Comments on: I, Curmudgeon

By: By Way of Introduction…. « The Scholarly Kitchen

By Way of Introduction…. « The Scholarly Kitchen — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:40:00 +0000

[...] I’m the Executive Editor of a fairly new biology methods journal, Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. The journal is an attempt to move a 30-plus year scientific manual publishing program out of the print world and into the electronic world. CSHL Press has long been well-known for the high quality laboratory manuals published, but younger students are less likely to seek experimental methods on the lab’s bookshelf, they want to find them online. Hence, the journal was created in mid-2006. CSH Protocols is also serving as a laboratory bench for some experiments in new ways of scientific publishing, detailed here. [...]

By: David Crotty

David Crotty — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:51:36 +0000

Ha! As an academic, I always did straddle that A-/B+ line. A little more work and I could have pulled off that A or A+, but there was always another bar beckoining, or another band playing that I wanted to see….

By: AJ Cann

AJ Cann — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:48:59 +0000

B+
Exceeds expectations for this assessment. Displays an excellent understanding of the topic, the arguments are clearly constructed. Evidence of originality of thought and analytical skill. This is a commentary in your own words, not just a description. Unfortunately, I am unable to give you the A your answer deserves since you have not addressed the second part of the question.