OpenWetWare talk:PLoS community page

Austin Che and Reshma Shetty are writing a community page on OpenWetWare for PLoS Biology. Please leave feedback here.

Feedback, comments and suggestions

• Ricardo Vidal 16:05, 4 September 2007 (EDT): Please correct me if I'm wrong. This new community page will harbor "inside" information/details regarding the activities that PLoS (biology) has planned to help disseminate scientific research? If so, why is all the OWW information exposed on this page when it already exists on other pages like here and here?
  • Reshma 16:43, 4 September 2007 (EDT): A PLoS community page is actually a type article published in PLoS Biology. As seen on their site, a Community Page is "a forum for organizations and societies to highlight their efforts to enhance the dissemination and value of scientific knowledge". We're writing a draft of an article on OpenWetWare to be submitted as a community page to PLoS Biology. Since the topic of the article is OpenWetWare, we're drawing on existing pages on the site for source material. Sorry for the confusing page name!

Community page guidelines

The "Community Page" is meant to provide organizations interested in the dissemination of scientific information with an opportunity to highlight their activities. We ask contributors to resist the temptation of self-promotion and instead focus on conveying information to a diverse audience. It is usually preferable to focus on a specific activity or program rather than listing a number of them. Length guidelines: Approximately one page, which accommodates approximately 900 words and one image.

Published community pages

Not a complete list

1. Leveraging the Knowledge of Our Peers: Online Communities Hold the Promise to Enhance Scientific Research
2. CAMERA: A Community Resource for Metagenomics
3. Linking Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihoods in India
4. Peer Review—The Newcomers' Perspective