[ccp4bb] A topical one...Re: [ccp4bb] Publication ethics Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-28 Thread Jrh
Dear Mark, And of course this one is topical:- http://publicationethics.org/case/lost-raw-data Best wishes, John Prof John R Helliwell DSc FInstP CPhys FRSC CChem F Soc Biol. Chair School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Athena Swan Team.

Re: [ccp4bb] Publication ethics Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-27 Thread Mark J van Raaij
have a look at this case, no danger of your coordinates going to anyone but yourself if you do it this way: http://publicationethics.org/case/author-creates-bogus-email-accounts-proposed-reviewers On 26 Apr 2012, at 12:02, Jrh wrote: Dear Colleagues, I have followed this thread with great

[ccp4bb] Publication ethics Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-26 Thread Jrh
Dear Colleagues, I have followed this thread with great interest. It reminds me of the Open Commission Meeting of the Biological Macromolecules Commission in Geneva in 2002 at the IUCr Congress. Ie at which it was concluded that protein coordinates and diffraction data would not be provided to

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-26 Thread Gerard Bricogne
Dear Jeremy, Thank you for the attached cartoon, most warmly welcome by all those in need of a displacement activity in this gruesomely cold and rainy month of April. Oh those terrible French! I know them, I am one of them ;-) . I found the Wikipedia entry on the subject

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-25 Thread James Holton
An effective tactic that has not been mentioned yet is simply to attach your coordinates and map to a blanket email and send it simultaneously to all of your competitors. The key thing here is all. Send it to EVERYONE who might serve as a reviewer for your structure. This may sound like

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-25 Thread Ethan Merritt
On Wednesday, April 25, 2012 09:40:01 am James Holton wrote: If you want to make a big splash, then don't complain about being asked to leap from a great height. This gets my vote as the best science-related quote of the year. Ethan -- Ethan A Merritt Biomolecular Structure

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-22 Thread Van Den Berg, Bert
: Supplying PDB file to reviewers It seems that this discussion has somehow reached the conclusion that if a reviewer asks for model/data, there absolutely must be an ulterior motive to cheat you out of your high profile publication. On the other hand, it seems like the intent of such reviewer

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-21 Thread Sankaranarayanan Rajan
I agree completely with Ed and made a similar suggestion when this discussion came up last time i.e. the reviewer should reveal the identity if he wants coordinates. Even data (including raw data if need be) can be given in those cases. As reviewer has a reason to suspect and therefore want to

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-20 Thread Herman . Schreuder
To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers El 19/04/12 18:42, Patrick Loll escribió: Well, it is clear from this comment that in different fields there are different rules... . In macromolecular Xtallolgraphy, where some people deal with biologists

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-20 Thread Patrick Shaw Stewart
When I hear of a reviewer holding up a publication and then publishing something similar, my first reaction is fury and I feel the case should be investigated and this immoral individual should be exposed. However I can see that there are many shades of gray here. We're all biased in that we

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-20 Thread Manoj Tiwari
Just a thought: When a reviewer asks for the model/data, 1) The reviewer should be given at most 24-48 hours of time to give comments after receiving the data. 2) (S)he should declare to the editor that the paper is going to be accepted if everything with the data/model is okay. The reviewer

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-20 Thread Ed Pozharski
It seems that this discussion has somehow reached the conclusion that if a reviewer asks for model/data, there absolutely must be an ulterior motive to cheat you out of your high profile publication. On the other hand, it seems like the intent of such reviewer is also misunderstood as if the only

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Remy Loris
Dear Marc, The only way a reviewer can really judge the quality ofa structure and verify the claims made in a structural biology manuscript is by having access to the pdb files and x-ray data. I have myself as a reviewer requested co-ordinates and data for this purpose, and the results can be

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Yu Wai Chen
Dear Marc, As a reviewer I find it difficult to “visualise” a structure based on a static 2D figure. I echo Joel's comments. If the (unreleased) coordinates are not supplied by the authors on request, I would simply refuse to review the paper on that ground. I suppose one can trust a

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Boaz Shaanan
-647-2992 or 972-8-646-1710 From: CCP4 bulletin board [CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] on behalf of Joel Tyndall [joel.tynd...@otago.ac.nz] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 7:56 AM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers Marc, As someone

