What is the point of bioRxiv?

What is the point of bioRxiv?

bioRxiv is intended for the rapid sharing of new research and not for commentary that simply contests or rebuts research published in journals.

What is arXiv used for?

arXiv® is a curated research-sharing platform open to anyone. As a pioneer in digital open access, arXiv.org now hosts nearly two million scholarly articles in eight subject areas, curated by our strong community of volunteer moderators.

Is a preprint a publication?

What is a preprint? A preprint is a version of a scientific manuscript posted to a public server prior to peer review or formal publication in a scholarly journal. It is often the same manuscript submitted to a journal for peer review.

Does arXiv count as publication?

A publication on arXiv doesn’t count, strictly speaking, as an actual publication (in the sense that it hasn’t been peer-reviewed yet). But uploading papers on the arXiv is a pretty standard method of letting other people know about papers that you plan to submit for publication in an actual journal in the near future.

Why is ResearchGate bad?

Researchgate is a very poor way, often and perhaps generally, counterproductive vehicle for the spread o publication news. It does an incredibly sloppy job of assembling information on scholars (e.g., catches only about 350 of my over 1000 citation at ISI and 3500 at Google Scholar and Hazing’s Publish or Perrish).

Who has the best h index?

For the most highly cited scientists in the period 1983–2002, Hirsch identified the top 10 in the life sciences (in order of decreasing h): Solomon H. Snyder, h = 191; David Baltimore, h = 160; Robert C. Gallo, h = 154; Pierre Chambon, h = 153; Bert Vogelstein, h = 151; Salvador Moncada, h = 143; Charles A. Dinarello.

How do I increase my score on ResearchGate?

To improve your RG Score:

1. Share anything from negative results to raw data or full-fledged publications.
2. Create a project, or add an update to your existing project(s)
3. Ask a question or give another researcher a helpful answer.
4. Follow other researchers.
5. Comment on and recommend your peer’s research, projects, and questions.

How often is RG score updated?

The RG Score is calculated once a week, so if you’ve added publications and your score has not yet changed, please be patient. It’s also relative, it can go up or down depending on the activity and scores of other ResearchGate members.

What is an RG score on ResearchGate?

One of the focal points in ResearchGate’s e-mails is a researcher’s latest ResearchGate Score (RG Score). Updated weekly, the RG Score is a single number that is attached to a researcher’s profile. The RG Score is displayed on every profile alongside the basic information about a researcher.

What is ResearchGate impact factor?

The impact factor of a journal is the number of times it is cited on average an article published in a particular journal. It is a tool to compare journals and assess the relative importance of a journal within a scientific field.

Is ScienceDirect a credible source?

These sources consist of legitimate science or are evidence based through the use of credible scientific sourcing. See all Pro-Science sources. Overall, we rate ScienceDirect 100% Pro-Science and Very High for factual information.

Can students use ResearchGate?

Also, ResearchGate is an awesome website to host any research you have published or been a part of. Papers, Conference Papers, Posters, etc. They can all be hosted on this website and “link” to your other researchers.

What is ghost and guest authors?

A ghost author is a person who has made a substantial contribution to the research or writing of a manuscript but is not named as an author [2–4]. A guest author is someone who is named as an author, but who did not contribute in a meaningful way to the design, research, analysis, or writing of a paper [2].

Who is the author of Ghost?

Jason Reynolds

Can authors publish the same content in multiple papers?

In allowing publication of a manuscript, the author must assign copyright to the journal’s publisher, and obviously it is illegal to assign copyright of the same material to multiple journals and publishers.

Can I submit two papers to the same journal?

Technically, it is perfectly acceptable to submit two papers to the same journal at the same time. In fact, for closely related studies or if your article is a series, that is, Part 1 and Part 2 of one big study, then it is always preferable to publish it in the same journal.

Can I publish the same article in two journals?

No, you cannot submit the same paper to more than one journal at the same time. This is known as simultaneous or concurrent submission and is considered as an unethical practice.

Can you publish something twice?

If an author publishes the same article twice, he or she is guilty not only of the misconduct of duplicate publication, but also of plagiarism; this time, the author has plagiarized himself or herself.