How to get published in IOP journals

吕铭方 教授

,

博士

, FInstP

首席代表、

IOP

中国总编 英国物理学会北京代表处 Updated in February 2014 [email protected]

, China.iop.org, IOPscience.iop.org

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Outline

Papers and their qualities from China Quality - IOP criteria What determines your quality Select the journal and submit your paper Process at the journal What referees do for your paper Responding to referees Getting published in IOP Journals Questions

Paper publications with IOP by mainland Chinese authors

Year 1995 1996 1997 Submitted Accepted Acc rate=Acc/Sub 134 150 158 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 858 1,132 1,383 1,550 2,016 2,505 3,415 170 177 196 262 468 20.63% 17.31% 19.09% 30.2% 568 28.2% 624 24.9% 788 23.1% 4,282 1,125 26.3% 5,507 1,510 27.4% 2008 6,627 1,562 23.6% 2009 7,464 1,720 23.0% 2010 7,037 1,556 22.1% 2011 7,276 1,365 18.8% 2012 7,572 1,453 19.2% 2013 8,336 (No. 1) 1,990 (No. 2) 23.9%

2013 IOP 全球范围接受投稿和接受论文情况

Journals Submitted Accepted Acceptance rate IOP 35,985 13,975 38.8% AAS 2,241* 3,463 (*not all submissions) IOP+AAS 38,226

中国

(No 2) (8,336) 17,438 23.2% (1,990) 14.2% 45.6% 23.9% 2013

年其他主要国家向

IOP

投稿和发表论文情况

No. 1

美国

3

德国

4

英国

5

法国

6

日本

7

意大利 投稿

8

西班牙

9

韩国

10

加拿大

5,410 2,430 2,076 1,548 1,480 1,310 997 1,410 838

接受 接受率

3,067 1,673 1,329 1,003 852 792 574 497 446 56.7% 68.8% 64.0% 64.8% 57.6% 60.5% 57.6% 35.2% 53.2% http://IOPscience.iop.org/

QUALITY ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR IOP JOURNALS

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Q1 Makes major contributions to the advancement of the subject world-wide (top 10%) Q2 Good quality work - original and internationally competitive Q3 Borderline work of limited interest Q4 Low quality work - adds little or no new knowledge Q5 Poor work, clearly unsuitable

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Q1 or Q2 papers are expected Q3 papers unlikely to be accepted Q4 or Q5 papers will be rejected

2013 IOP

发表中国大陆作者论文的质量水平

Quality rating Papers accepted Percentage Accumulated % Q1 19 1.5% Q1.5 137 10.5% Q1.5 better 12.0% Q2 944 72.7% Q2 better 84.7% Q2.5 160 12.3% Q2.5 better 97.0% Q3 38 2.9% Q3.5 0 Q4 1 0.7% Q5 0 Total 1,299 (691 articles not given a Q-rating) http://IOPscience.iop.org/

What determine your quality

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Original work, novel and significant

 Report a major advance or a new approach  Be set in context of previous research by yourself and others

Interest to the community Have sound motivation and purpose Not previously published Not under consideration for publication in any other journal or any other form Scientific quality not quantity of papers Ethical code:

 Research results – true, properly recorded  Authorship practices – who can be your co-authors

Helpful techniques for writing your paper

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Focus on new and important research results Make sure the language is clear and precise, especially your conclusions Ensure that figures and tables are clear Ensure that the paper is of the right length

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The most important things to consider when writing a research paper:

 Do you have original results to report to your peers?

   What should the format of the article be? Do you have all of the references?

Which journal do you want to publish in and do you understand their submission procedures?

Do you understand the process and requirements?

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Something to avoid

Presenting new but trivial or obvious results Making unsubstantiated conclusions Burying new results beneath too much scene-setting Recapping of findings already published Presenting incremental research

 Being long winded – keep short  ‘Flowery’ language     Abbreviations and jargon Speculation or anecdotes – keep to the facts A ‘gimmicky’ title makes wild, unjustified claims     Poor or incomplete references Poor quality figures Incomplete data Don’t cover up or ‘fudge’ the data

More helpful tips

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Allow time for rewriting Use figures instead of tables Ask a colleague to read and comment on an early draft Check the structure of the paper:

       Title – proper and complete Abstract – more details, key words, PACS Introduction – history, why, what you have done Method – details and standard Results and Discussion – fact and more Conclusion – what you have achieved References – objective and up-to-date