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Francois Berenger
Hi, There is the exact same problem when releasing a software, possibly open source, before the corresponding article is accepted. And I don't know a correct solution to this problem. Regards, F. On 04/19/2012 05:34 PM, Yu Wai Chen wrote: Dear Marc, As a reviewer I find it difficult to

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Marc Kvansakul
Thanks a lot to everyone for their insightful comments ­ I certainly had an interesting day trying to digest all that was said! Although my initial reaction to the request was to turn it down since I had never heard of such a request before, I decided in the end to accede to the request, since

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Herman . Schreuder
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 2:12 PM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers Dear All, Here comes the problem of blind reveiw, the authors are always at the receving end to share all there data, results and now the full cordinates to an unknown

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread George M. Sheldrick
: 19 April 2012 13:54 To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers This is off course a valid point. A desperate graduate student faking a structure risks his or hers career and reputation, while an anonymous referee, borrowing someone else's

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Antony Oliver
@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers This is off course a valid point. A desperate graduate student faking a structure risks his or hers career and reputation, while an anonymous referee, borrowing someone else's results gets away without any risk of being

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Randy Read
@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Jobichen Chacko Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 2:12 PM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers Dear All, Here comes the problem of blind reveiw, the authors are always at the receving end to share all

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Ian Tickle
Crucially this does *not* allow the coordinates or maps to be downloaded, but visually inspected online - via some form of web-browser plugin; Aztex Viewer or similar. Anthony, it would have to be something other than AstexViewer since the distributed version at least allows you to do a Save

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Antony Oliver
Of herman.schreu...@sanofi.com Sent: 19 April 2012 13:54 To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers This is off course a valid point. A desperate graduate student faking a structure risks his or hers career and reputation, while an anonymous referee

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Antony Oliver
Thanks Ian, Of course it'd have to be something else :-) but the capability of displaying models and maps via a web-browser is at least within current capabilities. Perhaps the whole model or electron density doesn't need to be presented - perhaps just a representative chunk or chunks with

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Tom Oldfield
- From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of herman.schreu...@sanofi.com Sent: 19 April 2012 13:54 To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers This is off course a valid point. A desperate graduate student faking

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Antony Oliver
...@sanofi.com Sent: 19 April 2012 13:54 To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers This is off course a valid point. A desperate graduate student faking a structure risks his or hers career and reputation, while an anonymous referee, borrowing someone

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Patrick Loll
Well, it is clear from this comment that in different fields there are different rules... . In macromolecular Xtallolgraphy, where some people deal with biologists from biomedical sciences, the impact of journals is an important aspect during evaluation and, unfortunately, pre-publication

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Miguel Ortiz Lombardia
El 19/04/12 18:42, Patrick Loll escribió: Well, it is clear from this comment that in different fields there are different rules... . In macromolecular Xtallolgraphy, where some people deal with biologists from biomedical sciences, the impact of journals is an important aspect during

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-19 Thread Edward A. Berry
Bosch, Juergen wrote: To pick a bit on George's point with MR citation. Here's how you can read it in the paper from your favourite competitor: A homology model was generated using [fill in any program for ab initio prediction] and subsequently used for molecular replacement with Molrep. The

[ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-18 Thread Marc Kvansakul
Dear CCP4BBlers, I was wondering how common it is that reviewers request to have a copy of the PDB coordinate file for the review purpose. I have just been asked to supply this by an editor after several weeks of review, after one of the reviewers requested a copy. Not having ever been asked

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-18 Thread Ed Pozharski
I always request both the final model and the experimental data (assuming that they are not yet available directly from the PDB). Obviously, this is done with assurances of confidentiality. I don't think it's common though, since I was never asked to provide the same by reviewers. What exactly

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-18 Thread Bosch, Juergen
Is your structure already searchable in the PDB ? You might be able to send the validation report perhaps ? How close to publication are you ? Jürgen On Apr 18, 2012, at 6:34 PM, Marc Kvansakul wrote: Dear CCP4BBlers, I was wondering how common it is that reviewers request to have a copy of

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-18 Thread Joel Tyndall
From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Marc Kvansakul Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2012 10:34 a.m. To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers Dear CCP4BBlers, I was wondering how common it is that reviewers request to have

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic: Supplying PDB file to reviewers

2012-04-18 Thread Vellieux Frederic
Hi, I think this practice (requesting the data) is getting more and more common these days with some scientists having published fake structures. You are far more protected from scientific misconduct when you provide the data to referees (this takes place through an editorial system - you