Science Editor Jan./Feb. 2005 – Vol. 28, No. 1

Viewpoint

2: Open Access and Science Editor. Barbara Gastel

Annual Meeting Reports

3: Plenary Presentation: The Access Issue: Publishing at a Critical Juncture

4: Standards of Reporting Biomedical Research: What’s New?

5: Evolving Roles in Access: Researchers, Librarians, Publishers, and Users

6: Patient Privacy and Journals: The Challenges of HIPAA and Other Privacy Laws

7: Good Science Gone Bad? Avoiding Media Pitfalls

8: How Much Should Editors Know About Statistics?

9: Establishing and Maintaining an Editorial Department Servicing Researchers in an Academic Setting

10: Electronic Indexing and Abstracting Services

11: Electronic Transactions: Trends in Online Professional Education and What They Mean for Publishers

12: Tension Between the Needs of Authors and Editors

Features

13: The World Association of Medical Editors (WAME): Thriving in Its First Decade. Bruce P Squires and Suzanne W Fletcher

17: Deciding to Become a Freelance Science Editor. Jamie De Gregory

20: The Arabic Naming System. Beth Notzon and Gayle Nesom

Departments

23: Reviews Beth Notzon

26: Views Afield Jamie De Gregory

27: Solution Corner Della Mundy

29: Net Results Jamie De Gregory

30: Editing across the Sciences Barbara Gastel

32: Other Than Editing Jamie De Gregory

CSE News

34: Five Short Courses to Precede Annual Meeting Diane Lang

35: Short Course on Statistics to Debut Jessica Ancker

36: Information for Contributors

36: Calendar