Elsevier Author Workshop: How to Prepare a Manuscript for an International Journal

IME Conference Dalian, China July 15, 2007

Jeroen Loos, Elsevier

Rob Kaas, University of Amsterdam Marc Goovaerts, Catholic University Leuven Elias Shiu, University of Iowa, Hongkong University

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Overview

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Introduction to Elsevier

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Research output in China

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Publishing in Insurance: Mathematics and Economics (IME)

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Ethics in scientific publishing 

Questions

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Introduction to Elsevier

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2,000+ journals All fields of science, technology & medicine 7,000 editors 70,000 board members 250,000 articles a year 8 million articles on ScienceDirect, going back to 1823 (The Lancet) 250 million downloads a year by 11 million users

Introduction to Elsevier:

Nobel prize winners

James J. Heckman Robert J. Aumann Robert F. Engle 4 Finn E. Kydland Eric S. Maskin Kenneth J. Arrow

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Introduction to Elsevier: Economics and Finance 80 Journals All International All English language Many of the top field journals Virtually all journals included in Thomson Scientific (formerly ISI) www.elsevier.com/economics

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Introduction to Elsevier: Economics and Finance

    Commenced publication in 1982 1982: 28 articles, 2007: 63 articles Impact Factor 2007 0.575

www.elsevier.com/locate/ime

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Research output in China - Some figures

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2003 – 23,000 faculty, 2,200 Professors, 8,000 Associate/Assistant Professors, 13,000 lecturers 1981-2003 – 60,000 BSc, 5,500 MSc 2005 – 1,600 BSc, 9,300 MSc 2005 – 50,000 enrolments!

Estimated 40,000-60,000 economists currently active in China

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Research output in China: Some more figures

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810 journals in economics and management, 70 included in the Chinese Social Science citation source

 366 Comprehensive Economics      61 Agricultural Economics 74 Industrial Economics 26 Transportation, Telecom Economics 144 Finance 21 Management Sciences

Research output in China: Chinese Publications

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Extreme growth of quantity

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Growth of quality still needed

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low impact

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Research output in China - Marketshare China - Marketshare of World Articles

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993

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1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005

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Research output in China - Relative Impact China - Relative Impact of Articles

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0 19 81 19 83 19 85 19 87 19 89 19 91 19 93 19 95 19 97 19 99 20 01 20 03 20 05

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Research output in China: Economics China - Growth in Economics Articles per Year

400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 19 81 19 83 19 85 19 87 19 89 19 91 19 93 19 95 19 97 19 99 20 01 20 03 20 05

Research output in China: papers in IME

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UN-Region CHINA

Asia Americas Europe Oceania Africa Grand Total    

2002 IME: Accepted Articles by Region 2003 Year 2004 2005 2006 3

7 12 32 2

5% 13% 21% 57% 4% 0% 7

7 14 39 2

10% 10% 20% 57% 3% 0% 6

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10% 8% 23% 56% 3% 0% 10

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11% 4% 26% 54% 4% 1% 17

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17% 4% 23% 54% 1% 0%

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100% Prof. Taizhong Hu, University of Science and Technology of China, Associate Editor Prof Sheldon Lin, University of Toronto Prof. Hailiang Yang, Hong Kong University, Associate Editor Prof. Qihe Tang, University of Iowa, Associate Editor 2007 12

5 22 58 1 98

12% 5% 22% 59% 1% 0% 100%

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Research output in China: Online Usage of IME Online Usage of Insurance: Mathem atics and Econom ics

80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 2002 2003 2004

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Europe Asia Americas 2007 Oceania Africa

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Present at this workshop

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Presenters Jeroen Loos, Publisher Economics, Elsevier Prof. Rob Kaas, Managing Editor IME, University of Amsterdam

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Panel: Editors IME Prof. Marc Goovaerts, University of Amsterdam & Catholic University Leuven Prof. Elias Shiu, University of Iowa & University of Hong Kong

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Associate Editors IME Prof. Taizhong Hu, University of Science and Technology of China Prof. Sheldon Lin, University of Toronto Prof. Qihe Tang , University of Iowa Prof. Hailiang Yang , Hong Kong University