This is an old revision of this page, as edited by BoomerRev (talk | contribs) at 20:22, 13 June 2011 (The old version is not the way to write an encyclopedic article. The whole purpose of the article seems to be show that the journal is unreliable. The current version present is informative, without been tendentious. See talk page.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 20:22, 13 June 2011 by BoomerRev (talk | contribs) (The old version is not the way to write an encyclopedic article. The whole purpose of the article seems to be show that the journal is unreliable. The current version present is informative, without been tendentious. See talk page.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Not to be confused with Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. Academic journal| Discipline | Cosmology |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Rudolph Schild |
| Publication details | |
| History | 2009–present |
| Publisher | Cosmology Science Publishers (United States) |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  ) | |
| ISO 4 | J. Cosmol. |
| Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus | |
| ISSN | 2159-063X |
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Journal of Cosmology is an open access peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on all aspects of cosmology, astronomy, astrobiology, and earth and planetary science. The journal was established in 2009 by Cosmology Science Publishers and is edited by Rudolph Schild (Harvard University).
Hoover paper controversy
In early March 2011, the journal drew widespread criticism for the publication of a paper by Richard Hoover, a NASA engineer, claiming evidence for panspermia, which proposes that life on Earth began on another planet, which then collided with another astronomical body, and the resulting debris carried life from the original planet to Earth.
On 11 March, in an open letter to the editors of Science and Nature, Schild proposed to establish a commission to investigate the validity of the Hoover paper, which would be led by three experts appointed by Journal of Cosmology, Science, and Nature. The journal said it would interpret "any refusal to cooperate, no matter what the excuse" from Nature or Science as "vindication for the Journal of Cosmology and the Hoover paper, and an acknowledgment that the editorial policies of the Journal of Cosmology are beyond reproach".
On April 1, 2011, the James Randi Educational Foundation awarded Hoover and the Journal of Cosmology the Pigasus Award for publishing unscientific articles claiming life began before the beginning of the Universe.
Indexing
The Journal of Cosmology is abstracted and indexed in Astrophysics Data System, Polymer Library, and ProQuest.
References
- D. Dobbs (6 March 2011). "Aliens Riding Meteorites: Arsenic Redux or Something New?". Wired. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
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R. Redfield (6 March 2011). "Is this claim of bacteria in a meteorite any better than the 1996 one?". RRResearch. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
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R.B. Hoover (5 March 2011). "Fossils of Cyanobacteria in CI1 Carbonaceous Meteorites". 13.
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R. Schild (11 March 2008). "The Journal of Cosmology Proposes a Scientific Commission, Established Co-Jointly with Science and Nature, To Investigate & Confirm the Validity of the Hoover Paper". Journal of Cosmology.
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Further reading
- L. Battison (11 March 2011). "Microbes on a Moonbeam: Disentangling the Meteorite Microbe Claims". Science in Pen and Ink. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
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