[OWW-SC] Fwd: OWW DNA ligation and nature methods article...

Tue Nov 7 12:50:45 EST 2006

OWW SC,

I wanted to send this along to the OWW SC and my guess is that many  
of the people emailed below haven't had time to respond, and it  
provides a interesting use case.

Best,
Drew

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "James Hadfield" <James.Hadfield at cancer.org.uk>
> Date: November 1, 2006 11:50:13 AM EST
> To: <endy at mit.edu>, <tk at csail.mit.edu>,  
> <pamela_silver at hms.harvard.edu>, <rshetty at mit.edu>, <nkuldell at mit.edu>
> Subject: OWW DNA ligation and nature methods article...
>
> Dear All,
>     I am writing to you as I want to reference the DNA ligation  
> protocol in the Nature methods article I am putting together  
> (http://openwetware.org/wiki/Jamesh008:nature_methods_article). See  
> the email I sent to Sri below for more detail.
>     Basically I would like to exchange my DNA ligation 'consensus'  
> protocol (http://openwetware.org/wiki/ 
> Jamesh008:consensus_DNA_ligation_protocol) for the DNA ligation  
> protocol on the front page (http://openwetware.org/wiki/ 
> DNA_Ligation). It has been written to the 'consensus' protocol  
> style I think will work best and as described in the NM article. It  
> is different from the current DNA ligation protocol and you are all  
> involved in creating that or the lab specific ones. As such I would  
> very much like your input.
>     Get back to me if you have questions or better still. Edit the  
> article and consensus protocol pages (http://openwetware.org/wiki/ 
> User:Jamesh008).
>     James.
>
> James Hadfield
> CRI Genomics Core
>
> Cancer Research UK
> Cambridge Research Institute
> Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE
> Tel: +44 (0)1223 404250
> Fax: +44 (0)1223 404208
> Mob: +44(0)7879 844167
> email: james.hadfield at cancer.org.uk
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: James Hadfield
>
> Sent: 30 October 2006 11:59
>
> To: 'Sri Kosuri'; 'OpenWetWare Admin'
>
> Subject: FW: Decision on presubmission inquiry NMETH-PI03027
>
> Dear Sri,
>
> Please pass this message on to the OWW steering committee. I have a  
> couple of specific questions I would like the steering committee to  
> answer at the bottom.
>
> I have been very happy to contribute to OWW. I first came across  
> the site when I wanted to get a template for Nature Methods:  
> methods articles to use in our lab as a standard protocol format.  
> Nature declined citing copyright reasons.
>
> OWW will be the standard in my lab and I am doing my best to  
> convince the CRI management on the ease and usefulness of the Wiki  
> approach. It may be that we host something internally rather than  
> on OWW (I know there are discussions ongoing within OWW about  
> private wikis).
>
> I have been looking at what I termed a 'consensus protocol' as the  
> standard protocol for a new scientist to use. See http:// 
> openwetware.org/wiki/Jamesh008:consensus_protocol for more info.  
> This is something I will certainly be working on formalising over  
> the next weeks and months.
>
> While thinking about this I made a presubmission enquiry to Nature  
> Methods about OWW, specifically protocols and consensus protocols  
> and they have asked me to write a brief correspondence article.  
> When I made the enquiry I made it quite clear to the editor that  
> although this was going to be written by me it would also be co- 
> written and edited by the OWW community. They have accepted this as  
> OK. I have started with an abstract but as this is a brief  
> correspondence there will not be an abstract, just the article  
> http://openwetware.org/wiki/Jamesh008:nature_methods_article.
>
> I would like to submit this by the middle of November.
>
>
> Questions:
>
> Is the steering committee happy for me to proceed?
>
> Is authorship OK?
>
> Is the format OK?
>
> Is the submission date OK?
>
> I suggested that three OWW steering committee members 'sign off'  
> the article as ready to submit. Perhaps it would be easier to get  
> people to add comments to the discussion page before November 10th  
> with a provisional submission date of November 17th?
>
> Consensus protocols would really need an editor. I would suggest  
> the editor is self nominated. They would be responsible for  
> updating the protocol and authorising general edits?
>
>
>
> I hope this is a very good way of advertising OWW to a more general  
> audience. Perhaps you (we) should think a bit more about how to  
> show the labs on the front page before lots more people sign up.
>
> James.
>
> PS: please add me to the steering committee.
>
> James Hadfield
>
> CRI Genomics Core
>
>
> Cancer Research UK
>
> Cambridge Research Institute
>
> Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE
>
> Tel: +44 (0)1223 404250
>
> Fax: +44 (0)1223 404208
>
> Mob: +44(0)7879 844167
>
> email: james.hadfield at cancer.org.uk
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: v.kiermer at natureny.com [mailto:v.kiermer at natureny.com]
>
> Sent: 27 October 2006 20:55
>
> To: James Hadfield
>
> Subject: Decision on presubmission inquiry NMETH-PI03027
>
> 27th Oct 2006
>
>
>
> Dear Mr Hadfield,
>
>
> Thank you for your inquiry about submitting your manuscript  
> entitled "OpenWetWare Protocols: an open-access online protocol  
> resource for everyone." to Nature Methods. The topic you propose to  
> discuss is potentially an important resource for the community and  
> our readership in particular. As such, it could be suitable for our  
> Correspondence section.
>
> We will be happy to consider for publication a brief Correspondence  
> (no more than 400 words).
>
> Of course, it is very difficult to make a definitive judgment about  
> any manuscript based only on the limited information available in a  
> presubmission inquiry. Therefore I am sure you will understand that  
> we cannot make any specific promises until we have read it in its  
> entirety.
>
>
> Again, thank you for your interest in Nature Methods, and I look  
> forward to reading your manuscript.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Veronique Kiermer, PhD
>
> Editor
>
> Nature Methods
>
>
>
>
> This email has been sent through the NPG Manuscript Tracking System  
> NY-610A-NPG&MTS.

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