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Blogging on the sidelines

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Bloggers shouldn't be relegated to the sidelines of the scientific literature, argues Michelle Francl.

I have to admit that my first reaction to Royce Murray's recent editorial in Analytical Chemistry1, warning scientists about science 'bloggers', was irritation. Judging by the reaction of some of my colleagues — bloggers and otherwise — I was not alone. Still, as much as my blogger's fingers itched to post about the irony of someone lionizing scholarly publication, while simultaneously disregarding the published work of the lexicologists at the OED (who have considered 'blogger' to be an English word since 2003), I had to admire Murray for his ability to raise so many key questions about science writing in a concise and provocative 619 words. He has real potential as a 'blogger'.

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