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Citation Of Non-English Peer Review Publications – Some Chinese Examples, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Citation Of Non-English Peer Review Publications – Some Chinese Examples, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Articles published in English language journals with citations of non-English peer reviewed materials are not very common today. However, as epidemiologists are becoming more aware of data and information being readily available and accessible in the non-English literature, the question of whether non-English materials can be cited in English language journals and if so, how should they be cited, has become an increasingly important issue. Bringing together personal insights from the author's familiarity with both the English and Chinese language epidemiological literature and results from a survey on the use of citations of non-English peer reviewed materials across a sample …
Open Access For The Non-English-Speaking World: Overcoming The Language Barrier, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Open Access For The Non-English-Speaking World: Overcoming The Language Barrier, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
This editorial highlights the problem of language barrier in scientific communication in spite of the recent success of Open Access Movement. Four options for English-language journals to overcome the language barrier are suggested: 1) abstracts in alternative languages provided by authors, 2) Wiki open translation, 3) international board of translator-editors, and 4) alternative language version of the journal. The Emerging Themes in Epidemiology announces that with immediate effect, it will accept translations of abstracts or full texts by authors as Additional files.