Selecting the journal

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Choose the right one for you

网上投稿

Electronic Submission _Online

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IOP

投稿系统正在并将完全转换至

ScholarOne

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要求所有稿件网上投稿：

Online submission

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适用于所有

IOP

主办的期刊，查询登陆

http://iopscience.iop.org/

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投稿过程简单、快速、可靠！

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问题和查询：

[email protected]

IOP is moving to ScholarOne

For internal use only

Online submission

电子投稿

Electronic Submission_

常见问题  注意： 

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、网上投稿后立即获得正式

ID

号。 

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、下载论文的审稿

PDF

文件并认真检查，若有问题，要立即联 系编辑并发去正确的

PDF

文件供审稿。 

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、编辑通讯邮件发给指定的通讯作者和主要邮件接收作者，如果你不 是并且未得到任何回音，请首先跟通讯作者查询。 

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、论文格式按照投稿提示。 

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、目前

IOP

正在过渡到

ScholarOne

，部分期刊还未改变。  问题和查询：

[email protected]

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Post your manuscript to an OA site

You can post your manuscript on an open access repository while submitting it to a journal, say,

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http://arxiv.org/

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http://eprintweb.org/

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You get an ID and web link for it.

For internal use only

For internal use only

What is ORCID?

Process at the journal

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Editor acknowledges your paper, assign a ref number, e.g. JPCM-103288, NANO-121682 (Check with your corresponding author first!) Pre-screening process Editor selects referees for the paper Referees send their reports back to the Editor Editor makes decision based on referee reports Adjudicator is selected if the reports are conflicting

What referees do for your paper?

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Independent assessment by experts in the field Referees provide constructive criticism and feedback on your paper A ‘filter’ for scientific quality control Publishing a paper in a peer-reviewed journal gives more credibility to your work than if you post it on your own web site Peer review is an essential part of publishing in a journal or obtaining a grant

Referees’ assessment: Scientific Quality

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Scientific merit: significant new results and originality Accurate and correct Sufficient discussion of the context of the work, and suitable referencing Suitable material for the Journal

Referees’ assessment: Presentation: TA+IMRaD+C

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Title: is it adequate/appropriate?

Abstract: is it complete by itself and suitable for direct inclusion in an abstracting service?

Diagrams, tables, and captions: are they clear and essential?

Text and mathematics: are they brief but still clear? Conclusion: does it summarise what has been learned and why it is interesting and useful?

References: objective and up-to-date Clear writing and communication of ideas, readability and discussion of concepts

Introduction to refereeing and Guide for authors

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Introduction to refereeing IOP

审稿指南 

http://images.iop.org/referees-chinese/

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http://images.iop.org/referees/

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http://referees.iop.org

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IOP

作者指南》

(Introductory guide for authors) http://cms.iopscience.org/3205ba4f-d278-11e1-9b7a-4d5160a0f0b4/index.html

http://authors.iop.org/atom/usermgmt.nsf/AuthorServices

More information...

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Free introductory guides for authors and referees http://www.ioppublishing.org/researchers Currently available in English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish

Responding to referees’ comments

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Read referees ’ report and put away for a day! Read them again!

Respond to each and every comment specifically Keep a list of your changes Where you disagree, explain why If referee misses a point it is not necessarily his/her fault Be polite!

Prepare a detailed covering letter with your response

If your paper is rejected

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Do not despair: treat referees ’ comments as a free expert advice You may be able to re-write your article taking into account the suggestions of the referees and re-submit it Note: If you re-submit the paper to any IOP journal, you need to add enough significant new results in it If you think the review was unfair, appeal to the journal by sending a letter and explaining why you think your work did not receive a fair treatment

If your paper is accepted

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Great - celebrate!

The journal will expect you to check your proofs rapidly

 Nominate another person if you are unavailable   Give one copy of proofs to somebody else to read Reply to editor ’s queries

IOP Flagship Journals

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Journal of Physics series

Journal of Physics – IOP flagship journals range J Phys A: Mathematical & Theoretical (2012 IF: 1.766)

1. Quantum field theory 2. QFT/BEC overlap 3. Quantum information 4. Foundations of quantum mechanics 5. Open quantum open systems 6. Quantum condensed matter physics 7. Computational physics 8. Mathematical methods for materials and biology

J Phys B: Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics (2012 IF: 2.031)

1: Quantum optics and quantum information processing 2: Ultrafast science 3: Cold atoms and molecules 4: Novel light sources for atomic and molecular physics studies

Journal of Physics – IOP flagship journals range J Phys CM: Condensed Matter (2012 IF: 2.355) 1.

