Session |
Day/Time
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Session Topic and Speaker |
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Sunday
15:30-17:30 |
North American Workshop: New Directions for Epidemiology: The Role of Journals
(OPEN TO ALL)
• Allen Wilcox, Epidemiology
Senior Investigator
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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Abstract: |
“Do Journals Add Value?” The Role of Editors in an Era of Rapid Scientific Change
Just as the field of epidemiology is changing, the world of scientific journals is also in a state of flux. I will explore the functions of scientific publication and the recent evolution of journals, and consider the ways in which editors can enhance – or impede – scientific |
Recommended Literature: |
Four editorials from EPIDEMIOLOGY:
"On revealing what we'd rather hide: The problem of describing study participation" March 2002
"On the failure to disclose sibling manuscripts" March 2003
"On precision" January 2004
"On 'inflammatory epidemiology' " July 2008 |
Biography: |
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Allen Wilcox is the editor-in-chief of EPIDEMIOLOGY, and a researcher at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in North Carolina. His research has been primarily in the areas of fertility and pregnancy. He is past president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER), the Society for Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiologic Research (SPER) and the American Epidemiological Society. He has an MD from the University of Michigan, a PhD in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Bergen (Norway). |
