Collaborative Books

The Collaborative Books Project

The Collaborative Books are collections of knols integrated within a book. You can participate as an editor, an author or a reviewer.

 

ABOUT

What is The Collaborative Books Project?

The Collaborative Books Project is a movement committed to develop online textbooks through open contributions.

The idea behind The Collaborative Books Project is relatively simple, but totally unique.

  • The Collaborative Books Project is a worldwide community that you can be part of and benefit from
  • The Collaborative Books are comprehensive and current, keeping you informed of the latest.
  • The Collaborative Books are unbiased - providing you information that is not influenced by commercial interests. Nevertheless commercials and ads are allowed in our books.

 

What are The Collaborative Books?

The Collaborative Books are collections of knols integrated within a book. (Introduction to Knol).
 

Who promotes The Collaborative Books Project?

Internet Medical Publishing (iMedPub.com).
 

Who creates a new Collaborative Book?

Editors in collaboration with iMedPub.
 

Who is allowed to take part as an author?

Anyone with qualified knowledge.
 

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Some of the world's most respected scientists, clinicians and editors are joining the Board of Trustees of The Collaborative Books. Their judge and advise is a guarantee to continue a policy of unconditional open access and scientific quality for the books being offered.
Board of Trustees


INSTRUCTIONS FOR EDITORS

Editors manage the books and the knols constituting the book. They are in charge of creating an index for the book and are responsible to check contents are suitable.

 

How to become an editor

a. Create a new book.

If you want to create a new Collaborative Book and act as its editor just send a mail to info@imedpub.com
 

b. Include your already published knols within a new book.

You just have to create an index in the cover knol of the book. You will retain all your rights on the knols.
 

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

Chapters are published with Google's Knol application. Anyone who is knowledgeable about the matter is welcome to become a collaborator of any Collaborative Book. However, to edit or contribute to the main content, you must  be a qualified professional. The author who creates a chapter will be considered the main author and authors who later edit the text will be considered contributors.
 

How to create a new chapter 

  1. First check whether that chapter is needed in the book index (list of books below). If the chapter you want to create does not exist in the main index but you still think it would be suitable, please, send an email to info@imedpub.com. We will create to frontpage and then you can handle the book. 
  2. Then sign in in Knol and edit the chapter.
    • Configure the knol as moderated.
    • The text should be published using the author guidelines.
    • Titles of sections should be formated as Heading 2 (H2).
    • The statement and link "This is a chapter of The Collaborative Book ......." has to be included in the right superior corner of the text.
    • References should be provided for every evidence and displayed between brackets (Author, year) and listed by alphabetical order at the bottom of the text.
  3. Periodically check whether any comment or suggestion has been written by readers. We recommend you subscribe to notification emails in the Knol Settings panel.  
 

How to collaborate in an existing chapter

  1. First check the list of chapters in the index of the book (list of books below).
  2. Then sign in to Knol and address to that chapter. 
  3. If the chapter you are trying to edit is not published this is because the first version has not been created yet. To gain access just write a mail to the editor.
  4. Accessing Published Chapters: read Co-authors in Knols  
  5. Make the changes/additions you want.
    • Please, be aware every knol of this book is moderated. Changes you make here will be sent as suggestions to the author. Once your suggestions are accepted by the author, they will be visible to everyone. Learn more
    • You will appear in that knol's contributor list and in the list of authors. Please, read "Collaboration in knols".
  6. References should be provided for every evidence and displayed between brackets (Author, year) and listed by alphabetical order at the bottom of the text.

FAQs for authors.

LIST OF COLLABORATIVE BOOKS 

The Collaborative Cardiology Book (looking for editor)
The Collaborative Laparoscopy Surgery Book (looking for editor)
The Collaborative Book od Essential Dental Information

Knol Internal Medicine Textbook  Published (Looking for a retired prof of internal medicine as editor)

Published  (Looking for commercial sponsors)

Global Market Intelligence Overview Monograph 2009

Global Pharmaceutical Market Intelligence Monograph

Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry Overview 2008


 
 

SUGGEST A NEW COLLABORATIVE BOOK

If you want to create a new Collaborative Book just send a mail to info@imedpub.com


Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Diagnostic, Medical Device Industry

Journal of Therapeutic Biotechnology knol (JTBK)

The first knol journal has been initiated with a call for editors, authors, sponsors and help?



 
 

DISCLAIMER

The content on or accessible through The Collaborative Books is for informational purposes only. The Collaborative Books are not a substitute for professional advice or expert services.

By using the webs of this project, you understand that the information provided on The Collaborative Book is written and monitored by a large community of people that are not employees of iMedPub or controlled by iMedPub and the content changes constantly. The Collaborative Books content are provided "as is" and without any representations or warranties of any kind. The responsability of each content is of its own authors. 

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Angela

Hello

Hello! Great work here--I just wanted to let you know that I can translate this knol into Spanish pronto. Just say the word and I'll translate.

Last edited May 31, 2009 1:25 PM
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Krishan Maggon

Medical knol collection

Journal of Therapeutic Biotechnology knol (JTBK)

The first knol journal has been initiated with a call for editors, authors, sponsors and help?

I have created a new knol as a resource for the collaborative medical book project

Medical knol collection

Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Diagnostic, Medical Device Industry





Last edited Mar 4, 2009 1:59 PM
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Krishan Maggon

How to join?

I would like to join your group as I have several new book projects at planning stage? Do you want someone coming in from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry side with expertise in clinical trials and new drug development? I have very high stakes in the quality of healthcare information with its standard checks, peer review and bioethics.

I have noticed the progress made in several ongoing Knol medical book projects. The availability of several good medical knols only require organization and collection efforts by the medical community of knol authors. Why these projects have not been highlighted?


I would like to invite all the interested medical experts as coauthors of my two knols, the second for a to be created new medical collection knol. If you visit my knol and write in a comment, I can invite you. Let me know.

Increased Healthcare Costs- What can be done?

Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Diagnostic, Medical Device Industry and Medical Knol
Will be split into Industry and Medical knol book

Last edited Mar 17, 2009 3:21 AM
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minoo bhagia

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Hi,
I want to be a part of ''obstetrics and gynecology'' collaborative book but not able to login.
Kindly help.

Last edited Feb 10, 2009 6:55 AM
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Andreas Kemper

If you want ...

... collaborative books in other languages, you can link this Knol in the Knol translation table

http://knol.google.com/k/andreas-kemper/knol-translation/8bgikaqot3ts/55#Ask_Native_Speakers_to_Translate_your_Knols

The first twenty Knols are free and until now only two Knol-Authors wants this free translation.

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  • Samuel Barrack
    Samuel Barrack
    Neurologist at Southampton General Hospital, Southampton
  • Alexandre Gouveia
    Alexandre Gouveia
    MD, GP at Portuguese National Health Service, Viana do Castelo
  • Tiago Villanueva
    Tiago Villanueva
    GP trainee/Family Medicine resident at USF AlphaMouro, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Krishan Maggon
    Krishan Maggon
    Consultant Pharmaceutical Biotechnology R&D & Advisor, Geneva, Switzerland & New York, USA
  • Angela
    Angela
    Movie Director at S. Studios, Earth

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