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Tangential: I think it should be "we investigate" instead of "we investigating" in the first paragraph of the abstract? How can such an awful mistaken use of gr

by nsajko 5y ago

Tangential: I think it should be "we investigate" instead of "we investigating" in the first paragraph of the abstract? How can such an awful mistaken use of grammar pass peer-review and other processes that precede publishing? Or am I the one who is mistaken? EDIT: this is an "early view" of the paper, before it gets published. No idea about the implications of that.

bluenose69 5y ago
You are not mistaken. I stopped reading at that point. Edit: the status is listed as "Online ahead of print", so perhaps the error will get corrected prior to publication.
- rapsacnz 5y ago
  Give them a break - English is probably not their first language.
- hungryforcodes 5y ago
  You won't survive 5 seconds in the new Asia dominated 21st century. /s
schappim 5y ago
Their English is better than my non-existant Chinese. The Affiliations where: 1. The Brain Science Center, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. 2. Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. 3. Center on Translational Neuroscience, College of Life & Environmental Science, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China. 4. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China. 5. School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China. Should we take this with a grain of sodium chloride instead?
- nsajko 5y ago
  Sure, but the publisher is Wiley (from USA), and the journal is the British Journal of Pharmacology. Seems like these entities should provide someone to proofread the paper before it gets publicized in any way?
  - nextos 5y ago
    In my experience, even prestigious journals such as Nature Communications or Genome Biology are not willing to spend resources on professional editing. Most of the effort is passed onto reviewers. Only Nature, Science, Cell and a few high-end sister journals really put an effort proofreading, editing and adapting figures to the general look and feel of the journal.
steve_adams_86 5y ago
The people behind this seem to be working in Beijing, so there's a possibility English isn't the first language they're using. I don't want to make assumptions, just give the benefit of the doubt. This is science, not literature - there could still be value here. Or not. I just wouldn't discount it for a typo.
- gnabgib 5y ago
  Unrelated cross post (can't comment on the story I only just read).. where is this magical food forest? Sounds delightful
akhilpotla 5y ago
Classic nerds, can't differentiate between substance and minutia.

by nsajko 5y ago

bluenose69 5y ago

You are not mistaken. I stopped reading at that point. Edit: the status is listed as "Online ahead of print", so perhaps the error will get corrected prior to publication.

rapsacnz 5y ago
Give them a break - English is probably not their first language.
hungryforcodes 5y ago
You won't survive 5 seconds in the new Asia dominated 21st century. /s

schappim 5y ago

Their English is better than my non-existant Chinese. The Affiliations where: 1. The Brain Science Center, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. 2. Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. 3. Center on Translational Neuroscience, College of Life & Environmental Science, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China. 4. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Center for Noncoding RNA Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China. 5. School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China. Should we take this with a grain of sodium chloride instead?

nsajko 5y ago
Sure, but the publisher is Wiley (from USA), and the journal is the British Journal of Pharmacology. Seems like these entities should provide someone to proofread the paper before it gets publicized in any way?
- nextos 5y ago
  In my experience, even prestigious journals such as Nature Communications or Genome Biology are not willing to spend resources on professional editing. Most of the effort is passed onto reviewers. Only Nature, Science, Cell and a few high-end sister journals really put an effort proofreading, editing and adapting figures to the general look and feel of the journal.

steve_adams_86 5y ago

The people behind this seem to be working in Beijing, so there's a possibility English isn't the first language they're using. I don't want to make assumptions, just give the benefit of the doubt. This is science, not literature - there could still be value here. Or not. I just wouldn't discount it for a typo.

gnabgib 5y ago
Unrelated cross post (can't comment on the story I only just read).. where is this magical food forest? Sounds delightful

akhilpotla 5y ago

Classic nerds, can't differentiate between substance and minutia.