<div><div dir="auto">Relevant to our conversation this week in lab meeting.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Jay</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: BioMed Central <<a href="mailto:biomedcentral@newsletter.biomedcentral.com">biomedcentral@newsletter.biomedcentral.com</a>><br>Date: Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 10:57 PM<br>Subject: Gender bias in peer review and trialing transparency<br>To:  <<a href="mailto:sexton.jp@gmail.com">sexton.jp@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><u></u> 









   




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<p>The New Year is only a few weeks old but at BMC we’re back in full swing. In 2018, we will continue in our mission to help our communities share their ideas and discoveries and to advance science and innovation – find a few examples of what we are doing below. We look forward to working with you in 2018.</p>
<p><br> Thank you for continuing to support BMC. Our best wishes for a successful and productive year ahead!</p>
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<p>In 2017, <em>Genome Biology</em> launched a trial of transparent peer review, allowing reviewers' reports and authors' responses to them to be published alongside the final article. Senior Editor, Andrew Cosgrove, has an update on the trial in his <a href="https://mobile-base.springer-sbm.com:44300/sap/public/cuan/link/888/AF29C331DDB68F3EE0C2392FFB49E8CDFBA68232/D6EEA5AE0DA1421DAA0E94500B69F1FA59A6B467?_L54AD1F204_=c2NlbmFyaW89TUxDUEcmdGFyZ2V0PWh0dHA6Ly9ibG9ncy5iaW9tZWRjZW50cmFsLmNvbS9ibWNibG9nLzIwMTcvMTIvMDUvdHJpYWxpbmctdHJhbnNwYXJlbmN5LWF0LWdlbm9tZS1iaW9sb2d5Lz9zYXAtb3V0Ym91bmQtaWQ9QUYyOUMzMzFEREI2OEYzRUUwQzIzOTJGRkI0OUU4Q0RGQkE2ODIzMg==" target="_blank"><strong>blog</strong></a>.</p>
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<p>A study published in <em><a href="https://mobile-base.springer-sbm.com:44300/sap/public/cuan/link/888/AF29C331DDB68F3EE0C2392FFB49E8CDFBA68232/C6A38860E1DBCB8C192738FD74C210FB9EDA021A?_L54AD1F204_=c2NlbmFyaW89TUxDUEcmdGFyZ2V0PWh0dHBzOi8vYm1jcHVibGljaGVhbHRoLmJpb21lZGNlbnRyYWwuY29tL2FydGljbGVzLyUyMDEwLjExODYvczEyODg5LTAxNy00OTQ4LTY/c2FwLW91dGJvdW5kLWlkPUFGMjlDMzMxRERCNjhGM0VFMEMyMzkyRkZCNDlFOENERkJBNjgyMzI=" target="_blank">BMC Public Health</a></em> found that socially isolated individuals were more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes than individuals with larger social networks.</p>
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<p>The research attracted the attention of national and international media including <a href="https://mobile-base.springer-sbm.com:44300/sap/public/cuan/link/888/AF29C331DDB68F3EE0C2392FFB49E8CDFBA68232/D4340B51D32B12BF18F7DD945D6C108F7DD547E9?_L54AD1F204_=c2NlbmFyaW89TUxDUEcmdGFyZ2V0PWh0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHltYWlsLmNvLnVrL3dpcmVzL3BhL2FydGljbGUtNTE5MzQ0My9Kb2luaW5nLXNvY2lhbC1jbHVicy1sb3dlci1UeXBlLTItZGlhYmV0ZXMtcmlzay1zdHVkeS1zdWdnZXN0cy5odG1sP3NhcC1vdXRib3VuZC1pZD1BRjI5QzMzMUREQjY4RjNFRTBDMjM5MkZGQjQ5RThDREZCQTY4MjMy" target="_blank"><em>Daily Mail</em></a> and <a href="https://mobile-base.springer-sbm.com:44300/sap/public/cuan/link/888/AF29C331DDB68F3EE0C2392FFB49E8CDFBA68232/A35CAB316936D9368A821891770E31814073C508?_L54AD1F204_=c2NlbmFyaW89TUxDUEcmdGFyZ2V0PWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZXRpbWVzLmNvLnVrL2FydGljbGUvdW5zb2NpYWJsZS1wZW9wbGUtYXJlLWF0LWdyZWF0ZXItcmlzay1vZi10eXBlLTItZGlhYmV0ZXMtYjJnM3pxNm5qP3NhcC1vdXRib3VuZC1pZD1BRjI5QzMzMUREQjY4RjNFRTBDMjM5MkZGQjQ5RThDREZCQTY4MjMy" target="_blank"><em>The Times</em></a>; <a href="https://mobile-base.springer-sbm.com:44300/sap/public/cuan/link/888/AF29C331DDB68F3EE0C2392FFB49E8CDFBA68232/060D28DC94168CCF88E8E9F46C2C29E716CFC6A5?_L54AD1F204_=c2NlbmFyaW89TUxDUEcmdGFyZ2V0PWh0dHA6Ly93d3cuYWJjLmVzL3NhbHVkL2VuZmVybWVkYWRlcy9hYmNpLXNvbGVkYWQtdGFtYmllbi1hdW1lbnRhLXJpZXNnby1kaWFiZXRlcy10aXBvLTItc29icmUtdG9kby12YXJvbmVzLTIwMTcxMjE5MDM0MV9ub3RpY2lhLmh0bWw/c2FwLW91dGJvdW5kLWlkPUFGMjlDMzMxRERCNjhGM0VFMEMyMzkyRkZCNDlFOENERkJBNjgyMzI=" target="_blank"><em>ABC</em></a> in Spain and widely syndicated in India and the US.</p>
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<p>Gender bias appears to be a potential <a href="https://mobile-base.springer-sbm.com:44300/sap/public/cuan/link/888/AF29C331DDB68F3EE0C2392FFB49E8CDFBA68232/4B9819BB61DE4F67265492369021D31E8C68185B?_L54AD1F204_=c2NlbmFyaW89TUxDUEcmdGFyZ2V0PWh0dHBzOi8vaHViLndpbGV5LmNvbS9jb21tdW5pdHkvZXhjaGFuZ2VzL2Rpc2NvdmVyL2Jsb2cvMjAxNy8wMy8wOC9nZW5kZXItcy1yb2xlLWluLXBlZXItcmV2aWV3LWFuZC12aWNlLXZlcnNhP3JlZmVycmVyPWV4Y2hhbmdlcyZzYXAtb3V0Ym91bmQtaWQ9QUYyOUMzMzFEREI2OEYzRUUwQzIzOTJGRkI0OUU4Q0RGQkE2ODIzMg==" target="_blank">issue</a> for journals across a range of <a href="https://mobile-base.springer-sbm.com:44300/sap/public/cuan/link/888/AF29C331DDB68F3EE0C2392FFB49E8CDFBA68232/40AE363FC26AC8953D72F826EC37F1E0D17C495D?_L54AD1F204_=c2NlbmFyaW89TUxDUEcmdGFyZ2V0PWh0dHBzOi8vcGVlcnJldmlld2NvbmdyZXNzLm9yZy9wcmMxNy0wMzA4P3NhcC1vdXRib3VuZC1pZD1BRjI5QzMzMUREQjY4RjNFRTBDMjM5MkZGQjQ5RThDREZCQTY4MjMy" target="_blank">different</a> fields, with women being underrepresented in the peer review process, especially at editor level. </p>
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<h1>Meet the BMC team</h1>
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