We have a lot to tell you – #f1000tour continues in 2014

The F1000Prime Outreach team are scheduling more visits to, and presentations at, many academic and research institutions in 2014, and attending more conferences. Here are the dates, venues and presentation topics so far, including five talks over three days in Milan, Italy, next week. With a number of important new features being added to F1000Prime…

The UK's 100 Leading Scientists

We’re very pleased to be able to congratulate three Members of F1000Prime that have been included by the Science Council in their list of the 100 leading UK practising scientists. The Science Council is a UK-based organisation whose aims are to “advance science and the application of science for society by bringing together a broad…

Andrea Luigi Tranquilli

It is with great sadness that we note the death of F1000Prime Faculty Member Andrea Luigi Tranquilli, who passed away last week at the age of 58. Professor Tranquilli, a highly respected figure who specialised in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, was the director of the obstetrics and gynaecology clinic at the University of…

Are you a researcher who likes to stay organized? Join the club

After a successful beta phase F1000Journal Clubs launches today, with a variety of options for accessing and trialling the service. Read the press release here. F1000Prime is, amongst other things, about saving researchers’ valuable time. Scientists can spend hours each month critically evaluating published research in their journal clubs, and a well-organized journal club can…

Mark your calendars – Announcing the #F1000Talks Tweet Chat

Literature discovery tools and services are gaining in popularity among scientists. A principal consideration when choosing one of these services is how much help they can provide scientists and doctors in their work, while ease of use and user support should also be taken into consideration. Join us on Wednesday, January 29th at 1pm ET…

Are these the most influential biomedical articles of 2011-13?

After F1000Prime published its 150,000th article recommendation last week, we reflect on some of the most influential biomedical articles of the last 3 years, as selected and rated by the F1000Prime Faculty. It’s almost 3 years exactly since we reached the milestone of 100,000 articles being recommended in F1000Prime. So, since January 2011, which articles…

Cartilage biology and open peer review

Ali Mobasheri is a research scientist in the field of cartilage biology, and works at the University of Nottingham as well as the School of Pharmacy at the University of Bradford. Professor Mobasheri is also a Faculty Member in the Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology Faculty of F1000Prime. During a recent visit to our London office,…