Using Preprints for Journal Clubs

ABSTRACT Journal clubs are important mechanisms for teaching how to approach the scientific literature critically and for disseminating findings. Papers from high-impact journals often dominate journal club selections, a practice that reinforces the unscientific emphasis of placing high value on pub...

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Autores principales:	Arturo Casadevall, Neil Gow
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2018
Materias:	journal club preprints publishing Microbiology QR1-502
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/7a8af64c005a477fb74a1ef954ebf44a
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7a8af64c005a477fb74a1ef954ebf44a2021-11-15T15:53:27ZUsing Preprints for Journal Clubs10.1128/mBio.00516-182150-7511https://doaj.org/article/7a8af64c005a477fb74a1ef954ebf44a2018-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00516-18https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT Journal clubs are important mechanisms for teaching how to approach the scientific literature critically and for disseminating findings. Papers from high-impact journals often dominate journal club selections, a practice that reinforces the unscientific emphasis of placing high value on publishing venue rather than scientific content and critical analysis of the publications. We suggest improving journal clubs by including preprints rather than focusing completely on published papers. This change in practice might benefit the scientific enterprise in numerous ways, including by providing direct criticisms to preprint authors before publication, deemphasizing publishing venue, teaching students the art of reviewing papers, and making journal clubs more current by discussing unpublished data.Arturo CasadevallNeil GowAmerican Society for Microbiologyarticlejournal clubpreprintspublishingMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 9, Iss 2 (2018)
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description	ABSTRACT Journal clubs are important mechanisms for teaching how to approach the scientific literature critically and for disseminating findings. Papers from high-impact journals often dominate journal club selections, a practice that reinforces the unscientific emphasis of placing high value on publishing venue rather than scientific content and critical analysis of the publications. We suggest improving journal clubs by including preprints rather than focusing completely on published papers. This change in practice might benefit the scientific enterprise in numerous ways, including by providing direct criticisms to preprint authors before publication, deemphasizing publishing venue, teaching students the art of reviewing papers, and making journal clubs more current by discussing unpublished data.
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title	Using Preprints for Journal Clubs
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publisher	American Society for Microbiology
publishDate	2018
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Using Preprints for Journal Clubs

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