Comments on: creationists using nature precedings to pre-publish junk science http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2007/08/09/creationists-using-nature-precedings-to-pre-publish-junk-science/ a gathering place for all the stray thoughts Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:04:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Timo Hannay http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2007/08/09/creationists-using-nature-precedings-to-pre-publish-junk-science/#comment-103 Timo Hannay Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:34:15 +0000 http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2007/08/09/creationists-using-nature-precedings-to-pre-publish-junk-science/#comment-103 To be clear, I'm not the editor (in the case of Nature Precedings, more properly described as 'curator'), I'm the publisher. >> perhaps I should have made my criticism there, rather than in my personal blog. Yes, good idea! :) To be clear, I’m not the editor (in the case of Nature Precedings, more properly described as ‘curator’), I’m the publisher.

>> perhaps I should have made my criticism there, rather than in my personal blog.

Yes, good idea! :)

]]> By: selena http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2007/08/09/creationists-using-nature-precedings-to-pre-publish-junk-science/#comment-102 selena Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:59:53 +0000 http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2007/08/09/creationists-using-nature-precedings-to-pre-publish-junk-science/#comment-102 Thanks for pointing me to the discussion. I see that the <strike>editor</strike> publisher already replied. I disagree with the response. I'm glad that you brought this to the Nature staff's attention - perhaps I should have made my criticism there, rather than in my personal blog. Thanks for pointing me to the discussion.

I see that the editor publisher already replied. I disagree with the response.

I’m glad that you brought this to the Nature staff’s attention - perhaps I should have made my criticism there, rather than in my personal blog.

]]> By: Santosh Patnaik http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2007/08/09/creationists-using-nature-precedings-to-pre-publish-junk-science/#comment-101 Santosh Patnaik Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:17:04 +0000 http://www.chesnok.com/daily/2007/08/09/creationists-using-nature-precedings-to-pre-publish-junk-science/#comment-101 This raises questions about how pseudo-science should be defined, and what Nature Precedings's policy should be towards such pseudo-scientific articles that have already been accepted. I have posted about it on the journal's forum -- http://network.nature.com/forums/precedings/386 This raises questions about how pseudo-science should be defined, and what Nature Precedings’s policy should be towards such pseudo-scientific articles that have already been accepted. I have posted about it on the journal’s forum — http://network.nature.com/forums/precedings/386

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