Editorial
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2009;119(5):1057-1057. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI39392.
Abstract
In the two years that I have been Editor in Chief of the JCI, the editors and I have sent approximately 2,500 papers for external review. The referee reports that we’ve received have spanned the spectrum from incredibly insightful to completely unhelpful. Together with a longer piece immediately following this editorial, I would like to reflect on what I think makes a good review.
Authors
Laurence A. Turka
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2009;119(3):424-424. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI38802.
Abstract
An inauspicious start to 2009, unfortunately. This issue may seem a little thinner than others we’ve recently published, as 4 articles that were previously accepted and scheduled for publication in this issue will not appear. We continue to screen all figures from accepted manuscripts, and we continue to find irregularities. In several cases, the alterations in the figures led to the discovery of some fundamental problems with the data. Many of the papers suffered from the same problems, and this led us to consider whether it was time to revisit some experimental basics.
Authors
Ushma S. Neill
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2008;118(11):3516-3516. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI37695.
Abstract
Unfortunately, we seem to run article amendments (corrections, errata, retractions, addenda) in every issue these days. In the current issue, we have a correction and a retraction — both coming after intensive investigations and peculiar situations we hadn’t encountered before.
Authors
Ushma S. Neill, Laurence A. Turka
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2008;118(9):2988-2988. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI37035.
Abstract
In the midst of the monumentally important 2008 presidential election, information about the candidates’ proposals for biomedical research is notably absent. Why is this the case, and more importantly, what can be done about it?
Authors
Laurence A. Turka
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2008;118(7):2368-2368. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI36371.
Abstract
The academic scientific enterprise rewards those with the longest CVs and the most publications. Under pressure to generate voluminous output, scientists often fall prey to double publishing, self plagiarism, and submitting the “minimal publishable unit.” Are these ethical gray areas, or true transgressions?
Authors
Ushma S. Neill
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2008;118(3):822-822. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI35214.
Abstract
While the JCI was originally conceived as a journal that would integrate various scientific approaches to the examination of human physiology and pathophysiology, we now find many of its pages filled with animal models of human disease. Is this a good thing?
Authors
Laurence A. Turka
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2007;117(11):3144-3144. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI34071.
Abstract
Until recently, journal editorial operations and decisions seemed impenetrable to me. Now I have a view from the inside out.
Authors
Laurence A. Turka
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2007;117(10):2736-2736. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI33829.
Abstract
Since it seems many of the articles we’re accepting continue to have image rearrangements and changes in them that are not consistent with JCI policy, we thought it might be a good idea to spell out exactly what is, and more importantly what isn’t, allowed.
Authors
Ushma Neill, Laurence A. Turka
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2007;117(7):1734-1735. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI32797.
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2007;117(3):504-505. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI31465.
Abstract
A new sheriff is in town: as of March 1, 2007, the editorial board of the JCI will be based at the University of Pennsylvania. While our core mission to provide the best venue for biomedical research remains the same, we plan a number of refinements that we hope will benefit our readers, authors, and referees.
Authors
Laurence A. Turka
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