When you’re next in the Knowledge Center, check out our latest exhibit, curated by archivist Jennifer Ulrich. Historic Remedies explores the roots of modern pharmaceuticals through historic medicine bottles, tools, texts, and student notes. On view through 15 January 2027.
Can AI tackle the drudgery of literature searches and screening without sacrificing insight? Wagner et al. examine AI’s potential promise and its pitfalls — and the essential work of judgment only humans can do.
[J Inf Technol 2022;37(2):209-226]
The Journal of Translational Medicine invites papers on machine learning to predict and overcome drug resistance in solid tumors, optimize treatment, and advance personalized cancer care. Submission deadline: 30 November 2026.
In this self-paced on-demand class you’ll learn how PubMed uses Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) for keyword searches leveraging the controlled vocabulary of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) database. You’ll also learn how to bypass ATM when it's not doing what you want it to do.
Peterson and colleagues present ten concrete, field-tested rules that if followed can turn writing from a dreaded chore into a daily habit that sharpens thinking and boosts scientific impact.
[PLOS Comput Biol 2018;14(1):e1006379]
Merton’s classic essay observes eminent scientists get outsized credit for collaborative discoveries, while unknowns are overlooked — the “Matthew effect.” Although skewing rewards, such prestige can boost how fast findings spread. Valid tradeoff?
[Science 1968;159(3810):56–63]
Research Involvement and Engagement invites papers advancing evidence and best practices for equitable, ethical patient involvement in research publications, including authorship on and public transmission of that research. Submission deadline: 15 November 2026.
Can you have a polished-looking paper with gaps in the knowledge? Yes, warn Poe and Dryer. AI-generated literature reviews often skip decades of scholarship — distorting knowledge, burdening editors and reviewers, and undermining genuine research.
[Chron High Educ 10 Aug 2026]
Want to be faster, fairer, and far more influential as a reviewer? In 2006 Bourne and Korngreen offered these ten practical rules for transforming peer review from a chore into a craft. Now Rahman and DeBlasio have ten more.
[PLOS Comput Biol 2006;2(9):e110; 2026;22(6):e1014359]
JBI Evidence Synthesis seeks SWAR manuscripts — studies embedded in reviews to test and improve methods, processes, reporting, and use — and welcomes a variety of study designs: quantitative, qualitative, or mixed approaches. This is an ongoing call for papers with no deadline.
