topic pages: the peer-reviewed wikipedia article (bosc 2012 poster)

Steps to create a Topic Page:1.Find computational biology topic not

covered by Wikipedia

2.Create account on the drafting wiki:http://topicpages.ploscompbiol.org

3.Draft article according to PLoS & Wikipedia guidelines

4.Pass open peer review on Talk page

5.On publication date, copy the article to Wikipedia!

Resources•Email ploscompbiol@plos.org•View the author guidelines:

•http://topicpages.ploscompbiol.org/wiki/Topic_Pages

•http://www.ploscompbiol.org/attachments/topicpages.pdf

Topic PagesThe Peer-reviewed Wikipedia Article

•Contribute to Wikipedia’s coverage of Computational Biology•Publish an Open-access article in PLoS: Computational Biology•Make your research field accessible to the public•Take advantage of open-access licenses to reach the largest audience

Spencer BlivenDepartment of Bioinformatics

University of California San DiegoSan Diego, CA

Andreas Prlić San Diego Supercomputer CenterUniversity of California San Diego

San Diego, CA Software Editor

PLoS Computational Biology

Daniel MietchenEvoMRI Communications

Jena, GermanyTopic Page Editor

PLoS Computational Biology

Shoshana WodakUniversity of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, CanadaTopic Page Editor

PLoS Computational Biology

Philip BourneSkaggs School of Pharmacy and

Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of California San Diego

Editor-in-chiefPLoS Computational Biology

Wodak SJ, Mietchen D, Collings AM, Russell RB, Bourne PE (2012) Topic Pages: PLoS Computational Biology Meets Wikipedia. PLoS Comput Biol 8(3): e1002446

Bliven, S., & Prlić, A. (2012). Circular permutation in proteins. PLoS computational biology, 8(3), e1002445. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002445

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