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

| 2 About me Hanneke van Doorn MSc Publisher Analytcial Chemistry, electrochemistry and sensors Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Amsterdam (city center) Elsevier office, Amsterdam

| 3 Presentation outline  About Elsevier  Scientific Journal Publishing  Trends in Journal Publishing  How to Publish in a Journal  Trends from Taiwan

ABOUT ELSEVIER

| 5 About Elsevier  House of Elzevir founded 1580  Elsevier as publishing house established 1880 Building Insights, Breaking Boundaries

| 6 Elsevier: Overview Electronic products Books Journals 2600 journals, around 1400 listed in ISI Accessed by 10 million researchers globally All journals available on ScienceDirect new titles published every year Imprints: Saunders, Mosby, Academic Press, Focal Press, … 51 MRWs, 150 book series and 164 handbook volumes available on ScienceDirect

| 7 Elsevier and Scientific Publishing All scientific research articles 1.2 million English language research articles published globally each year Learned Societies Other CommercialUniversity Presses Other Springer Blackwell Wiley Informa Elsevier Elsevier – by disciplines 250,000+ English language research articles published with Elsevier every year Physics Mathematics & Computer Science Social Sciences Earth Sciences Environmental Science Life Sciences Materials Science & Engineering Chemistry & Chemical Engineering

SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL PUBLISHING

| 9 Why have Scientific Publishing ?  Communication of research results and discoveries between scientists  Sounds straightforward…

| 10 Why have Scientific Publishing ?  Certification - assuring quality and accuracy of published research (through peer review)  Registration - attributing who conducted the research  Dissemination - making the information available, worldwide  Archiving - ensuring content available “in perpetuity”

| 11 Why have Scientific Publishing ?  Certification - assuring quality and accuracy of published research (through peer review)  Registration - attributing who conducted the research  Dissemination - making the information available, worldwide  Archiving - ensuring content available “in perpetuity”  Use - promoting and facilitating the “Use” of scholarly information Innovation and technology

| 12 The Journal Publishing Cycle Solicit and manage submissions Manage peer review Publish and disseminate Edit and prepare Archive and promote use Organise editorial boards Launch new specialist journals

| 13 Who We Serve Publishers support the greater scientific and health communities Elsevier’s Global Publishing Network 7,000 editors 70,000 editorial board members 250,000+ referees 500,000+ authors Researchers Health Practitioners Faculty & Students Pharma Companies Librarians Societies Engineers

TRENDS IN JOURNAL PUBLISHING

| 15 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

| 16 Print to Online Benefits For researchers Remote, desktop access Fast search Interlinked articles eFunctions, eg alerts For librarians Easier collection management Usage data per journal Reduced storage space Staff efficiencies

| 17 Productivity Is Improving 58% 42% 48% 52% 55% 45% 55% 56% 44% 42% 58% 54% 46% 58% 42% 56% 44% 51% 49% 56% 44% 47% 53% Fin/HR/Legal Sci/Eng Mfg/Purch Total IT Sales/Mktg Source: Outsell’s Buyer Market Database; and Dr Carol Tenopir, University of Tennessee Scientists can now spend more time analyzing information than gathering it Time Spent Gathering Time Spent Analyzing Scientists now read 25%+ more articles per year Scientists now read from almost twice as many journals

| 18 Interdisciplinary Field of Research - E.g. Taiwan Co-Citation Networks

HOW TO PUBLISH IN A JOURNAL

| 20 Peer Review author referee editor reader submission review Authors write Reviewers comment Editors decide Readers read proofs Typesetter / Printer Publisher Accepted manuscripts Scientific community: Library Published Journal Issues

| 21 Peer Review  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 essential filter used to separate science from speculation and to determine scientific quality 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

| 22 Peer review Process  Varies from journal to journal  Peer review is the standard  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

| 23 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?

| 24 Review process - decisions  Decision by Editor usually fall into four categories:  Reject » varies by journal, 30% - 90% is typical range  Major revision required » will require further refereeing (may still get rejected)  Minor revision required » likely to be accepted once changes made (often not sent for further review)  Accept immediately » very rare

| 25 How to decide where to submit IMPORTANT RULE:  Can only submit to one journal at any time  Therefore, important to select journal carefully  Be critical and honest when assessing the quality of your work  Do not submit to too high a level of journal  Do not submit to too low a level of journal Find the right journal!

| 26 Where to submit to  Make sure research fits with scope of journal selected  Check ‘Aims & Scope’ on the journal’s web site ( 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?

| 27 How to prepare manuscript  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 or to check your reference list)  For practical advice,

| 28 General Structure of a Manuscript  Title  Abstract  Keywords  Main text  Introduction  Methods  Results  Discussions  Conclusion  Acknowledgement  References  Supporting Materials Journal space is precious. Make your article as brief as possible. Make them easy for indexing and searching! (informative, attractive, effective)

| 29 Language  The use of correct language is the responsibility of the author  Standard should be sufficient to convey the meaning of the science  Clear  Readable  Understandable  If in doubt, ask someone with good command of English to read through. Or use one of the language polishing agencies:

| 30 Publishing Ethics  No duplicate submissions permitted  Appropriate identification of prior research / researchers  Appropriate identification of co-authors  Include all co-workers involved  Obtain permission from co-authors before submitting paper  Must 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.

| 31 Can Elsevier help… ?  Certification  Our editors and reviewers will assist in improving your article through constructive feedback  Registration  Publication will confirm your contribution to scientific progress  Accessibility  ScienceDirect has unparalleled accessibility worldwide (typically 5,000 institutes per journal)  Archiving  ScienceDirect has set the industry standard for guaranteeing access to content in perpetuity (though collaboration with selected libraries worldwide)

TRENDS FROM TAIWAN

| 33 TRENDS Taiwan - number of articles* 74% increase (world average 22%) Source: *Data does not include conference proceedings

| 34 TRENDS Taiwan – Total Article Share From Year 1996 to Year 2007

| 35 Measuring quality  We often use the impact (# citations) per paper as a measure of quality  Citations to articles from Taiwanese authors are increasing:

| 36 Measuring quality  To compare average citations per country the Field-weighted Impact is used :  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.

| 37 Impact of Taiwanese research compared to other countries CHINA India Taiwan S.Korea Austr. Japan Germ. GB Change in Field Weighted Relative Impact and Article share from world average is 1

| 38 Measuring Quality of Journals Data from 36,188 Authors; 0= unimportant 10= very important 2= = QUALITY & SPEED

| 39 Thank you! Any questions? Mail Hanneke van Doorn at

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| 42 Calculating an Impact Factor 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:Source items published in: 2005 = = = = 191 Sum: 213 Sum: 355 Calculation: Cites to recent articles = 213 = Number of recent articles 355 Quick definition: Journal’s average number of citations per article

| 43 Theory 1 – IF varies by subject field Moral: ONLY COMPARE IMPACT FACTORS WITHIN SUBJECT AREA Source: Annual Article & Citation Share Analysis