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Oct 11, 2007

A new site to discuss journal articles is in beta testing. Journalfire was begun by a group of graduate students, and its goal is to create "a centralized location for you to share, discuss, and evaluate published journal articles," says the site's blog. Over at Public Rambling, Pedro Beltrão remarks that the idea is promising, but its success will depend on getting enough people to the site to stimulate interesting discussions.

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