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1. Publish-or-Perish Postscripts.

Author

Vu-Quoc, Loc

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, RESEARCH
Abstract

Presents a letter to the editor about the maintenance of high standards in research publications.

Published
2005
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2. Learning to Swim in the Paper Flood.

Author

Lauer, James L.

Subjects
*LETTERS to the editor, *SCIENCE periodicals
Abstract

Provides a letter in response to an article about the growing number of academic journals and their rising cost.

Published
1989

3. Learning to swim in the Paper Flood.

Author

Mermin, N. David

Subjects
*LETTERS to the editor, *SCIENCE periodicals
Abstract

Provides a letter by N. David Mermin in response to criticisms of his article concerning the growing number of academic journals and their increased prices.

Published
1989

4. Learning to Swim in the Paper Flood.

Author

Goenner, H.F.M.

Subjects
*LETTERS to the editor, *SCIENCE & technology libraries
Abstract

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article 'What is Wrong with This Library?' By N. David Mermin in the August 1988 issue.

Published
1989

5. Learning to Swim in the Paper Flood.

Author

Swanson, M.L.

Subjects
*LETTERS to the editor, *PERIODICALS
Abstract

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article 'What's Wrong with This Library?' By N. David Mermin in the August 1988 issue.

Published
1989

6. Authors comment on authorship commentary.

Author

Clayton, Donald D.

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, AUTHORSHIP, SCHOLARLY periodicals
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to a commentary by Philip Wyatt discussing authorship in academic journals in the April 2012 issue.

Published
2012
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8. Evaluation by citation: An imperfect system.

Author

Sigmund, Peter and Wallin, Johan

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, BIBLIOGRAPHIC databases
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in relation to the requirement of reliable and complete bibliographic database for bibliometric evaluations.

Published
2009
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10. On the value of author indices.

Author

Gott III, J. Richard

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, H-index (Citation analysis)
Abstract

A response by J. Richard Gott III to a letter to the editor on his article on the impact of h-index in weighing an author's paper in the November 2010 issue in presented.

Published
2011
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12. Cold Fusion Theorist's Unwithdrawn Papers .

Author

Mallove, Eugene F.

Subjects
*LETTERS to the editor, *COLD fusion
Abstract

Presents a letter to the editor about cold fusion in response to a news story "Doubts Grow as Many Attempts at Cold Fusion Fail" in the June 1989 issue on page 17.

Published
1990
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13. Learning to Swim in the Paper Flood.

Author

Silverman, B. D.

Subjects
*LETTERS to the editor, *SCIENCE periodicals
Abstract

Provides a letter in response to an article about the growing number of academic journals and their rising cost.

Published
1989

14. Learning to Swim in the Paper Flood.

Author

Carr, Roger

Subjects
*LETTERS to the editor, *SCIENCE periodicals
Abstract

Provides a letter in response to an article about the growing number of academic journals and their rising cost.

Published
1989

15. Learning to Swim in the Paper Flood.

Author

Lynch, Robert

Subjects
*LETTERS to the editor, *PERIODICALS
Abstract

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article 'What is Wrong with This Library?' By N. David Mermin in the August 1988 issue.

Published
1989

16. Learning to Swim in the Paper Flood .

Author

Gall, Clarence A.

Subjects
*LETTERS to the editor, *ACADEMIC libraries
Abstract

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article 'What's Wrong with This Library?' By N. David Mermin in the August 1988 issue.

Published
1989

17. Learning to Swim in the Paper Flood.

Author

Kurtz, Sarah

Subjects
*LETTERS to the editor, *JOB security
Abstract

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article 'What's Wrong with This Library?' By N. David Mermin in the August 1988 issue.

Published
1989
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19. A new index for measuring scientists' output.

Author

Gott, III, J. Richard

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, H-index (Citation analysis)
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article regarding the new method called h-index which is used for rating the output of an individual for astronomy and physics.

Published
2010
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21. Fired Tsukuba professor's defense.

Author

Akahira, Masafumi and Mizubayashi, Hiroshi

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, FALSIFICATION
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to a letter by Hiroshi Mizubayashi which defends the report of University of Tsukuba which claims that the author has falsified the data in an article published in "Physical Review Letters" in 2006.

