Science Publishing An Elsevier Perspective Presented by: Carl Schwarz Location: Moscow Date:9 December 2006.

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Presented by: Carl Schwarz Location: Moscow Date:9 December 2006

Our MissionOur MissionOur MissionOur Mission

Become the leading high quality journals publisher and the best home for scientific

authors and editors

Papers by Publisher (all subjects)Papers by Publisher (all subjects)Papers by Publisher (all subjects)Papers by Publisher (all subjects)

Elsevier

Springer

Blackw ell

Wiley

ACS

T & F

WKAIPIEEE

APS

Other

(24.4%)

Elsevier…HistoryElsevier…HistoryElsevier…HistoryElsevier…History• Elsevier’s name was inspired by the illustrious

House of Elsevier, established in 1580 when Lowys (Louis) Elzevir began selling books to university scholars.

• Authors ranked among the outstanding scholars of the day, including Galileo, Erasmus and Descartes.

• Jacobus George Robbers, a Dutch bookseller and importer of English language books, founded the modern Elsevier Company in 1880.

• In the 1950s and 60s Elsevier took its first steps toward becoming a global company, establishing the Elsevier Publishing Company NV and the Elsevier Publishing Company in New York.

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Top Authors

Readership and Impact

Publish and disseminate

Edit and prepare

Archive and promote

Quality Research

Publishing investmentsPublishing investmentsPublishing investmentsPublishing investments

Vision and Brand

Top Authors

Readership and Impact

Publish and disseminate

Edit and prepare

Archive and promote

Quality Research

Author Gateway and Editorial Systems

eJournal BackfileseReference Works

Production Tracking System

ScienceDirect ScopusScirus

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Vision and Brand

Top Authors

Readership and Impact

Publish and disseminate

Edit and prepare

Archive and promote

Quality Research

• 500,000+ article submissions per year

• 8 million articles now available

• 200,000 referees• 1 million referee reports

per year

• 7,000 editors• 70,000 editorial

board members• 6.5 million

author/publisher communications per year

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• 10 million researchers

• 4,500+ institutions• 180+ countries• 250 million+

downloads per year• 2.5 million print

pages per year

Some journalsSome journalsSome journalsSome journals

RECENTLY

INCLUDED

Russian Academy of Sciences

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Materials Science

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Molecular Biology & Genetics

Neurosciences & Behavior

Pharmacology

Physics

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Is Russian Science visible?Is Russian Science visible?Is Russian Science visible?Is Russian Science visible?

• Russia part of scientific community?– International Collaborations– Conferences– Referees– Editors

• Tradition of publishing both in Russian and English

• Publishers play a role

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• Many Russians on journal boards– Recognised in the scientific community

• Excellent advisors for how to get recognition– where to publish and how to get

published

Thank you!

http://www.elsevier.ru/

Carl Schwarz

[email protected]

Director International Publishing Development

Elsevier