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Maximizing the Global Visibility of Your
Research Work through Elsevier
Presented by: Hanneke van Doorn MSc.
Publisher – Anaytical Chemistry, Electrochemistry & Sensors
ELSEVIER
Date:
May 2008
Presentation created by James Milne 2007 / 2008
About me
Amsterdam (city center)
Elsevier office, Amsterdam
Hanneke van Doorn MSc
Publisher
Analytcial Chemistry, electrochemistry and
sensors
Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
[email protected]
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Presentation outline
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About Elsevier
Scientific Journal Publishing
Trends in Journal Publishing
How to Publish in a Journal
Trends from Taiwan
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ABOUT ELSEVIER
About Elsevier
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House of Elzevir founded 1580
Elsevier as publishing house
established 1880
Building Insights,
Breaking Boundaries
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Elsevier: Overview
Journals
Books
2600 journals, around 1400 listed in ISI
Accessed by 10 million researchers globally
All journals available on ScienceDirect
2200+ new titles published every year
Imprints: Saunders, Mosby, Academic Press, Focal Press, …
51 MRWs, 150 book series and 164 handbook volumes available on ScienceDirect
Electronic products
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Elsevier and Scientific Publishing
All scientific research articles
Other Commercial
University Presses
Informa
Wiley
Other
Blackwell
Elsevier
Springer
Learned
Societies
1.2 million English language research
articles published globally each year
Elsevier – by disciplines
Environmental
Science
Earth Sciences
Social Sciences
Mathematics &
Computer
Science
Life
Sciences
Physics
Chemistry
& Chemical
Engineering
Materials Science
& Engineering
250,000+ English language research
articles published with Elsevier every year
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SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL PUBLISHING
Why have Scientific Publishing ?
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Communication of research results and
discoveries between scientists
Sounds straightforward…
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Why have Scientific Publishing ?
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Certification
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Registration
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Dissemination
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Archiving
- assuring quality and accuracy of published research
(through peer review)
- attributing who conducted the research
- making the information available, worldwide
- ensuring content available “in perpetuity”
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Why have Scientific Publishing ?
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Certification
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Registration
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Dissemination
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Archiving
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Use
- promoting and facilitating the “Use” of scholarly information
- assuring quality and accuracy of published research
(through peer review)
- attributing who conducted the research
- making the information available, worldwide
Innovation and
technology
- ensuring content available “in perpetuity”
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The Journal Publishing Cycle
• Organise editorial boards
• Launch new specialist
journals
Solicit and
manage
submissions
Archive and
promote use
Manage peer
review
Publish and
disseminate
Edit and
prepare
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Who We Serve
Publishers support the greater scientific and health communities
Researchers
Health
Practitioners
Faculty &
Students
Pharma
Companies
Elsevier’s Global
Publishing Network
7,000 editors
70,000 editorial
board members
250,000+ referees
500,000+ authors
Librarians
Societies
Engineers
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TRENDS IN
JOURNAL PUBLISHING
Global Trends that challenge Publishers
1. The Rapid Impact of Technology
2. The Rise of Specialized and Interdisciplinary
Fields of Study
3. The Emerging Global Network of Scientific
Research
4. Ensuring Global Access and Dissemination
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Print to Online
Benefits
For researchers
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Remote, desktop access
Fast search
Interlinked articles
eFunctions, eg alerts
For librarians
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
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Easier collection management
Usage data per journal
Reduced storage space
Staff efficiencies
= print
= print + electronic
= eOnly
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Productivity Is Improving
Scientists can now spend more time analyzing information than gathering it
Time
Spent
Gathering
Time
Spent
Analyzing
42%
58%
52%
48%
2001 2005
Fin/HR/Legal
45%
55%
55%
45%
2001 2005
IT
44%
56%
58%
42%
2001 2005
Sales/Mktg
46%
54%
42%
58%
2001 2005
Sci/Eng
44%
56%
Scientists now
25%+
49%read44%
53%more
articles per year
Scientists now
read from almost
51% twice
56% as
47%
many
journals
2001 2005
Mfg/Purch
2001 2005
Total
Source: Outsell’s Buyer Market Database; and Dr Carol Tenopir, University of Tennessee
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Interdisciplinary Field of Research E.g. Taiwan Co-Citation Networks
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HOW TO PUBLISH
IN A JOURNAL
Peer Review
Typesetter / Printer
Scientific community:
Accepted
manuscripts
Publisher
Published Journal
Issues
proofs
Library
author
submission
reader
editor
Authors write
review
referee
Reviewers comment
Editors decide
Readers read
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Peer Review
The essential filter used to separate science from
speculation and to determine scientific quality
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Peer review helps to determine the validity, significance and originality of research
Helps to improve the quality of papers
Publication in peer-reviewed journals protects the author’s work and claim to authorship
Publishers have ensured the sustainability of journals and the peer-review system for
over 300 years
The costs of managing the
peer-review process are
borne by publishers
Publishers stand outside the
academic process and are not
prone to prejudice or favour
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Peer review Process
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Varies from journal to journal
Peer review is the standard
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other scientists comment on quality, accuracy and suitability
of manuscript for publication in the journal
Today, most journals reject some paper prior to peer
review (on basis of Editor’s own evaluation).
Usually 2-3 reviews sought (per manuscript)
Aim for first decision within 2-10 weeks
Submission and review for most journals online (via
EES)
Authors can track the progress of their manuscript online
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Role of Editor
Editor assigns article to (at least) 2 reviewers and takes a
decision based on recommendations of reviewers
comments.
