Making "Nature"

Making
Author: Melinda Baldwin
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2015-08-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 022626159X

Making "Nature" is the first book to chronicle the foundation and development of Nature, one of the world's most influential scientific institutions. Now nearing its hundred and fiftieth year of publication, Nature is the international benchmark for scientific publication. Its contributors include Charles Darwin, Ernest Rutherford, and Stephen Hawking, and it has published many of the most important discoveries in the history of science, including articles on the structure of DNA, the discovery of the neutron, the first cloning of a mammal, and the human genome. But how did Nature become such an essential institution? In Making "Nature," Melinda Baldwin charts the rich history of this extraordinary publication from its foundation in 1869 to current debates about online publishing and open access. This pioneering study not only tells Nature's story but also sheds light on much larger questions about the history of science publishing, changes in scientific communication, and shifting notions of "scientific community." Nature, as Baldwin demonstrates, helped define what science is and what it means to be a scientist.

Editing Research

Editing Research
Author: Valerie Matarese
Publisher: Information Today
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Academic writing
ISBN: 9781573875318

Towards European Science

Towards European Science
Author: Linda Wedlin
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2015-12-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1782545514

Since the European Research Area was launched at the beginning of the century, significant efforts have been made to realise the vision of a coherent space for science and research in Europe. But how does one define such a space and measure its development? This timely book analyses the dynamics of change in the policy and governance of science and research within Europe over the past decade. It widens the scope of traditional policy analysis by focusing attention on the interaction between policy rationales, new governance mechanisms, and the organisational dynamics of the scientific field. The contributors build a novel analytical framework to understand the European research space as one shifting from a fragmented space of “Science in Europe” to one that is labeled “European Science”. The chapters explore the dynamics of this shift through the lenses of political science, organisation theory, science policy and related analytical traditions. Towards European Science is an interdisciplinary book which will attract a wide set of scholars and professionals interested in science policy, governance and scientific practice. It will also be of use to university leaders and managers, as well as policy-makers and practitioners working on issues of internationalisation and the Europeanisation of science.

Advances in Digital Scholarly Editing

Advances in Digital Scholarly Editing
Author: Peter Boot
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Copy editing
ISBN: 9789088904844

Digital scholarly editing has a long-standing tradition in the humanities. It is of crucial importance within disciplines such as literary studies, philology, history, philosophy, library and information science, and bibliography. This volume shows how digital scholarly editing is still developing and constantly redefining itself.

Digital Scholarly Editing

Digital Scholarly Editing
Author: Matthew James Driscoll
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2016-08-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1783742410

This volume presents the state of the art in digital scholarly editing. Drawing together the work of established and emerging researchers, it gives pause at a crucial moment in the history of technology in order to offer a sustained reflection on the practices involved in producing, editing and reading digital scholarly editions—and the theories that underpin them. The unrelenting progress of computer technology has changed the nature of textual scholarship at the most fundamental level: the way editors and scholars work, the tools they use to do such work and the research questions they attempt to answer have all been affected. Each of the essays in Digital Scholarly Editing approaches these changes with a different methodological consideration in mind. Together, they make a compelling case for re-evaluating the foundation of the discipline—one that tests its assertions against manuscripts and printed works from across literary history, and the globe. The sheer breadth of Digital Scholarly Editing, along with its successful integration of theory and practice, help redefine a rapidly-changing field, as its firm grounding and future-looking ambit ensure the work will be an indispensable starting point for further scholarship. This collection is essential reading for editors, scholars, students and readers who are invested in the future of textual scholarship and the digital humanities.

Scientific Writing and Publishing

Scientific Writing and Publishing
Author: Denys Wheatley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2021-09-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1108835201

A thorough guide to all stages of preparing, writing and publishing high-quality scientific research papers in academic journals.