Is there science beyond English? Initiatives to increase the quality and visibility of non-English publications might help to break down language barriers in scientific communication

EMBO Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 112-116

  Meneghini, Rogerio ^a   Packer, Abel L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ACCURACY; AGRICULTURE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; BIOCHEMISTRY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; ENTROPY; GENETIC CODE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMANTICS; SMOKING;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; INTERNET; LANGUAGE; PERIODICALS; SCIENCE; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 33947247441     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400906     Document Type: Review

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