1. Newpubli The First Fifth-Generation Academic Journal Newpubli: from New Publication

2.  Publisher: Newpubli Corporation  Registration city: Chicago  Registration year: 2015

3. www.newpubli.com

4. Five generations of journals Journal generationType Open access Article selection criteria (superiors are published and inferiors are rejected ) Article-ranking (superiors and inferiors are clearly differentiated) 1stPrintedNoStrictNo 2ndOnlineNoStrictNo 3rdOnlineYesStrictNo 4thOnlineYesLooserNo 5thOnlineYesFurther looserYes

5. Five generations of journals Journal generationType Open access Article selection criteria (superiors are published and inferiors are rejected ) Article-ranking (superiors and inferiors are clearly differentiated) 1stPrintedNoStrictNo 2ndOnlineNoStrictNo 3rdOnlineYesStrictNo 4thOnlineYesLooserNo 5thOnlineYesFurther looserYes e.g. PLOS One Newpubli is the first

6. 1st – 4th Generations Internal selection per format Internal selection per value Outside selection via peer review Decision Superior articles are published; inferior articles are rejected

7. 5th Generation (Newpubli) Internal selection per format Decision Preprint publication Value ranking via peer review Superior articles are formally published with high ranks, and inferior articles are formally published with lower ranks

8. How to rate the value of a preprint If you think the preprint is as valuable as those published in journals of the following impact factors You should rate the value rank of the preprint to be 0.0–0.5 1 0.5–1.52 1.5–2.53 2.5–3.54 3.5–4.55 4.5–5.56 5.5–10.57 10.5–20.58 ≥20.59

9. How to rate the value of a preprint If you think the preprint is as valuable as those published in journals of the following impact factors You should rate the value rank of the preprint to be 0.0–0.5 1 0.5–1.52 1.5–2.53 2.5–3.54 3.5–4.55 4.5–5.56 5.5–10.57 10.5–20.58 ≥20.59 The ranking is of relatively clear standards The ranking is highly rated to the current evaluation system based on impact factors

10. How to calculate the value rank?  No one knows your rating which is hidden in the database  The median of the ratings of ≥ 5 experts is calculated as the value rank of the preprint

11. How to calculate the value rank?  No one knows your rating which is hidden in the database  The median of the ratings of ≥ 5 experts is calculated as the value rank of the preprint The ranking is mechanistically fair The ranking is statistically fair

12. A mock example: Publishing an article of low value Journal genera -tion The time needed for making decision 1st70 days 2nd70 days 3rd70 days 4th60 days 5th6 days

13. A mock example: Publishing an article of low value Journal genera -tion The time needed for making decision The possibility for the article to be rejected 1st70 days80% 2nd70 days80% 3rd70 days80% 4th60 days50% 5th6 days5%

14. A mock example: Publishing an article of low value Journal genera -tion The time needed for making decision The possibility for the article to be rejected The impact factor (IF) of the journal publishing the article 1st70 days80%0.9 2nd70 days80%0.9 3rd70 days80%0.9 4th60 days50%3.5 5th6 days5%2.8/0.9

15. A mock example: Publishing an article of low value Journal genera -tion The time needed for making decision The possibility for the article to be rejected The impact factor (IF) of the journal publishing the article 1st70 days80%0.9 2nd70 days80%0.9 3rd70 days80%0.9 4th60 days50%3.5 5th6 days5%2.8/0.9 The IF of Newpubli as a whole may be 2.8 The IF of the collection of the articles in Newpubli whose ranks are 2 may be 0.9

16. A mock example: Publishing an article of low value Journal genera -tion The time needed for making decision The possibility for the article to be rejected The impact factor (IF) of the journal publishing the article The value rank of the article 1st70 days80%0.9/ 2nd70 days80%0.9/ 3rd70 days80%0.9/ 4th60 days50%3.5/ 5th6 days5%2.8/0.92 The IF of Newpubli as a whole may be 2.8 The IF of the collection of the articles in Newpubli whose ranks are 2 may be 0.9

17. A mock example: Publishing an article of low value Journal genera -tion The time needed for making decision The possibility for the article to be rejected The impact factor (IF) of the journal publishing the article The value rank of the article 1st70 days80%0.9/ 2nd70 days80%0.9/ 3rd70 days80%0.9/ 4th60 days50%3.5/ 5th6 days5%2.8/0.92 The IF of Newpubli as a whole may be 2.8 The IF of the collection of the articles in Newpubli whose ranks are 2 may be 0.9 The rank being 2 indicates this article is as valuable as those published in journals whose IFs are 0.5-1.5

18. A mock example: Publishing an article of low value Journal genera -tion The time needed for making decision The possibility for the article to be rejected The impact factor (IF) of the journal publishing the article The value rank of the article Readers are indicated the article is likely of a little value 1st70 days80%0.9/Yes 2nd70 days80%0.9/Yes 3rd70 days80%0.9/Yes 4th60 days50%3.5/No 5th6 days5%2.8/0.92Yes The IF of Newpubli as a whole may be 2.8 The IF of the collection of the articles in Newpubli whose ranks are 2 may be 0.9 The rank being 2 indicates this article is as valuable as those published in journals whose IFs are 0.5-1.5

