This link has been bookmarked by 18 people . It was first bookmarked on 19 Dec 2008, by Karl Fisch.
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Mike Bogle"RNA Biology has decided to ask every author who submits an article to a newly created section of the journal about families of RNA molecules to also submit a Wikipedia page that summarizes the work."
Fantastic idea and important step towards increasing the awareness of and access to scholarly research amongst the general public. It will be very interesting to see what the reaction is in the academic community. After all the perception of Wikipedia in scholarly circles is an ongoing source of contention. -
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Every day, hundreds of articles appear in academic journals and very little of this information is available to the public. Now, RNA Biology has decided to ask every author who submits an article to a newly created section of the journal about families of RNA molecules to also submit a Wikipedia page that summarizes the work. As Nature reports, this is the first time an academic journal has forced its authors to disseminate information this way. The initiative is a collaboration between the journal and the RNA family database (Rfam) consortium led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. -
As far as we are aware, this is indeed the first time an academic journal has created this kind of explicit link between the academic peer-review process and the Wikipedia. The relationship between academia and the Wikipedia has always been an uneasy one, and it will be interesting to see how the academic community is going to react to this experiment.
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26 Dec 08
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25 Dec 08
Cherice MontgomeryDemos power of existing publisher to demand change. Policy fosters collaboration/peer review on one hand, but potential for conflict. Pressures field toward online publication, but may cause others to refuse to "play."
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22 Dec 08
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21 Dec 08
Thieme HennisFANTASTIC: I AM FILLED WITH JOY.
As far as we are aware, this is indeed the first time an academic journal has created this kind of explicit link between the academic peer-review process and the Wikipedia. The relationship between academia and the Wikipedia has always been an uneasy one, and it will be interesting to see how the academic community is going to react to this experiment. -
20 Dec 08
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19 Dec 08
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Will RichardsonNow, RNA Biology has decided to ask every author who submits an article to a newly created section of the journal about families of RNA molecules to also submit a Wikipedia page that summarizes the work. As Nature reports, this is the first time an academ
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Torsten RoxNow, RNA Biology has decided to ask every author who submits an article to a newly created section of the journal about families of RNA molecules to also submit a Wikipedia page that summarizes the work. As Nature reports, this is the first time an academic journal has forced its authors to disseminate information this way.
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Karl FischEvery day, hundreds of articles appear in academic journals and very little of this information is available to the public. Now, RNA Biology has decided to ask every author who submits an article to a newly created section of the journal about families of RNA molecules to also submit a Wikipedia page that summarizes the work. As Nature reports, this is the first time an academic journal has forced its authors to disseminate information this way. The initiative is a collaboration between the journal and the RNA family database (Rfam) consortium led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.
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