Important science - It's all about the SPIN

Arturo Casadevall; Ferric C. Fang

doi:10.1128/IAI.00757-09

Important science - It's all about the SPIN

Arturo Casadevall, Ferric C. Fang

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Abstract

The importance of a scientific finding can be difficult to ascertain because it requires both subjective judgment and foresight. We propose criteria, based upon whether a discovery is sizeable (S), practical (P), integrated (I), and new (N), that can be used individually or collectively to systematically assess the importance of a finding.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4177-4180
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infection and immunity
Volume	77
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00757-09
State	Published - Oct 2009
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Parasitology
Microbiology
Immunology
Infectious Diseases

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