Science communication: why PR is not a dirty word
Guest blogger Bryony Graham discusses why she thinks researchers have a responsibility to help others understand their findings.
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An improved service for clinical trial registration: the new look of the ISRCTN registry
The ISRCTN registry has relaunched including some new features for trialists and trial participants. In this blog the ISRCTN team introduce the new platform and discuss the importance of trial... Read more »
A new blog network for BioMed Central
Our blog network has had a makeover. With new research blogs, and improved search and navigation, find out more about what’s changed.
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Peer Review: what’s the point?
In her guest blog, Jillian Hart discusses some thoughts she had after attending Sense About Science's workshop -... Read more »
December blogs digest: multiple sclerosis, e-cigarettes, Jamie Oliver, and more
Were you too busy enjoying the delights of the season to read our December blogs? Not a problem, as... Read more »
Planning a systematic review? Think protocols
While much of the focus on reducing waste in research has been on primary studies, in particular clinical... Read more »
Update on peer review manipulation
Following the discovery amongst a handful of BioMed Central journals that some author-suggested reviewers appeared to be fabricated, we have... Read more »
Making Sense of Big Data: Standards in Genomic Sciences
Nearly 20 years into full genome sequencing, today the cost of sequencing a single genome, once a... Read more »
November blogs digest: Kissing, open access, zombie ants, and more
There were posts on everything from diabetes to chemical sterilization in dogs across our blogs in November. Catch... Read more »
Who reviews the reviewers?
The problem of fake peer reviewers is affecting the whole of academic journal publishing and we are among the... Read more »