For questions about writing and publishing in the cognitive sciences.
9
votes
2answers
311 views
Plotting publication-quality ball-and-stick models of brain connectivity in 3D
I'm working on brain imaging (fMRI) and I'm looking for a way to plot brain effective connectivity (dynamic causal modeling) parameters between different brain regions in a 3D plot. The plotting ...
1
vote
1answer
46 views
What contextual links would make full-text journal articles more useful? [closed]
After searching PubMed or Google Scholar researchers often arrive at a publisher's full-text article page. Assuming that you have access to the full-text access, what contextual links should be ...
4
votes
2answers
413 views
When is it best to use PsycINFO versus Google Scholar?
PsycINFO is a abstracting service provided by the APA dedicated to research in the behavioural sciences to which many universities subscribe. Google Scholar provides a free abstracting service that ...
3
votes
1answer
88 views
How do you refer to something in APA-style that is not submitted to be published?
I'm writing a paper in APA-style. At the end of it, I have my references. There is this one paper (actually an internship report) that I refer to, but it hasn't been submitted for publication. How ...
7
votes
2answers
267 views
Are there any open access journals in the cognitive sciences with impact factor >1
Impact factors are scores assigned to journals which indicate how often, on average, articles are cited. Impact factors are published in Journal Citation reports of Thomson Reuters.
These reports ...
9
votes
3answers
195 views
How can I find open access journals for cognitive science research?
What open access journals that publish research in cognitive science/psychology exist?
Apart from PLOS ONE, are there any other open access journals that publish research in cognitive ...
4
votes
1answer
108 views
What are the major changes in the APA Publication Manual from 5th to 6th editions?
A lot of journals use APA style for journal article submissions. In 2009 APA released the 6th edition with several changes to the 5th edition.
What's a good summary of the important changes in the ...
