Mass Spectrometry Terms Final Draft

The third and final draft (PDF) of the Standard Definitions of Terms Relating To Mass Spectrometry document is up on the MS Terms website. This draft is currently undergoing peer review and will be the last draft before publication. It will also be presented as a poster (PDF) next week in Prague at the International …

Open Access: ACS and ASMS

BioCurious Blog comments on American Chemical Society President E. Ann Nalley’s recent letter arguing against open access to journal articles that report on research funded by the NIH. Nalley objects to the “available after six months” policy, arguing that it will lead to lost revenues. It’s still too early to guage the effect on journal …

MS Terms and Definitions Workshop at ASMS

Self-referential (but important) lift from STMS: I am organizing a workshop at the ASMS Meeting in San Antonio on Tuesday June 7 from 5:30 to 7:00. The topic is revising the standard terms and definitions related to mass spectrometry. The main item that I will be presenting is a draft list of revised terms that …