Surface, interface and atomic-scale science

2.

Liquids, soft matter and biological physics

3.

Nanostructures and nanoelectronics

4.

Solid structure and lattice dynamics

5.

Electronic structure,

6.

Correlated electrons

7.

Superconductors and metals,

8.

Semiconductors

9.

Dielectrics and ferroelectrics,

10.

Magnetism and magnetic materials

-- All on fundamental CM physics, experimental, theoretical or simulation!

J Phys D: Applied Physics (2012 IF: 2.528)

1. Magnetism and magnetic materials 2. Applied interfaces 3. Photonics and semiconductors 4. Spintronics 5. Biomedical optics, biophotonics and biomagnetism 6. Tribology 7. Nanostructures and nanoelectronics 8. Terahertz physics

Journal of Physics – IOP flagship journals range J Phys G: Nuclear and Particle Physics (2012 IF: 5.326)

1. Quark Matter / QGP / Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions 2. Cosmic Rays & Particle Astrophysics 3. Hadronic Physics 4. Neutrino physics 5. Nuclear Structure 6. Lattice QCD 7. Underground Lab Physics

SCI

影响因子的计算

:

A=2010 年发表的论文数 , B=2011 年发表的论文数 C=(A+B) 在 2012 年被引用的总次数 ( 能够追踪的 ) 2012 Impact Factor=C/(A+B) 发布时间 : 2013 年 6 月 19 日

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IOP 74

种期刊目录及最新

SCI

影响因子

(1-7)

IOP

最著名的期刊系列

-- Journal of Physics series

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(2012 Impact Factor, published on 19 June 2013)

1. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical & Theoretical (1.766) 2. (1) 3.

(2) Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics (2.031) Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter (2.355) 4. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2.528) 5.

(3) Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics (5.326) 6. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (EI, CPCI-SCI)

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7. New Journal of Physics (4.063) Notes: 1.

No page charge except NJP which is an open access journal.

2.

3.

For journals marked (1) - (8 ), IOP Beijing Office provides free pre-refereeing and English polishing services.

For journals marked “ * ”, authors need to submit papers directly to their editorial offices, please check IOPscience.iop.org, China.iop.org

IOP 74 种期刊目录及 SCI 索引和最新影响因子 (8-24)   

8. 2D Materials

(2012 ISI Impact Factor)

(new) 9. The Astronomical Journal (AAS, 4.965)

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10. The Astrophysical Journal (AAS, 6.733)

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11. The Astrophysical Journal Letters (AAS, 6.345)

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12. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (AAS, 16.238)

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13. *Applied Physics Express 14. Biofabrication 15. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics (2.731) (3.705) (2.412)

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16. Biomedical Materials (2.174)

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17. * Chinese Physics B (CPS, 1.148)

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18. *Chinese Physics C

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19.

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* Chinese Physics Letter (4) Classical and Quantum Gravity 21. * Communications in Theoretical Physics (CPS, 0.338) (CPS, 0.811) (3.562) (CPS, 0.954)

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22. Computational Science & Discovery 23. Environmental Research Letters 24. European Journal of Physics (new) (3.582) (0.644)

All IOP Journals (25 - 42)

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25.

* EPL (Europhysics Letters) 26. Fluid Dynamics Research 27.

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 28. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 29. Inverse Problems 30. * Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (2.260) (0.758) (EI, CPCI-SCI) (EI, CPCI) (1.896) (1.067) 31. Journal of Breath Research 32.

* Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 33. Journal of Geophysics and Engineering 34.

* Journal of Instrumentation (2.571) (6.036) (SGRI, Nanjing, 0.721) (1.869) 35. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 36. Journal of Neural Engineering 37.

(5) Journal of Optics 38.

* Journal of Radiological Protection 39. Journal of Semiconductors (1.386) (new, Semi, CAS, China) 40.

* Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (1.866) 41. * Laser Physics 42. * Laser Physics Letters (1.790) (3.282) (1.990) (2.545) (7.714)

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All IOP Journals (43 – 60)

43. Materials Research Express 44. Measurement Science and Technology 45. Methods and Applications in Fluorescence 46.

* Metrologia 47. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Sci. & Eng.

48.

(6) Nanotechnology 49. Nonlinearity 50.

