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Back to the future (of chemistry publishing)
So, here’s my obligatory Back-to-the-Future Day post and, because it is me doing this, it’s obviously about chemistry publishing. I figured I’d compare one issue of a journal published in 1985, with an issue published in 2015. Because the last … Continue reading
Posted in Carnivals, Fun, History of science, Publishing
Tagged angewandte chemie, authorship, back to the future day, chemistry, chemistry publishing, editorial, papers, publishing
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Animal authors
Earlier today, I noticed that Sylvain Deville had taken to Twitter to point out an unusual canine co-author on a scientific paper: Does this name rings a bell ? hint: #lordoftherings Turns out, it's also the 1st author's dog! http://t.co/T7ecRgJ42E … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Journal stuff, Publishing
Tagged authors, cat, dog, fun, geim, hamster, papers, publishing, scientific literature, scientific publishing, twitter
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