Book Reviews, Notes and Comments

Book Reviews, Notes and Comment

Book Reviews, Notes and Comments

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The impact of COVID-19 on scientific publishing

This article proposes an analysis on the impact that COVID-19 pandemic is having on the process of scientific publishing in academic journals. It will specifically describe the response of the scholarly publishing community to meet the pressing demand from authors and researchers wishing to disseminate, as rapidly as possible, information on the virus. Its aim is to provide an overview for the community of librarians and information specialists about publishing in the COVID-19 era

Small science journals : stay alert for potentially dangerous information

Bioterrorism has become a key subject in global communication, forcing the scientific community to urgently deal with problems of security and publishing of potentially dangerous information. This short note suggests that while editors of big science journals, supported by a rigorous peer-review system, seem to be generally aware of security implications and how to handle them, greater attention to security issues should be paid in the editing of small science journals and of institutional reports as well, where sensitive information is more likely to be published. Some practical suggestions are also recommended to help evaluate when the potential harm of publication outweighs its benefits and therefore a submitted paper should be modified or even not published

Book review of: la mente in fiamme, un nuovo approccio alla depressione di Edward Bullmore

Recensione del libro "La mente in fiamme: un nuovo approccio alla depressione" di Edward Bullmor

International trends in health science librarianship: part 4 -- Four Southern European countries

Περιέχει τη περίληψηThis is the fourth in a series of articles exploring international trends in health science librarianship in four Southern European countries in the first decade of the 21st century. The invited authors are from Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Future issues will track trends in Latin America and Central Europe