* 51.

* Nuclear Fusion Physica Scripta 52. Physical Biology 53. Physics Education (New) (1.435) (New) (1.902) (1.932) (3.842) (1.602) (IAEA, 2.734) (1.032) (2.620) 54. Physics in Medicine and Biology 55. Physiological Measurement 56. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 57.

* Plasma Science and Technology 58. Plasma Sources Science and Technology 59. Reports on Progress in Physics 60. * Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (2.701) (1.496) (2.369) (IPP, 0.514) (2.515) (13.232) (NAOC, 1.348)

All IOP Journals (61 – 74) 1.

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61. SciDAC Review 62. * Science and Technology of Advanced Materials 63. * Science Foundation in China (NSFC) 64.

(7) Semiconductor Science and Technology 65. Smart Materials and Structures 66.

(8) Superconductor Science and Technology 67. Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties 68. Translational Materials Research 69.

* Izvestiya: Mathematics (Turpion) 70.

* Physics-Uspekhi (Turpion & UFN) 71.

* Quantum Electronics (Turpion) 72.

* Russian Chemical Reviews (Turpion) 73.

* Russian Mathematical Surveys (Turpion) 74.

* Sbornik: Mathematics (Turpion) (DOE, new) (NIMS, 3.752) (1.921) (2.024) (2.758) (New) (New) (0.640) (1.865) (0.823) (2.299) (0.781) (0.595) Notes: For journals marked (1) - (8) , IOP Beijing Office provides free pre-refereeing and English polishing services. 2. For journals marked “ * ”, authors need to submit papers directly to their editorial offices, please check IOPscience.iop.org

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3 new materials sciences journals are now open for submissions!

        IOP 期刊的显著特点 , IOPscience.iop.org

双审稿人审稿机制，对作者更公平和更多的发表机会。 均为享誉国际的著名期刊， 1,000 人的一流国际编委，多名中国编委 广泛的传播性， 电子期刊达到全球 180 多个国家和地区的 4,000 多个研究机构 ，包括所有 200 多个世界最著名实验室。 2013 年被点击超过 9500 万次，全文 下载超过 2300 万次。 所有 IOP 期刊均不收取版面费 , 运行经费完全来自期刊的销售 (NJP 除外， OA) 全电子服务： esub, eStatus, eSearch, eAlert, RRS 方便作者投稿和阅读。 审稿和出版速度快， JPCM ：

Receipt to First Decision = 20 days, Receipt to Acceptance = 45 days, Receipt to Web Publication = 90 days;

网上出 版可快至 20 天、平均 2-3 个月或更快。 NJP 的最快记录只有 25 小时， CPC 大亚 湾中微子理论论文，只有几个小时；前提是保证论文和出版质量。 免费附加多媒体附件，免费附加“活 ” 的公式、数据库，彩色图片、中文姓名 、视频摘要和动画电影片段等， 向读者充分介绍自己的研究结果和过程。 自 1874 年成立以来 140 年的过刊全部全文上网，总计超过 47 万篇论文和 291 万 页的物理学，包括许多荣获诺贝尔奖的经典之作。 （中国已订购国家许可！）

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为 8 种期刊提供预审和免费英文修改 , 方便中国作者投稿          1. Journal of Optics

(2012 Impact Factor)

(JOPt,

1.990

) 2. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics 3. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (JPB,

2.031

) (JPD,

2.528

)

4. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 5. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics 6. Nanotechnology 7. Semiconductor Science and Technology 8. Superconductor Science and Technology (JPCM, (JPG, (NANO, (SST, (SUST,

2.355

5.326

3.842

1.921

) ) )

2.758

) )  将扩展到包括所有

Journal of Physics

期刊

: J Phys: A

All cited by SCI

IOP

北京代表处提供稿件预审和免费英文修改服务     国内稿件质量不齐

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低质量论文对高水平论文带来不利 影响，造成多种浪费

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时间、声誉 对稿件内容水平和写作把关，增加可读性 国际审稿时加速审稿过程

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增加可接受性，提高命中率 整体上提高学术声誉

被拒稿的国内论文主要存在的一些问题     科学水平不高，追求论文数量。 写作水平和英文水平欠缺，不能正确表达研究结果和对 其进行充分的讨论，难以达到学术交流目的，甚至使审 稿人难以相信你的研究结果

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不一定是偏见。 内容不适合所投期刊，如

JPCM

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