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The article offers information on the privilege access to publication in the house journal to members of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS). It states that more than three-quarters of the papers published in the journal are direct submissions. It further discusses members can submit papers up to four to the body's high-profile journal per year, and the venerable Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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 announces the standards for all research papers on cloning by "Nature." The periodical is asking the authors to provide nuclear and mitochondrial DNA fingerprints for all cloning papers submitted for publication. Nuclear DNA fingerprints of the lines should be presented for comparison with existing lines, in the case of papers disclosing new embryonic stem cell lines.

The article discusses a research paper on mathematical models that help scientists with their decision on submitting their papers to ecology journals, which references a study published in a 2015 issue of "PLoS ONE," and cites ecology journals recommended by the researchers.

The article reports on the retraction of a "Nature" research paper which was co-written by Nobel prizewinner and scientist Linda Buck. It claims that "Nature" editors have found some inconsistencies between its researchers' original data and their publication in 2001. Olfactory-neuron researcher Hitoshi Sakano, however, notes that the retraction would not affect much their field of interest because other researchers have affirmed the paper's results using other techniques. The retracted paper describes the tracing in neural pathways from scent receptors in the nose towards the olfactory cortex of the brain.

Reports on the publication of a research paper that argues in favor of intelligent design in the "Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington" in the U.S. Impact of the publication of the paper on the advocacy of getting intelligent design into the curriculum; Use of information theory and other techniques to argue that the complexity of living organisms cannot be explained by Darwinian evolution; Overview of the arguments of Stephen Meyer, the author of the paper.

Reports the erasing of an article of a journal due to its inappropriate political comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Contents of the paper; Statements of the lead author of the article; Reaction of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics on the publication of the article.

A study highlighting statistical gaffes in scientific literature has brought renewed calls for vigilance among mathematically challenged researchers and journal editors. Biostatisticians Emili García-Berthou and Caries Alcaraz of the University of Girona, Spain, gauged the extent of statistical errors in some volumes of two periodicals. Both person used three standard software packages to recalculate 'P values' the parameters by which researchers measure whether a result has statistical significance. The procedure found some error and casts doubt on statistics in published material in these periodicals.

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 author reflects upon myths surrounding the journal's selection of research papers published in it. The author negates the myth that the journal selects the papers that show a high citation rate and clarifies another myth that the journal does not reject a paper on the basis of one negative referee. The author explains that the papers selected for review are analyzed by more than two referees and informs that the journal used nearly 45,000 referees in 2009.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to articles in previous issues of "Nature" magazine.

Evaluates the periodical 'Photochemistry & Photobiological Sciences.' Journal format; Sections; Presentation of papers; Periodical layout.

In this article the author discusses the adoption of transparency in the peer-review process at "The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Journal." He says that the transparency results efficiency in their publishing process as authors and referees were invited to participate in publication. He says that they anonymously publish the reports to gain thoughtful reports. He notes that such participation also poses risks for defamatory reports and increased editorial costs.

The article offers information to biologists who wish to submit their papers to the journal "Nature." The journal aspires to publish papers that are not only interesting and thought-provoking, but reproducible and useful. To be published, materials and reagents need to be carefully described and readily available to interested scientists.

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the editorial "Too Much, Too Soon," which appeared in a previous issue of the journal "Nature."

Evaluates the scientific periodical 'Fluctuation and Noise Letters.' Journal format; Sections; Presentation of papers; Periodical layout.

Reports on developments related to science published in "Nature" periodical. Availability of the book "The Spirit of Liberty: Papers and Addresses of Learned Hand"; Abatement of the dust nuisance.

Scientific research in Brazil is mainly state-funded. Postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows believe say that until and unless their published work is in good numbers and the same are made in popular English journals. They are frowned upon when the same is published in Brazilian journals. Most research fellows feel insecure since research funding in Brazil is mainly public.

It would be interesting to know the accessibility score for researcher G. D. Gopen and J. A. Swan's paper 'The science of scientific writing,' cited in the July 10, 2003 issue of the journal 'Nature.' Although it makes some useful points, students think it is overlong and full of unnecessarily complicated words and long-winded sentences. As an alternative, the author recommends the workbook 'Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers' by Mimi Zieger.

Evaluates the scientific periodical 'Organisms, Diversity and Evolution.' Journal format; Sections; Presentation of papers; Periodical layout.

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.

Provides information on contributing articles for the periodical 'Nature.' Types of articles sought by the magazine; Submission requirements.

The article highlights the "Nature" journal awards for creative mentoring in science for young researchers in Australasia. It discusses the factors and identify established definition that constitute good scientific mentoring. Moreover, the quality of applications was outstanding and the panel commented that this was one of the hardest evaluative tasks they had ever undertaken. All of them were experienced in refereeing papers and grant applications.

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 presents statistics concerning Spanish authors and researchers contributing to "Nature." 32 percent of researchers working in Spain have contributed to papers in the periodical in 2006. 86 percent of papers in the periodical with contributing authors from Spain are related to biological sciences.

Focuses on the conservatism in science highlighted by the increased account of rejected Nobel Prize winning discoveries in this field with reference to role played by journals and visionaries in this field as of October 16, 2003. Account of divergences of opinion that arise over truly innovative research before research papers are submitted to journals and applications sent to grant funding panels; Overview of hurdles faced by researchers in publishing their work in journals; Role played by journal in the suitable distribution of Nobel Prizes; Benefits gained by researchers in publishing their work in journals.

