?? I don't know if I understand the question, but don't most journals have references that do include the article titles? Science, Nature, Cell, NSMB, PNAS, JMB, Structure all have references titles....as they should.
Bert On 11/22/10 9:35 AM, "John R Helliwell" <jrhelliw...@gmail.com> wrote: Dear Jacob, Additional content, like article titles, whether print or online, need to be checked properly for accuracy. Article titles (if supplied by authors) can often need heavy checking, and online systems to check bibliographic information are not always reliable or comprehensive. This I think explains the paucity of article titles coverage in references lists of many/most Journals. Best wishes, John On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Jacob Keller <j-kell...@fsm.northwestern.edu> wrote: > It seems to me that this problem is really a hold-over from compromise > with the exigencies of hard-copy publishing, i.e. a way to save > physical space. Further, there seem to be many aspects of > e-publication that have not adapted to the strengths/weaknesses of the > new medium, which could and should be remedied. One aspect is citation > format--why not capitalize on the luxury of having plenty of space? > Maybe even the abstracts could be included (why not?). Another thing I > mentioned in a previous email: why not remove length limitations? Let > the authors have the space they need to say what needs to be said! I > think EMBO actually espouses this idea, although I am not sure how far > they would go (I am pretty sure they do not limit number of > references, for example.) Anyway, it seems to be an interesting and > historical time in the publishing world. > > JPK > > On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 8:07 PM, Francois Berenger <beren...@riken.jp> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> For me the citation format is also a major problem. >> >> When the title of the paper is not shown, it really hinders the work >> of trying to find which references are worthwhile reading. >> I think it may even have a negative impact on the number of citations >> a paper get. >> >> I don't know if it has been solved in recent issues of IUCr journals, >> so please forgive me if this is an old and dead topic. >> >> Regards, >> Francois. >> > -- Professor John R Helliwell DSc