19. Another mock example: Publishing an article of high value Journal genera -tion The time needed for making decision 1st70 days 2nd70 days 3rd70 days 4th60 days 5th6 days

20. Another mock example: Publishing an article of high value Journal genera -tion The time needed for making decision The possibility for the article to be rejected 1st70 days50% 2nd70 days50% 3rd70 days50% 4th60 days0% 5th6 days0%

21. Another mock example: Publishing an article of high value Journal genera -tion The time needed for making decision The possibility for the article to be rejected The impact factor (IF) of the journal publishing the article 1st70 days50%12 2nd70 days50%12 3rd70 days50%12 4th60 days0%3.5 5th6 days0%2.8/12

22. Another mock example: Publishing an article of high value Journal genera -tion The time needed for making decision The possibility for the article to be rejected The impact factor (IF) of the journal publishing the article 1st70 days50%12 2nd70 days50%12 3rd70 days50%12 4th60 days0%3.5 5th6 days0%2.8/12 The IF of Newpubli as a whole may be 2.8 The IF of the collection of the articles in Newpubli whose ranks are 8 may be 12

23. Another mock example: Publishing an article of high value Journal genera -tion The time needed for making decision The possibility for the article to be rejected The impact factor (IF) of the journal publishing the article The value rank of the article 1st70 days50%12/ 2nd70 days50%12/ 3rd70 days50%12/ 4th60 days0%3.5/ 5th6 days0%2.8/128 The IF of Newpubli as a whole may be 2.8 The IF of the collection of the articles in Newpubli whose ranks are 8 may be 12

24. Another mock example: Publishing an article of high value Journal genera -tion The time needed for making decision The possibility for the article to be rejected The impact factor (IF) of the journal publishing the article The value rank of the article 1st70 days50%12/ 2nd70 days50%12/ 3rd70 days50%12/ 4th60 days0%3.5/ 5th6 days0%2.8/128 The IF of Newpubli as a whole may be 2.8 The IF of the collection of the articles in Newpubli whose ranks are 8 may be 12 The rank being 8 indicates this article is as valuable as those published in journals whose IFs are 10.5-20.5

25. Another mock example: Publishing an article of high value Journal genera -tion The time needed for making decision The possibility for the article to be rejected The impact factor (IF) of the journal publishing the article The value rank of the article Readers are indicated the article is likely of highvalue 1st70 days50%12/Yes 2nd70 days50%12/Yes 3rd70 days50%12/Yes 4th60 days0%3.5/No 5th6 days0%2.8/128Yes The IF of Newpubli as a whole may be 2.8 The IF of the collection of the articles in Newpubli whose ranks are 8 may be 12 The rank being 8 indicates this article is as valuable as those published in journals whose IFs are 10.5-20.5

26. Five mechanisms Newpubli uses to control quality of articles 1.Only experienced researchers are qualified to submit manuscripts to Newpubli 2.Newpubli accepts only the manuscripts which are well- written, of clear statements on competing interests and other relevant issues, and of no ethical problems 3.The preprints rated to be of the lowest value rank will be transferred to the sister journal of Newpubli, Newpubli Express, for formal publication 4.The preprints rated to be of high ranks will be awarded using honors and journal shares to encourage authors to submit superior manuscripts 5.The articles shall be reviewed again and/or retracted if some academic or ethical flaws have been identified

27. Impact factor (IF) of Newpubli  The IF of any journal cannot be calculated until the journal is 3 years old  The IFs of the whole journal and each collection of the articles sharing the same value rank can be calculated separately  It is interesting to wait and see whether the value rank is highly related to the IFs

28. Newpubli: the publisher smiles Need not judge whether manuscripts are of enough value Cut down greatly the costs of the journal Of great public good and impact Attract many readers Provide free open access publication for authors Obtain great ad revenue Publish many articles rapidly with clear value ranks every year Obtain support from governments and donors

29. Newpubli: authors smile  Articles shall be published within days rather than months  Articles shall not be rejected for inadequate value or prejudice  Articles shall be evaluated fairly and timely  Need not pay any fee for open access publication  Have opportunities to be promoted in honor  Have opportunities to be owners of the journal

30. Newpubli: readers smile  Open access  Much more articles shall be published, which can meet some special needs of many readers  Articles are ranked per value, which is useful for readers to search articles and judge their value

31. Newpubli: the society smiles  Research data and scientific ideas shall be published much more rapidly, which is useful to promote the progress of the society  Many more articles shall be published, which is useful to solve deficiency of information  Articles shall be ranked per value, which is useful to solve deluge of information

32. Other features of Newpubli  Publish articles only from all fields of biomedical sciences in the first three years  Can publish manuscripts as preprints before their full text has been completed (but their abstracts and supporting data should have been well described)  40% shares of Newpubli shall be bestowed to authors and reviewers in the beginning years according to their contribution

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34. Responsibilities and benefits of Newpubli editors  Outside editors are not responsible to handle manuscripts in the beginning years  Most editors of Newpubli are only required to be active in publishing articles in Newpubli and rating articles for Newpubli  Editors of Newpubli can earn a little more shares of Newpubli through publishing and rating articles  Editors have the right to rate articles without invitation

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