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Contemporary Issues in Science Writing

Considerations for AuthorsMisty Bailey, MA, ELS(D)

[email protected]

Overview

• Authorship & Author Order• Abstract Length• Reusing Images• NIH Public Access Policy• Dissertation/Thesis Embargo• Journals/Publisher Reputation• Tools & Items of Interest

Authorship Criteria

• ICMJE– International Committee of Medical Journal

Editors• ALL 4 Criteria

ICMJE Authorship CriteriaSubstantial

contributions to the conception or design

of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work;

AND

Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual

content; AND

Final approval of the version to be

published; AND

Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work

in ensuring that questions related to

the accuracy or integrity of any part

of the work are appropriately

investigated and resolved.

Author Order

Deciding Author Order• “Sequence-determines-credit” (SDC)

– Declining importance of contribution

Tscharntke T, Hochberg ME, Rand TA, Resh VH, Krauss J. Author sequence and credit for contributions in multiauthored publications. PLoS Biol. 2007;5(1):e18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050018. PMCID: PMC1769438

Deciding Author Order

• “Equal contribution” (EC)– Alphabetical sequence to acknowledge similar

contributions or to avoid disharmony in collaborating groups

Deciding Author Order

• “First-last-author-emphasis” (FLAE)– Importance of last authorship

Deciding Author Order

• “Percent-contribution-indicated” (PCI)– Trend to detail each author's contribution

– Ex: MB carried out the molecular genetic studies and drafted the manuscript. SB carried out the immunoassays. AR participated in the design of the study and performed the statistical analysis. FG conceived, designed, and coordinated the study, and helped to draft the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Author Order

• Considerations– Field– PI– Degree of involvement– Career timing

Author Order

• Basic, Biomedical– PI last, most involved 1st

• Clinical, Veterinary– Descending contribution (ex: Vet Radiol Ultrasound)

• Mathematics/Engineering/Physics– Alphabetical

Deciding Author Order

Responsible Authorship

Acknowledgement

Abstract Length• Prior publication• 250 words

“A manuscript containing information published in any compiled printed (eg, symposia, proceedings, newsletters) or electronic (eg, websites, CD-ROMs, blogs) format may be rejected on the grounds of prior publication. Publication of abstracts less than 250 words long does not constitute prior publication; however, publication of longer abstracts may.”

Reusing Images

• Copyright transfer• “Request Permissions” link• RightsLink• If you’re unsure, request permission.

Reusing Images

• Request Permissions

Reusing Images• RightsLink (Copyright Clearance

Center)• Used by most large publishers• Some publishers generate their own

permissions requests• Often provides immediate written

permission• If a fee is charged (rarely) for reuse, a

price estimate is provided

Reusing Images

Reusing Images

• Internet ≠ Fair Use• Creative Commons

– http://creativecommons.org/– Find content you can share, use, & remix.

Reusing Images

• If you’re unsure, ask for permission, not forgiveness!

NIH Public Access Policy

http://publicaccess.nih.gov/

NIH Public Access Policy

• PubMed Central Submission Methods– Journal Submits

• Up to 1 yr to comply• 2,124 journals

– Author Submits

NIH Public Access Policy

• Author add paper to PubMed Central– NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS)– Accepted (NOT published) paper

https://publicaccess.nih.gov/Methods-C-D-BP

NIH Public Access Policy

• NIH grant proposals– References & Biosketches

• PMCID #• PMCID - PMID - Manuscript ID - DOI

Converter– http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/pmctopmid/

Dissertation/Thesis Embargo

• Published 1st?– Journal paywalls– UT–1 year (+ 1-yr extension)

• Dissertation/Thesis 1st?– Prior publication

Journal/Publisher Reputation

• Positive Indicators– Scope well-defined, clearly stated– Editor, editorial board=recognized experts in

field– Affiliated with established scholarly society or

academic institution– Fees/charges easily found, clearly explained

Journal/Publisher Reputation

• Positive indicators– Articles have DOIs– Indicates rights for use & re-use of content @

article level– Listed in Directory of Open Access Journals

(doaj.org)

Journal/Publisher Reputation

• Negative Indicators– Web site difficult to locate/identify– Scope statement absent or vague– Instructions to authors not available

Journal/Publisher Reputation

• Negative indicators– Information on peer review & copyright absent

or unclear– Repeat lead authors in same issue

Fernandez P. Indicators of journal quality. http://libguides.utk.edu/c.php?g=188817&p=1245184. Accessed 02/04/2015.

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Predatory Journals/Publishers

Allen Press. http://allenpress.com/system/files/frontmatter/images/112014/29_infographic-expand.png. Accessed 02/03/2015.

Tools

• JANE (Journal/Author Name Estimator)– http://biosemantics.org/jane/suggestions.php

• Predatory Publisher List– http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/

• Graphical Abstract– Ex: Vet Parasitol

The End

Misty [email protected] Vet Med Bldg.