An Innovative New Publishing Model for Interdisciplinary Research

To recognize and emphasize the importance of interdisciplinarity to the scientific enterprise To create carefully structured content that combines the best features of online reference works and review journals To confer appropriate professional and scientific credit on contributing authors Goals of the WIREs model

Assembling the building blocks…

Scholarly stature Structure & coverage Professional credit & visibility Dynamic content Branding & templating Society partnerships Breadth of readership Collaborative ethos Discoverability Highlights research at the interfaces of the traditional disciplines New and updated content added monthly Full abstracting and indexing Impact factors World-class editorship Meticulous peer review Encyclopedic structure Comprehensive coverage Article types cater to different readership levels Consistent, high- quality, templated content Powerful model for co-development with learned societies Strong branding, indexing, global profile drive online visibility and discovery

Online serial publications with impact factors Encyclopedic structure Article types catering to different readerships New and updated content Unique WIREs model and brand High profile in numerous research disciplines

Library Community Feedback “Our institution is REALLY acting on [the interdisciplinary] premise. We are in the early phases of a capital development plan designed specifically to stimulate interdisciplinary interactions among our research staff…. Go for it.” — Carol Feltes, University Librarian, Rockefeller University

Research Community Feedback: WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology “This resource could be very helpful for scientists from diverse backgrounds to learn about emerging research themes in nanomedicine, as well as stimulate new developments.” — David Thompson, Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University

Editor in Chief: James R. Baker January 2009

Research Community Feedback: WIREs Computational Statistics “A really great and very timely idea.” — Louise Ryan, Chair, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health

Editors in Chief: Edward Wegman, Yasmin Said, and David Scott March 2009

Research Community Feedback: WIREs Systems Biology and Medicine “Very forward looking… I approve wholeheartedly.” — Peter Hunter, Director, Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland

Editors in Chief: Joseph H. Nadeau and Shankar Subramaniam June 2009

Research Community Feedback: WIREs Cognitive Science “Given the interdisciplinary nature of cognitive science, publications of this kind are not just appropriate, but essential.” — Max Coltheart, Professor of Psychology, Macquarie University

Editor in Chief: Lynn Nadel June 2009

Research Community Feedback: WIREs Computational Molecular Science “This sounds like an excellent initiative in the online publishing area.” — Robert Glen, Professor of Chemistry, University of Cambridge

Editor in Chief: Peter Schreiner September 2009

Research Community Feedback: WIREs Climate Change “I think it is an intriguing idea. It is clear that you have given the implementation details a lot of thought. I think it is a concept whose time has come.” — Greg Flato, Chief, Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis

Editor in Chief: Mike Hulme Published in association with the Royal Meteorological Society and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) January 2010

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