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4 and 5 first author papers? Just wondering: are non-first author papers in the life sciences not worth much? (a lot of papers I've seen in the life sci. world include authors who didn't really contribute substantially)

Wow, lol, she even sings in Chinese. "Liked"

I also procrastinate, but when I do get down to work, I need to get it to perfection. Unfortunately, most people associate procrastination with laziness. :S

Not sure about the business card, but he did attach all of those titles to a course syllabus: http://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/_documents/_course_syllabi/U_of_S_courses/PUBP898_PopulationHealth_Fall2010.pdf Edit: A couple of critiques of a report Dr. Lemstra wrote: http://www.cna.ca/english/pdf/studies/ReviewDrDouglasChambers09.pdf http://www.cna.ca/english/pdf/studies/July16-09-Dr-Osborne.pdf Very harsh!

Thought this blog entry was pretty funny: http://becausenooneasked.com/2009/01/29/can-you-have-too-many-letters-after-your-name/ The guy has 4 doctorates. Thoughts?

Thanks for your replies! Very helpful. I submitted a paper to an OA journal recently. Hopefully the turn around period isn't too long.

Hi, I'm curious as to others opinions about publishing in open access journals such as the BMC series of journals (BMC genetics, BMC medical genetics, etc.). These usually have moderate impact factor (IF of 2-4) and online only. Do people in academia generally view these OA journals as "crappier" (for lack of better descriptor) than conventional journals? Thanks for your opinions.