Comments on the issue of politics that goes into publication of research papers in popular journals. Motive behind the urge of scientists to publish in well-known journals; Criteria that ought to followed for selection of papers for publication; Need for change in the funding of scientific research.

The article reports on the publication of the 50th paper in the "Nature" journal of Shri Kulkarni, an astronomer at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. He acknowledges the help extended by his postdoctoral and graduate students for his productivity. About half of Kulkarni's reports deal with gamma-ray burst phenomena. An observational basis for the linkage of white dwarfs and classical novae is the focus of his most recent paper.

The article reports on the demise of the Brief Communications section of the "Nature" periodical at the end of 2006. Articles and full-scale research papers are reviewed in the section. Some of the articles dealt with rat robots, Neolithic noodles and a cloned cat. Some of the reasons for the closure of the section are discussed including the demand for greater detail in presentation.

The article presents statistical data relevant to the periodical "Nature." Four manuscripts submitted to the periodical in 2006 have come from Ireland. There are 16 papers published in the periodical in 2006 that have focused on protein work. In addition, there are 53 authors who collaborated on the yeast paper published in the March 2006 issue of the periodical.

Presents various research on biological sciences published between July and September 2005 issue of the journal "Nature."

Presents data concerning the submissions of Germany-based authors published in scientific periodical "Nature". Number of submissions to "Nature" from Germany since January 1, 2005; Number of authors published in "Nature" who were working in Germany; Number of authors working in Germany who have had more than one paper published in "Nature" since January 1, 2005.

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 the author's insights on peer reviewing of scientific papers in high-profile journals. The author states that the recommendation of referees to execute additional experiments after peer review increase costs and time for research laboratories. Moreover, the author suggests that the unimpeachable arguments for appropriate novelty of manuscripts and utilization of academic editors should be practiced by referees toward economical experiments and progressive journals.

The article presents the story of Ennio Tasciotti, the author of a research in the journal "Nature Nanotechnology," from planning experiments to writing the manuscript. Tasciotti revealed that the idea of writing a manuscript for the publication in the journal seemed very scary to him. Meanwhile, his advice to prospective authors is not to use many words in writing a scientific paper and specify to much information in one sentence. In connection, the story of Tasciotti can be found at the blog of the journal at http://network.nature.com/forums/nnano/1275?page=1#reply- 4105.

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 lists several articles submitted for the online debate on peer review conducted by the periodical "Nature". The list includes "Systems: Online frontiers of the peer-reviewed literature," by Theodora Bloom, "Perspectives: The Case for Group Review," by Debomoy Lahiri and "Perspective: Peer Review of Interdisciplinary Scientific Papers," by Christopher Lee.

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.

The article reports on Pfizer Inc.'s efforts to acquire 11 papers from "The New England Journal of Medicine" (NEJM) that reviewed their controversial painkillers Celebrex (celecoxib) and Bextra (valdecoxib). It claims that Pfizer would use the peer reviews in litigations that charged their two drugs as causatives of heart attacks and strokes. NEJM editor-in-chief Jeffrey Drazen, however, argues that the success of Pfizer's intention would yield adverse effects in the peer review process. Other scientists likewise state that it would undermine the system of peer review which depends much on confidentiality.

The article discusses the analization made by the editors of the "Nature Neuroscience" journal regarding the number of downloads a paper receives immediately after its appearance online. It mentions that the editors find a high correlation with downloads citation frequency years after publication. Associate editor Noah Gray gives the details at the blog of the journal, Action Potential. He notes that the number of downloads are used to rate the prominence of a particular journal. Moreover, the editors wanted to quantify readership of an article that would reflect its levels of outside interest.

The article discusses various topics featured in the blogs of the "Nature" journal. The retraction of a 2001 paper by Nobel laureate Linda Buck and colleagues triggered discussions on NPG blogs. Debra Speert calls it the highest profile retraction that she can recall in neuroscience and on the "Nature Network" neuroscience forum. Readers are asked to give their opinions on the role of journals and scientists in retracting published work. The journal announces that for retraction or other type of correction to be published, all authors should sign it and if some do not, the editors seek advice from peer reviewers and if necessary, the institution.

The author presents the last in the series of Futures, a section specifically dedicated for the science fiction. The author mentions that the journal has been regularly publishing articles on science fiction since 1999. The author makes a special mention of H.G. Wells who contributed for the Futures section in the past. The author states that the anthology of the best of Futures is planned.

The article provides facts about the contributors based in Singapore who are connected to the publication "Nature." Scientist Karuna Sampath heads a team investigating vertebrate development. There are 54 submissions to "Nature" in 2005 from Singapore. Twelve authors working in Singapore contributed to papers published in Nature during 2005.

Focuses the contributions of authors working in France in the journal "Nature." Examination on X-chromosome inactivation; Citations of the number of authors who have contributed on the journal; Rate of papers that have been published in the journal that have contributing authors.

Provides an overview of the contributing authors of the journal "Nature" in Canada. Impression of professor Martyn Unsworth about the benefit that he get from working at the University of Alberta; Number of contributing authors of the periodical working Canada in 2005; Percentage of the authors who are working at the University of Alberta.

Comments on the article "Isolation is not the answer," by Thomas May, published in the 2004 issue of the periodical "Nature". European progress towards the goal of harmonizing international research on high-risk biological agents; Activities that speed the development of viable vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostic tools; Efforts to combat bioterrorism.