Yes, I think this is reasonable.
From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of R. M. Garavito Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Somewhat OT: question of professional courtesy Evette, I think the primary issue is what kind of analysis was being reported on. That is what I look for when I review a manuscript. If the authors are doing a broad structural analysis (homology of TIM barrels, X-ray refinement protocols, etc.), I wouldn't expect citations beyond stating the PDB entries used. However, if this was a primary structural analysis of a macromolecule, I would expect that a discussion of the structural comparison would include references to earlier work(s) on related molecules, but I have seen this happen where a group reinvents the wheel (sometimes rather badly) because they don't take the time to look at the literature, just a DALI run and a PDB search. It is just bad science not to discuss what earlier researchers have done to put your work in context. Just my 2 cents worth, Michael
