Preprints as Final Publication
Why are these preprints not proceeding into the scholarly peer-reviewed literature? What does this mean for citations?
Month: February 2019
The mTOR-Dependent Translatome in Growing Nerves and Injured Axons
Neurons have a distinct shape. The long processes for sending a signal (the axon) and for receiving signals (dendrites) are often far away from the cell body (soma) containing the nucleus. Thus, neurons have sophisticated systems for transporting messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and proteins involved in protein synthesis to these cellular processes for locally regulated protein … Read more
Invitation to Join an Editorial Board: Legit or Predatory?
I have recently interacted with early career and late stage scientists who have had problems with predatory journals or journals with low requirements for members of their editorial boards. I advised each of these scientists and thought I would share that advice here. For an early career scientist, I first explained the typical roles of … Read more