Re: [ECOLOG-L] publication by scientific societies

2015-03-29 Thread David Inouye
Martin - the ESA offers ecologists from developing countries a special membership rate, and I believe that there is also a reduced price for journal subscriptions from those countries. We'll keep your points below in mind as we're negotiating with potential future publishing partners. Pricing a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] predatory journals

2015-03-29 Thread Christopher Heckscher
I'd like to see all legitimate journals reject any paper that cites these fraudulent journals and state that outright in their instructions to authors. Journals that allow authors to cite these papers are also guilty of perpetuating fraudulent science. CH

[ECOLOG-L] Research Assistantship - Gabon, Africa

2015-03-29 Thread John Poulsen
Research Assistant Position - Gabon, Africa We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated candidate for a one-year position working as a field-based research assistant in Gabon, starting around June 1, 2015! The research project focuses on the impacts of anthropogenic activities on tropical fo

[ECOLOG-L] Arundo donax for biofuel in Oregon

2015-03-29 Thread L Quinn
Hello, list. Apologies for the late notice on this, but if any of you have a moment today (or before 8AM Mountain Time tomorrow morning), you may want to submit a short piece of written testimony to the Oregon legislature in support of a larger bond requirement to grow Arundo donax for bioenergy

Re: [ECOLOG-L] predatory journals

2015-03-29 Thread Judith S. Weis
I assure you I'm not sending any manuscripts to them! I avoid even legitimate journals with page charges. > Hi Judith, > > Jacobs publisher is what you would call a 'predatory journal'. Poorly > edited email texts with errors are a red flag. Predatory publishers are > also notorious for sending b

[ECOLOG-L] 2015 Botany Workshops, Isle Royale National Park (Lake Superior), June 8-13 & September 8-13

2015-03-29 Thread Janet Marr
Join us for one of the two botany workshops being offered in Isle Royale National Park (located in western Lake Superior) by the Isle Royale & Keweenaw Parks Association. June 8-13 (workshop almost full): at Rock Harbor, Isle Royale (most easily accessed from Houghton, Michigan) September 8-13

Re: [ECOLOG-L] publication by scientific societies

2015-03-29 Thread Dr. Zhi_Yun JIA
Hi, there. Indeed, many journals charges contributors for publication, expecially some jourals with higher journal impact factor, it is expensive for scientists to publish. However, scientists can choose quality journals who do not charge contributors, e.g., CURRENT ZOOLOGY, the journal focuses