The following criteria are used to evaluate articles:
 Does the article fit the aims and scope of the Journal?
 Is the research novel and does it add to the existing
body of knowledge?
 Are the right conclusions drawn from the data
presented?
 Is it of international relevance?
 Is it well-presented in proper English?
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Review process - decisions
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Decision by Editor usually fall into four categories:
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Reject
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Major revision required
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will require further refereeing (may still get rejected)
Minor revision required
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varies by journal, 30% - 90% is typical range
likely to be accepted once changes made (often not sent for further
review)
Accept immediately
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very rare
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How to decide where to submit
IMPORTANT RULE:
 Can only submit to one journal at any time
 Therefore, important to select journal carefully
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Be critical and honest when assessing the quality of your
work
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Do not submit to too high a level of journal
Do not submit to too low a level of journal
Find the right journal!
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Where to submit to
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Make sure research fits with scope of journal selected
Check ‘Aims & Scope’ on the journal’s web site
(www.elsevier.com for Elsevier journals)
Check with colleagues
Which journals do you use yourself to find information
for your research?
Which journals will you cite in your article?
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How to prepare manuscript
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Write in clear and concise manner
Do not copy text straight from other articles (plagiarism)
Prepare article, figures and table according to the
journal’s ‘Guide for Authors’
Check references (use www.scopus.com or
www.scirus.com to check your reference list)
For practical advice, e-mail:
[email protected]
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General Structure of a Manuscript
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Title
Abstract
Keywords
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Main text
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Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussions
Make them easy for indexing and searching!
(informative, attractive, effective)
Journal space is precious.
Make your article as brief as possible.
Conclusion
Acknowledgement
References
Supporting Materials
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Language
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The use of correct language is the responsibility of the
author
Standard should be sufficient to convey the meaning of
the science
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Clear
Readable
Understandable
If in doubt, ask someone with good command of English
to read through. Or use one of the language polishing
agencies:
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/languagepolishing
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Publishing Ethics
No
duplicate submissions permitted
Appropriate identification of prior research / researchers
Appropriate identification of co-authors
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Include all co-workers involved
Obtain permission from co-authors before submitting paper
be original research
not a rewritten version of previous paper
Accurate
results (not interpretations)
NOTE: Industry wide software “crosscheck” being rolled out to
detect plagiarism, or dual submissions.
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Can Elsevier help… ?
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Certification
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ScienceDirect has unparalleled accessibility worldwide
(typically 5,000 institutes per journal)
Archiving
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Publication will confirm your contribution to scientific progress
Accessibility
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Our editors and reviewers will assist in improving your article
through constructive feedback
Registration
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ScienceDirect has set the industry standard for guaranteeing
access to content in perpetuity (though collaboration with
selected libraries worldwide)
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TRENDS FROM TAIWAN
TRENDS Taiwan - number of articles*
Number of Articles Published by Taiwan Scientists
25,000
74% increase
(world average 22%)
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
Year 2000
Year 2001
Year 2002
*Data does not include conference proceedings
Year 2003
Year 2004
Year 2005
Year 2006
Source:
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TRENDS Taiwan – Total Article Share
From Year 1996 to Year 2007
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Measuring quality
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We often use the impact (# citations) per paper as a
measure of quality
Citations to articles from Taiwanese authors are increasing:
citations received from journals indexed by TS in 4-year period ending
with year shown
120000
100000
citations received
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80000
60000
Taiwan
40000
20000
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
year
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Measuring quality
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To compare average citations per country the
Field-weighted Impact is used :
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This corrects for differences in citation behaviour per subject
area and differences in subject areas studied per country
We can use this measure to look at trends: per country,
per subject area, over time
The world average Field-Weighted Impact Factor is set
at 1.
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Impact of Taiwanese research compared to other countries
Change in Field Weighted Relative Impact and Article share from 2000 - 2006
1.40
world average is 1
GB
1.20
Field-weighted relative impact
Austr.
Germ.
Great Britain
1.00
Australia
Germany
Japan
0.80Taiwan
S.Korea
Taiwan
South Korea
Japan
0.60
CHINA
India
Peoples' Republic of China
0.40
India
0.20
0.00
0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
World article share (%)
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Measuring Quality of Journals
2=
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QUALITY
&
SPEED
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2=
Data from 36,188 Authors;
0= unimportant
10= very important
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Thank you!
Any questions? Mail Hanneke van Doorn at
[email protected]
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Calculating an Impact Factor
Quick definition: Journal’s average number of citations per article
Complete definition: Average number of citations received in year X
per source item published in years X-1 and X-2
Impact Factor for Journal de Radiologie (2006)
2006 cites to content published in:
2005 = 100
2004 = 113
Sum: 213
Calculation:
Source items published in:
2005 = 164
2004 = 191
Sum: 355
Cites to recent articles = 213 = 0.600
Number of recent articles 355
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Theory 1 – IF varies by subject field
Life Sciences
Neurosciences
Health Sciences
Pharm acology & Toxicology
Chem istry & Chem ical Engineering
Physics
Environm ental Sciences
Biological Sciences
Earth Sciences
Materials Science & Engineering
Social Sciences
Maths & Com puter Sciences
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Average 5-year Im pact Factor 2006
Moral: ONLY COMPARE IMPACT FACTORS WITHIN SUBJECT AREA
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Source: Annual Article & Citation Share Analysis