Posted: 4/2/2006 10:25:51 PM EDT
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At a recent lecture, Nature was heavily cited. I know it has a good rep and all but the freqeuncy of it being cited made me think I should follow it. Anyone here subscribe/follow? |
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For academics/scientists, being published in Nature implies that you have done research that is truly unique and sufficiently interesting to make it into the top general science journal. Generally, Nature is a step above Science. At my level and interest, I find both journals relatively indigestible. American Scientist, and other crap is about all I can tolerate. Most of the time, I feel that Nature and Science are excessively specific and narrow, but of course they could give a flying fuck what I think. I know one person who got published in Nature for green flourescent protein in Pseudomonas. Another acquaintance got published in science for salmonid resting dynamics in riverine systems. On a personal level, the Nature dude is a god, and the Science dude is a douchebag. Why don't you see if you can get an online trial or something. I seem to recall that Nature is rather pricey, and you might as well not sign up for something that you might conclude sucks. |