecology Journal (2008) L.W. Aarssen, T. Tregenza, A.E. Budden, C.J. Lortie, J. Koricheva, R. Leimu 1:14-19
Top journals are more selective.
Publishing in a journal with a high impact factor is “very important” for researchers.
Bang for Your Buck: Rejection Rates and Impact Factors in Ecological Journals. The Open Ecology Journal (2008) L.W. Aarssen, T. Tregenza, A.E. Budden, C.J. Lortie, J. Koricheva, R. Leimu 1:14-19
Building Blocks of Scientific Literature
peer review
What is peer review?
Inquiry 1 proposal is due in lab Th 9/10 or M 9/14.
Homework 1 is due in class W 9/16 or Th 9/17, and will be posted this afternoon.
Plethora of office hours:W 9/9 Mimi from 11am-1pm at PAI 2.14; Heather from 3-5pm outside BIO 6; Elise from 4-6pm on the first floor of the FAC outside the ITS center
Th 9/10 Wendi from 1-2:30pm in the Jester West piano lounge
F 9/11 Mimi from 11am-noon at PAI 2.14; Kaitlin from 1-2pm on the ground floor of the San Jacinto next to Cypress Bend; Jessica from 2-4pm in the Duren Formal Lounge (1st floor)
Sun. 9/13 Cathy from 4-6pm place TBA; Jake from 6-8pm in the Carothers study lounge