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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>As a former editor with Nature, I should
clarify Nature’s policy on prior publicity, which differs from that of
Science. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Nature’s policy is stated in their
online guide to authors: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;font-style:italic'>“</span></font></i><i><font
color="#404040"><span lang=EN style='color:#404040;font-style:italic'>Contributions
being prepared for or submitted to a Nature
journal can be posted on recognized preprint servers (such as <a
href="http://www.arxiv.org">ArXiv</a> or </span></font></i><span
class=journalname><i><font color="#404040"><span lang=EN style='color:#404040;
font-style:normal'><a href="http://precedings.nature.com/"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Nature Precedings</span></i></a></span></font></i></span><i><font
color="#404040"><span lang=EN style='color:#404040;font-style:italic'>), and on
collaborative websites such as wikis or the author's blog.”</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.nature.com/authors/editorial_policies/confidentiality.html">http://www.nature.com/authors/editorial_policies/confidentiality.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>The thinking behind this policy is that
such postings are more akin to communication with colleagues than to formal
publication, even if the web site is publicly accessible.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Science, in contrast, discourages this, as
you noted at your meeting: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;font-style:italic'>“</span></font><font
color="#333333"><span style='color:#333333'>Distribution on the Internet may be
considered prior publication and may compromise the originality of the paper as
a submission to </span></font></i><em><i><font color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:#333333;font-style:normal'>Science</span></font></i></em><i><font
color="#333333"><span style='color:#333333;font-style:italic'>. Please contact
the editors with questions regarding allowable postings.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#333333" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.sciencemag.org/about/authors/prep/gen_info.dtl#embargo">http://www.sciencemag.org/about/authors/prep/gen_info.dtl#embargo</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Rightly or wrongly, Science and Nature (and
most other major journals) strongly discourage authors from actively seeking media
coverage for unpublished work. Defenders of this policy (the so-called
Ingelfinger rule, named for a former editor of NEJM) argue that it serves to
protect the public from misinformation that would arise from dissemination of scientific
claims that have not been peer reviewed. Critics argue that this is
paternalism, that peer review provides little assurance of quality, and that
the true purpose of the rule is to protect the commercial interests of the
publishers. Take your pick!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Charles Jennings<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>McGovern Institute for Brain Research<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
editors-bounces@MIT.EDU [mailto:editors-bounces@MIT.EDU] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Elizabeth Thomson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, September 27, 2007
4:50 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> editors@mit.edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Deborah Bohren; Kirk D
Kolenbrander<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Editors] MIT Editors'
Club Minutes, September 2007</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>MIT EDITORS' CLUB<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>*Meeting Notes from September 19, 2007*<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>About 15 people attended our first Editors' Club meeting of the 07-08
school year, and the hour flew by as we discussed such things as scientific
journals and exactly what a planned gift is. (As Editors' Club member Sarah
Rowley of the Office of Gift Planning told us, "most people don't know
what a planned gift is. That's why I have a job.")<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>*Stories, Please!*<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>My colleague Greg Frost, the News Manager for the News Office,
encouraged everyone to send MIT stories or story ideas his way. Here's a great
example: a few weeks ago Editors' Club member Karla Mansur of CSAIL sent Greg a
note about a young man who hadn't even heard of MIT as of three years ago, but
is now a freshman. He's here as a result of a program founded by other MIT
students to bring together Israeli and Palestinian youths in an educational
environment. End result: a fantastic feature (go to <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/meet-tt0919.html">http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/meet-tt0919.html</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>What about more modest announcements, like the need for host families
of international students? Send 'em along, said Greg. He's at <a
href="mailto:frost@mit.edu">frost@mit.edu</a> or x8-5401.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Of course, I'm always interested in research news from your
department.....As I mentioned at this meeting, the key is advance notice. For
example, I'd rather know about a paper that's been *accepted* by a journal than
one that was published a few months ago. A paper that's already been published
has lost its "news hook." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>*Careful....Careful!*<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>That was my advice when Editors' Club member Nancy Stauffer of the MIT
Energy Initiative called about some really cool research she's writing about
that is ALSO the subject of a technical article the researchers had submitted
to the journal Science.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Nancy</span></font></st1:place></st1:City>
was wondering if a story about the work could affect the researchers' chances
of getting into Science. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>And the answer is: yes. Journals like Science and Nature are quite
strict about papers they're reviewing or that have been accepted. They're quick
to bounce anything that has already appeared in a public forum. In this case,
the MIT team had derived their Science paper from a "working paper"
they planned to post on the web. My guess was that the "working
paper," once posted on the web, would indeed break the rules. And although
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Nancy</st1:place></st1:City>'s own
story about the work wouldn't be too technical, I thought it best not to post
that, either....to err on the safe side. A quick call to Science confirmed my
suspicions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>*So what IS a planned gift? *<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>According to Sarah, who is the marketing coordinator for the Office of
Gift Planning, a planned gift involves money given to the Institute before a
person dies. MIT cannot use that money, however, until the person dies. In the
meantime, that person receives income from MIT based on the gift, and there are
tax advantages to that.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>*Open House!*<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Environment, Health,
and Safety Office will be holding an open house on October 11. Emily Ranken of
EHS invites everyone to come on by. </span></font></span><span
class=apple-style-span><font size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>Plus, she says, "if people bring in a sample of water, they
can have it tested for lead. We also will give Radon test kits to those who
request them so they can test their houses for radon (our office will analyze
the kit)." How's that for a great MIT bene?</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> </span></font>For more info, go to <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/environment/openhouse.html">http://web.mit.edu/environment/openhouse.html</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>*Next Meetings*<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The next meetings of MIT Editors' Club are as follows. All meetings are
from 12-1 in the News Office (11-400). Please feel free to bring a lunch. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Tuesday, October 16<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Geneva'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thursday, November 15<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div style='min-height: 19px'>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Geneva'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Monday, December 17<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Geneva'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Wednesday, January 16, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div style='min-height: 19px'>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Geneva'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Tuesday, February 12<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Geneva'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Friday, March 14<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Geneva'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Monday, April 14<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Geneva'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Friday, May 16<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Tuesday, June 10<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Cheers!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Elizabeth</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 color=black
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