The concept of the Peerage of Science is an interesting one and potentially
quite useful but I have a few concerns, perhaps because I don't understand the
system.
Wouldn't editors still send a submitted ms out for review, to reviewers they
personally know are competent, know the subject, and
The January issue of the Forest Ecology Group Bulletin is out and can be
downloaded at
http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/documents/get_involved/SIG/Forest/FEG_Bulletin_Jan_2012.pdf.
This issue is filled with conference announcements for 2012, employment
opportunities and studentships. We
*Assistant Professor – Wildlife Ecology and Management*
Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences invites
nominations and applications for the position of Assistant Professor in the
area of Wildlife Ecology and Management. This is a 12-month, tenure-track
position, with 50%
I just checked, and ESA charges nonsubscribers $20 for a single article
published in the December 2011 issue of Ecology. How is that reasonable?
And I'm no business maven, but isn't that far past the optimal price point
in terms of revenue generation? I could see paying $2 or $3 for an article
if
I found the paper to be quite interesting, because it models community-level
outcomes of different dispersal rates and possible competitive interactions,
mainly based on present/future occupied space in the thermal range and thermal
optima of the species in the model. The main findings of the
Dear Colleagues,
Apologies from cross-posting
We invite you to remind submit an abstract to the EGU session:
Towards a full GHG (CO2, N2O and CH4) balance from the biosphere. How important
are N2O and CH4 emissions in different ecosystems?
How difficult is to measure and to model their
Jane Shevtsov jane@gmail.com wrote:
I just checked, and ESA charges nonsubscribers $20 for a single article
published in the December 2011 issue of Ecology. How is that reasonable?
And I'm no business maven, but isn't that far past the optimal price point
in terms of revenue
Worried about creating your data management plan for NSF? The
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The paleo record suggests that the fate of species with small ranges is a bit
more complex than I am understanding from this discussion. Sure, a small range
size often implies a narrow niche and even a low dispersal (either
ecologically or simply because hard geographic boundaries constrain
I would suggest part of the problem with a referee crisis or lack of review
quality is the poor quality and unnecessary quantity of many of the
manuscripts. It may be good to split a study into 3 publications for
administrators counting widgets, but it's quite annoying for a fellow
researcher
Assistant Professor/ Wildlife Ecology and Management
(75% teaching, 25% research / 10 month tenure track position)
Department of Natural Resource Management
South Dakota State University (SDSU)
The Department of Natural Resource Management at SDSU is seeking an Assistant
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Jordan Mayor clavul...@gmail.com wrote:
Just email the author for a digital reprint.
If (s)he has them. Authors may have to pay for these with some publishers, and
depending on circumstances, may or may not get them. For older papers they may
not exist. authors contact addresses may
The American Institute of Biological Sciences is accepting applications for the
2012 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award.
The EPPLA recognizes graduate students in the biological sciences with an
interest and aptitude for working at the intersection of science and public
policy.
From the AIBS Legislative Action Center:
Legislation is pending in the House of Representatives that would
require the public release of sensitive information regarding peer
review of federal grants.
As it is currently drafted, the Grant Reform and New Transparency
(GRANT) Act, HR 3433,
I agree wholeheartedly with Andrew. Many researchers seem so rushed to get
their manuscript out that it is sent with a poor quality of language, poor
focus, and often many errors in presentation. This certainly does not aid their
cause, and I have refused to review several manuscripts that were
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Dear David,
You make some very interesting points.
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 6:51 AM, mcnee...@cox.net wrote:
Is it really so difficult to get a paper? I have never been unable to
get a paper I wanted or needed, and I have never paid the high prices that
publishers demand for instant access
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I would like to dispose of two journal series because I've moved to
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the
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Jane Shevtsov jane@gmail.com wrote:
I do know that such
services as BioOne have greatly improved the bottom lines of some scholarly
organizations, which in the long run makes papers more available, not less.
Having more papers in existence is not the same as improving the
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David, you're correct that many libraries have subscriptions to various
journals, and are capable of getting an article via interlibrary loan.
However, this is simply a case of passing the buck. Do you think
publishers give free access to libraries and universities?
They do not. The
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To be fair, ESA's profit margin is much smaller than that of commercial
publishers. But I wonder how much of that money comes from people paying
outrageous sums for individual articles. Not much, I'll bet.
There would seem to be a simple technical solution. Just as IP addresses
are currently used
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 1:31 PM, mcnee...@cox.net wrote:
You can get the same paper from different sources. You can subscribe to
the journal in print or online. You can go to a library that subscribes to
the journal. You can request a reprint from the author (who may have had
to pay for it
Honorable Forum:
It used to be $15, if I recall correctly; it appears they've jacked it up
recently, by 33.33 percent, if my arithmetic is correct--what does that
reflect, in policy and business terms? Judging by the deafening silence
elicited from previous posts, they are not likely to
Jane Shevtsov jane@gmail.com wrote:
To be fair, ESA's profit margin is much smaller than that of commercial
publishers. But I wonder how much of that money comes from people paying
outrageous sums for individual articles. Not much, I'll bet.
There would seem to be a simple
Wayne Tyson landr...@cox.net wrote:
Honorable Forum:
It used to be $15, if I recall correctly; it appears they've jacked it up
recently, by 33.33 percent, if my arithmetic is correct--what does that
reflect, in policy and business terms? Judging by the deafening silence
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