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Stuart Cantrill on the Growing Success of Nature Chemistry
Recently, an analysis of
Essential Science IndicatorsSM data from
Thomson Reuters showed
that the journal Nature Chemistry is having a growing impact among
journals in the field of Chemistry. The journal's record in this field
includes 272 papers cited a total of 4,901 times between its 2009 launch
and August 31, 2011. In this interview, ScienceWatch.com talks
with Nature Chemistry's Chief Editor, Dr. Stuart Cantrill, about
the journal's history and citation achievements.
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Shinichi Nakagawa on Improving Statistical Reporting
Shinichi Nakagawa talks about his 2007 BIOL REV paper, "Effect
size, confidence interval and statistical significance: a practical guide
for biologists," from the field of Biology & Biochemistry in this Fast
Moving Fronts commentary. From the interview: "Our paper describes a
synthesis of knowledge regarding how we could improve our interpretation
and presentation of statistical results. In many biological sciences,
statistical reporting concentrates on whether results are
'statistically..."
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Mark Whittingham & His Colleagues on Stepwise Analyses
Mark J. Whittingham, Philip A. Stephens, Richard B. Bradbury, & Robert
P. Freckleton talk about their 2006 J ANIM ECOL paper, "Why do we
still use stepwise modelling in ecology and behaviour?," from the field of
Plant & Animal Science in this Fast Moving Fronts commentary. From the
interview: "Stepwise modelling is an objective approach to determining the
most robust and supportable set of causal variables..."
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