Mastering the scientific peer review process:tips for young authors from a young senior editor

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关于充分发挥科研院所学术权力的几点思考

发挥学术权力是科研院所发展的内在要求,文章阐述了学术权力和行政权力的概念及相互关系,分析了科研院所学术委员会的功能定位和学术权力行使中存在的主要问题,并从加强制度建设、明确职责范围、完善决策程序和平衡协调两种权力的关系等方面提出了相关建议。     

基于论文发表信息分析中国渔业科技竞争力 ——以中国水产科学研究院为例

【研究目的】为科研工作者提供新的启示与思路，并为科研究管理人员在制订科技政策时提供借鉴。【方法】以中国科技信息研究所提供科技论文数据信息为依据，以中国水产科学研究院为研究客体，通过对2005年中国水产科学研究院科技论文发表情况进行分析，试图从计量学角度对水产科技论文产出信息进行分类总结与归纳，探讨科技论文产出与科技竞争力的关系。【结果】中国水产科学研究院总体科技竞争力有一定潜力，在国内具有较强的科技竞争力，表现在国内核期刊论文数量排名列国内研究机构中第4位；与水产领域其他学科相比，渔业环境与生态、种质资源等学科竞争力较强。在国际方面，个别关键技术达到或接近国际先进水平，但总体看，国际科技竞争力较弱。【结论】在重视优势学科的同时，还应关注各学科的平衡发展，关注基础科技的发展。     

Greenness around Brazilian schools may improve students’ math performance but not science performance

Green spaces play a vital role in the social, economic, and physical well-being of people. To further research on this topic, in this paper, we estimated the association of greenness and academic performance at the school-level in Brazil. We analyzed this association using mixed-effects regression models, adjusted for air pollution, SES, and spatiotemporal terms. We used the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) as the exposure variable. Data from the high school national exam in Brazil (at the school level, measured with a score varying from 0 to 1000) was used to represent the academic performance. The primary analysis results indicate that green areas surrounding schools are positively associated with school-level academic performance in math, with an estimated coefficient of 17.18 (95%CI: 10.46; 23.90). The results were statistically insignificant for science, with a coefficient of − 2.39 (95%CI: −7.49; 2.71). Our findings are relevant for policymakers and urban planners to improve the environment surrounding schools to promote public health by making schools healthier.     

论责任编辑在专家匿名审稿制中的主导作用

分析了学术期刊审稿制度的现状,论述了当前学术期刊界普遍采用的专家匿名审稿制需要注意的问题,剖析了常见的专家匿名审稿制的认识误区,建议完善专家匿名审稿制度,在发挥专家的主体作用的同时,应大力加强责任编辑在专家匿名审稿制度中的主导作用.