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The author presents several solutions to the problem regarding the replication of published scientific studies. One obvious solution is for journals to publish more papers that describe failures to replicate results. Scientific publishing's move online may be a big help, opening up new possibilities for sharing and commenting on papers and methods. Another possibility is to link to conversation happening elsewhere on the Web.

The article assesses the cases wherein the referees differ in their view of papers submitted within the journal. A specialist takes in a positive manner when he find no flows on the application of the paper. In another case, a referee may recommends the publication of a paper but points out its limitations in the value of the finding. In another way, a referee may express reservations about the appropriateness of some of the techniques used by the author in writing a certain paper.

The article presents concerns of the author regarding publishing of his article 'Clear and Mud' in the journal 'Nature.' The 'News Feature' part of the journal points out that author's second sentence begins with a brand new term, Scleraxis. The author points out that while his second sentence indeed begins with a new term, it makes the transition, just five words later, back to the content of the previous sentence. While the author agrees that science writers should strive for clarity, they must be given the same latitude as writers in other disciplines to temper traditional rules of usage with individual stylistic choices that enhance what they want to communicate. Judging papers by methods such as LEX scores, which measure the ratio of everyday words to jargon, is, in author's opinion, underestimating the capacity of science readers to creatively and flexibly handle the jargon, stylistic variations, and idiosyncrasies of interesting science writers.

The article reports on the argument concerning the growth of Supplementary Information (SI) found in papers. It was inferred that there has been a rapid rise of SI found in different papers published by authors and the magazine comprises an average of five SI found in their publications. It states that the increase is not caused by the volume of raw information supplied but on how the SI is being crafted. It was found that one of the papers which show the effective use of SI was written by P. W. K. Rothemud that was published in the magazine. A reader argues that SI play an important role in integrating files with those papers that are difficult to print, however, the large number of information provided may result to the exclusion of some data or not be shown in the paper.

The article discusses that the flagship journal "K-theory" has been split up into a strange dispute after mathematician Anthony Bak withheld all the received papers for its publication in Germany. It states that Bak left the journal because of production problems and high subscription rate. Then, he arranged to introduce a rival title with other publisher that offer lower subscription rate. The journal publisher fired Bak because of this illegal act. Meanwhile, information on the reactions of the editors on this initiative is offered.

The article presents issues and topics published on the web in the U.S. One article written by J. Ross and colleagues in the publication entitled "Journal of the American Medical Association" stimulated discussion of ghost-writing and guest authorship in periodical's "Nature Publishing Group" several blogs. The article documented a drug-industry practice wherein it pays unidentified authors to write a paper and adding as authors the names of academics who were not substantially involved in the research. Such practice conceals the pharmaceutical's role because it misleads doctors and other readers.

The article describes the writings featured in "Nurture," which is the magazine for "Nature" journal authors. The latest edition of "Nurture" features articles on authors and editors of the "Nature" journals. The print edition of the magazine is sent to authors who have published a paper in the previous year. The copy is also available as a digital edition.

The article focuses on the review articles published in the "Nature" journal. Recent developments in a topical area of scientific research are included in review and progress articles. Themed collections of reviews and related material are published as insights. Papers of outstanding interest that are setting new standards are progress articles.

Reports that the "Nature" magazine will increase the number of publications in its Brief Communications Arising (BCA) section. Publication of articles online; Types of letters and articles published in the BCA section; Improvements in the magazine's navigation for readers.

Reports on concerns about the way in which journals select papers for publications in the U.S. Controversies over scientific fraud and other disputed findings; Disadvantages to publishers; Suggestions to overcome the problem.

Reports the plan of the `Langmuir' chemistry journal to deal with a dispute over a submitted paper by publishing it along with an addendum that disputes some of its conclusions. Discussion on the contents of the addendum; Information on the research paper on nanotechnology submitted by Peter Schwartz.

The article focuses on the lack of due credit and recognition for Chinese authors who have published scientific articles and papers. This is in part caused by the problem of name recognition compounded by the challenges of transliterating Chinese characters for English-language publications and by overuse of a few common surnames by the growing population. Publishers make things worse by having varying rules for Asian names. Also, some journals insist on listing given names first and surname second while others allow authors to present their names according to the tradition in their own countries.

The article reports on the adverse impact of the conventional publish for free and pay to read business model. It mentions that there are several publishers of academic journals have adopted the open-access model, but this model can do more harm than good and it mentions its negative impact including the access gap to scholarly literature, worsened by the increasing costs of journal and the declension of library budget. In addition, despite of its open-access features, it will do more aggravations than benefits.

The article elaborates on the accusation inflected on Merck, an international drug giant, regarding the manipulation of journals in the U.S. The company was accused of manipulating research papers relating to rofecoxib (Vioxx), Merck's withdrawn painkiller, in some published medical journals. Investigations were carried out by Joseph Ross, a doctor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and found that the company apparently manipulated dozens of publications to promote on of its products. Merck rejects the allegations of falsifications and denies that the documents show any wrongdoing.

The article focuses on duplicate publication, as discussed various forums and blogs. At the "Nature Publishing Group (NPG)" blogs and forums, one commentary that proposes the subject of widespread duplicate publication has attracted numerous responses. Meanwhile, a debate among scientists have arisen at the publishing in the forum of the New Millennium on Nature Network. It discusses on whether duplicate publication will become a problem in their profession and what are the means that it can be stemmed.

Reports on interns' experiences as editors in scientific journals. Cell biologist Jon Reynolds at "Nature Cell Biology"; Cancer biologist Nadia Cervoni at "Nature Biotechnology"; Neuroscientist Stacie Grossman at "Nature Medicine"; Observation that these experiences helped them prepare for their current roles in publishing.

The article focuses on Stuart Cantrill, known as the chief editor of the journal "Nature Chemistry." Accordingly, Cantrill writes on the Sceptical Chymist which is the NPG blog that discusses research and events of interest to the chemical community. He is also known as the senior editor of the journal "Nature Nanotechnology." His being the journal's chief editor starting February 1, 2008 allegedly includes tasks like handling manuscripts submitted to "Nature Nanotechnology." He is also expected to ensure that the journal contains no spelling errors and that, it includes the requested information and documents.