Hyperlinks provide a clean, efficient way to offer readers additional information or clarifications of key ideas in our prose, and they allow us to keep our missives targeted and brief. However, the NIH holds two things sacrosanct–page limits and reviewer anonymity–and both are potentially violated by the use of hyperlinks in grant applications. Continue reading “Hyperlinks in a Grant–Yes or No?”
The Chronic Problem of Predatory Journals
I’ve blogged about the topic of predatory journals before, and not much
has changed. But as a grant writer/editor/applicant, the more you know
the better you can navigate the issue when presenting your biosketch
and selecting appropriate citations. At the end of July,
AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP* released a joint position statement on predatory
publishing and its “threat both to researchers publishing the results of
their work and to the peer-reviewed medical literature itself.” You can
read the full statement in Current Medical Research and Opinion here.
*AMWA – American Medical Writers Association
EMWA – European Medical Writers Association
ISMPP – International Society for Medical Publication Professionals