Tag Archives: PNAS

PNAS is now tracking Online Impact. How do you fare?

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Joan E. Strassmann

The Cozzarelli Prize was just awarded to some excellent researchers who published last year in PNAS. The first was on the timeline for the Permian mass extinction. I turned to that paper and saw at the bottom of the page … Continue reading →

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Why this editor won’t be sending your paper out for further review at PNAS

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Joan E. Strassmann

As of 15 March 2015, I’m taking a 3 year stint on the editorial board of PNAS. Right now there are ten of us in the evolution section, so I’m likely to handle a lot of papers. What we do … Continue reading →

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Why you shouldn’t say “data not shown” or “personal communication”

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Joan E. Strassmann

What makes something science is not so much the subject matter as the process. Scientific information is obtained by clear methods that others should be able to repeat. It is above all based on evidence. There are lots of different … Continue reading →

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