Research and Scientific Publishing in Iran Dr Chris Bendall Senior Editor Springer Middle East

Develop a representative program of the very best journals from the region Lay the foundations for a growing book program based on the work of the regions leading scientists – Cooperate with leading institutions – Co-publish Journals – Co-publish Book Series – Provide editorial support Author Workshops Publishing infrastructure Professional publishing experience

Springer – Facts & Figures

Leading global scientific publisher in STM More than 165 years in academic publishing – founded 1842 Approximately 5,000 employees around the world SpringerLink serves 600 consortia customers and more than 35,000 institutions worldwide Product range across all media for high-quality content (books, journals, newsletters, CD- ROMs, online platforms, databases and conferences) Some 2,000 journals and more than 6,500 new book titles every year in the STM sector; backlist of more than 70,000 titles - more than 40,000 eBook titles available on % of Nobel prize winners are Springer authors (150 + authors, 6 Springer Nobel Prize Winners in 2010! MEDICINE Robert G. Edwards, PHYSICS Andre Geim, Konstantin Novoselov, CHEMISTRY Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi, Akira Suzuki)

Agenda eFirst Publishing Open Access Science in Iran

eFirst Publishing

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SpringerLink Total Usage: eJournals & eBooks SpringerLink Usage: Downloads: Journals: +19% to 109 million eBooks: +36% to 56 million Total Usage: 24% increase to 165 million article/chapter downloads in 2009!

Open access

What is Open Access? The article is universally and freely accessible via the Internet, in an easily readable format and deposited immediately upon publication, without embargo. Copyright remains with the author Creative Commons “The author or copyright owner irrevocably grants to any third party, in advance and in perpetuity, the right to use, reproduce or disseminate the research article in its entirety or in part.” The publication fees are covered by the author or by research funds. No subscription fees are paid by the libraries.

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Fully open access journals

Open access to research output is becoming mandatory Open access mandates Source:

Science in Iran

The Islamic Golden Age — a period that spanned the 7 th to the 13 th centuries A.D. — saw a flourishing of scholarship in the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates the Golden Age is now understood by scholars to have laid the foundations of modern science hundreds of years before the Scientific Revolution that began in Europe in the 16 th century. The Islamic Golden Age produced important empirical discoveries in optics, astronomy, chemistry, mathematics (including the invention of algebra) and medicine Muslim doctors even invented a form of medical peer review, in which visiting physicians filed their patient case notes with a panel of local doctors, who then reviewed the standard of care The Islamic Golden Age

Source: Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge SM Emerging Knowledge Economies

Source: Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge SM Regional Comparison of Output

R&D spending picks up after cuts during the recession, continued strong growth in Asia Source: R&D Magazine: Global 2011 R&D Funding Forecast Global R&D Spending Growth 2011: Americas: 3% USA: 2% Europe: 3% UK: 2% France: 2% Germany: 2% Asia: 5% China: 9% India: 8% Japan: -1% Americas 3% CAGR Europe 2% CAGR Asia 6% CAGR $ in billions $200 Business R&D

Iran – Global Share of Research Output (% world papers on Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge) FieldPercent Engineering1.71 Chemistry1.68 Materials Sciences1.19 Agriculture1.19 Mathematics1.16 Pharmacy1.05 Plant & Animal Sciences0.93 Computer Sciences0.79 Physics0.76 Medicine0.60 All fields0.87

Partnerships in Iran Treat Topics of Regional Importance and of International Interest IF: 3.157IF: IF: 1.500

Factors for Success – International Diversity: Authors, editors, editorial advisory board members? – Does the journal offer a different perspective or focus that is relevant to you? – Does journal reflect the global context in which scientific research takes place? – If a regional journal, how does it compare with other journals from the same area? Will it enrich coverage in a subject or provide a regional perspective? – Peer review system and International editorial conventions – English language – Drive Citations – Low Self-Citation Rate – Timeliness of publication What Makes a Good Journal? Aim: Globally recognised and respected journals

Measuring Quality Impact Factor Calculation 2012 Impact Factor: Cites in 2011 to items published in Total Articles Where do we Publish? ISI Impact Factors calculated from the monitoring of ~10000 journals SCOPUS Impact Factors calculated from the monitoring of ~20000 journals

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