Published
2009
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22. Conferences are avenue for getting published.

Author

Camfield, Fred E.

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, SCHOLARLY publishing
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article regarding the difficulty for journal editors of accepting conference paper by Howard Greyber in the July 2008 issue of the periodical "Physics Today."

Published
2009
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24. Authors comment on authorship commentary.

Author

Brandon, Mark

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, AUTHORSHIP, SCHOLARLY periodicals
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to a commentary by Philip Wyatt discussing authorship in academic journals in the April 2012 issue.

Published
2012
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26. Peering into peer review.

Author

Tai-Yin Huang

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, SCHOLARLY peer review
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented regarding the peer-review process in which posting the reviews and the reviewer's identity was suggested.

Published
2008
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27. Open-access publishing at what cost?

Author

Bronsdon, Robert

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, DATABASE searching
Abstract

This article presents a letter to the editor regarding open-access publishing, as reported in the August 2007 issue.

Published
2008
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29. Authors comment on authorship commentary.

Author

Nizami, Lance

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, AUTHORSHIP, SCHOLARLY periodicals
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to a commentary by Philip Wyatt discussing authorship in academic journals in the April 2012 issue.

Published
2012
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30. Placing Chandra's work in historical context.

Author

Nauenberg, Michael

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, HISTORY of science -- 20th century
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to articles regarding the role of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar in the 20th-century science by Freeman Dyson and Kamesh Wali in the December 2010 issue.

Published
2011
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32. Unintended Impact of Author Impact Factor.

Author

Vu-Quoc, Loc

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, SERIAL publications
Abstract

A response by Loc Vu-Quoc to a letter to the editor about his article on multiple-author publications in the March 2005 issue is presented.

Published
2006
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34. Authors comment on authorship commentary.

Author

Wyatt, Philip J.

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, AUTHORSHIP, SCHOLARLY periodicals
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to a commentary by Philip Wyatt discussing authorship in academic journals in the April 2012 issue.

Published
2012
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35. Recollections of Chandra.

Author

Collett, Edward

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, ASTROPHYSICISTS
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented regarding astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.

Published
2011
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36. On the value of author indices.

Author

Cardona, Manuel and Marx, Werner

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, H-index (Citation analysis)
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article regarding the criticism on the h-index of Albert Einstein with regards to the informal citations in the index in the November 2010 issue.

Published
2011
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40. Authors comment on authorship commentary.

Author

Kott, Tomek

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, AUTHORSHIP, SCHOLARLY periodicals
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to a commentary by Philip Wyatt discussing authorship in academic journals in the April 2012 issue.

Published
2012
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41. Anotating the history of rotation ideas.

Author

Lowes, Frank

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, ROTATIONAL motion
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the letter "Blackett Adopted Earlier Rotation Idea," by Thomas Ruedas in the January 2011 issue.

Published
2011
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42. Reflections on Franck and photosynthesis.

Author

Pearlstein, Robert M.

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article about the mathematical models for photosynthetic excitations.

Published
2010
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43. αβγ, Hoyle, and the history of nucleosynthesis.

Author

Turner, Michael S.

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
Abstract

A response by Michael Turner is presented regarding comments made by Ken Croswell on his letter to the editor relative to the topic of stellar nucleosynthesis described by astrophysicist Fred Hoyle.

Published
2009
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44. Islam, science, and free and open inquiry.

Author

Yersel, Metin

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, ISLAM & science
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Science and the Islamic World--The Quest for Rapprochement," by Pervez Hoodbhoy from the August 2007 issue.

Published
2008
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49. Authors comment on authorship commentary.

Author

Doak, R. Brace

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, AUTHORSHIP, SCHOLARLY periodicals
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to a commentary by Philip Wyatt discussing authorship in academic journals in the April 2012 issue.

Published
2012
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50. Authors question book reviewer's fairness.

Author

Bordag, Michael, Klimchitskaya, Galina L., Mohideen, Umar, and Mostepanenko, Vladimir M.

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, CASIMIR effect
Abstract

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the critical review by Steve Lamoreaux on the book "Advances in the Casimir Effect," in the August 2010 issue.

Published
2010
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