Writing Great Papers in Intl Journals

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Writing great papers in

High Impact Journals

An introduction for researchers


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Your host

Dr. Anne Deveson,

Deputy Editor,Chemistry - A European Journal


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The publishing process

Chemistry journals at Wiley-VCH

Roles of journals How journals work

Open Access

A look to the digital future


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Wiley in USA Wiley in Europe Wiley in Asia Wiley in Australia

HobokenIndianapolisSan FranciscoSomersetBostonAmes

ChichesterBognorEalingOxfordEdinburghNewburyLondonWeinheimBerlin

ZurichMoscowCopenhagenMadridDubai

SingaporeBangkokBeijingHong Kong

New DelhiSeoulTokyoTaiwanShanghaiManilaJakartaKuala LumpurTaipei City

BrisbaneMelbourne

THE

WILEY

WORLD

Wiley in Canada

Toronto

Wiley in South

America

Sao Paolo


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Wiley-VCH chemistry journals

Journals
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/issn?DESCRIPTOR=PRINTISSN&VALUE=0931-7597http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/issn?DESCRIPTOR=PRINTISSN&VALUE=1040-0397http://www.wiley-vch.de/publish/dt/journals/alphabeticIndex/2044/?jURL=http://www.wiley-vch.de/vch/journals/2044/cover/current.html


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The motherof them all

The in-house family

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2012 2012 2012
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Chemistry

A European JournalThe team

People in Publishing

Chemistry journals in Weinheim

Peter Wiley andSenior Management in Weinheim

Authors, speakers, board members, editorial atChemistryA European Journal

10th Anniversary Symposium


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ChemPubSoc Europe16 National Chemistry Societies

AustriaBelgium (2x)

Czech Republic

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Italy

The Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Slovakia


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Societies1995

D: GDCh

2009

SK: SCS

2010

CH: SCG1998

B: KVCV &

SRCF: SCFI: SCI

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NL: KNCV

1999

P: SPQGR: EEXH: MKEE: RSEQI: SCIA: GCH

CZ: SCHS: SKPL: PTCH

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Asian ChemicalEditorial Society(ACES)supportsChemistry - A

European Journal

andChemSusChem

2005 2010

Titles

1995 2015

History of ChemPubSoc Europe
http://www.eex.gr/http://www.chemistryviews.org/view/ezine.htmlhttps://www.gdch.de/start.htmlhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1864-564Xhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1860-7187http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1439-7633http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-0682chttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1521-3765http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2192-6506http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-0690http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1439-7633http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1867-3899http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2191-1363


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Merging of Journals

Average Impact Factor 0.871

Vision: Fewerjournals with higherquality


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After the Merger: Twin Journals

Impact Factor 3.049Impact Factor 3.329


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Vision: Fewer journals with higher quality

Since 1995ChemPubSoc Europe

15 journals ceased publication10 new journals

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

9 journals ceased publication25 new journals

American Chemical Society (ACS)no journals ceased publication20 new journals


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Poland and ChemPubSoc Europe Journals

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L. Latos-Grazynski et al.Eur. J. Org. Chem.

2012, 4115

W. Grochala et al.Chem. Eur. J.

2011, 17, 10524

W. K. Rybak et al.Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.

2012, 3675

E. Frackowiak

ChemSusChem2012, 5, 1181

Poland and ChemPubSoc Europe Journals


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FameRecognition by your peers

Making your research public

If your research does not generate papers, it might just as well nothave been done. George Whitesides (Harvard University)

Why publish at all?

Fortune

Promotions, grant applications, research funding

ResponsibilityTo society, taxpayer-funded research, contribution to progress

Papers provide the basis for further research!


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The role of scientific journals

Registration: Recording author precedence and merit

Dissemination: Sharing results and methods

Peer Review: Selection, quality control andimprovement

Archiving: Maintaining records of publication

Search & Navigation: In the internet ageraising the discoverability

Other systemsof publicationdo notnecessarily

offer all fourfunctions (e.g.,open archives)

Increasingly important


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If you are a chemist in your mid-20s and have your mindset on an academic career, then the only worthwhile adviceI have to offer is whatever you do, tackle a "big problem" inchemistry. Although the road you will travel along will bequite unpredictable, it will reveal an endless supply ofsurprises and the experience will be a rewarding one."

Fraser Stoddart

(Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2012, 51, 12902)

Choosing your research topic


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Publishing a paper

Writing a manuscript

The editorial workflow

The technical workflow

Editorial decision making requirements

Peer review process


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First, write your paper

Title- be specific (not too technical) and conciseandauthors

Abstract- should be short, you do not have to give all thedetails

Introduction- why did you do the research

Results and Discusssion what you did, what doesit mean and why it makes a difference

Conclusion- ake home message

Experimental Section how you did it


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Are there any data, figures or results arestill needed to complete the paper

Use simple EnglishWiley-Blackwell Author Serviceshttp://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/english_language.asp

Avoid using too many buzz words

This is yet another example of a nanosciencepaper with nanonovelty and nanocontent

Anonymous Referee

Extra tips
http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/english_language.asphttp://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/english_language.asp


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Artwork

Use one typeface (preferably Arial) Use one size of typeface Avoid use of shadows/glows/reflections For ChemDraw pictures use object settings for a Wiley document


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http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/more_resources.asp

How to write resources
http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/more_resources.asphttp://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/more_resources.asp


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Essays:

Whitesides Group: Writing a Paper

G. M. WhitesidesAdv. Mater.2004, 16, 1375

A Brief Guide to Designing EffectiveFigures for the Scientific Paper

M. Rolandi, K. Cheng, S. Prez-KrizAdv. Mater.2011, 23, 4343

Tips for Writing Better Science Papers

by Richard Threlfallon Chemistry Views

http://www.chemistryviews.org/

Webinar:Coloration Technology: Getting

Published

on Chemistry Viewshttp://www.chemistryviews.org/

How to write resources

Ten Tips for Authors

B. JohnsonChem. Asian J.2011, 6, 2859


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Selecting the journal

Journal Impact Factor isnot everything!

What are theimplications of your

research? How important will

others find yourresearch? In your field? In related fields?

Where do youreadpapers related to yourresearch? Which do youlike the most?

What is the scope ofyour candidate journal?

Who reads yourcandidate journal?

What is the format ofyour candidate journal?

Where were yourliterature referencespublished?

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Why is this topic important? Why are these results significant?

What is the key result? (breakthrough!)

Why is it an advance on previous work?

Why are you submitting to this journal?

Why will this journals readers read it?

State related manuscripts published or submitted

Disclose conflicts of interest Provide reviewer suggestions

Writing the cover letterTogether with the conclusions section of your paper, the cover letteris one of the first things the editor will see, so make it count!

Tip: Keep the letter as short as possiblethe longer it is,the easier it becomes to overlook something important.


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The editorial workflow

Manuscript rejected on reports

Manuscript submitted

Editors examine& make initial decision

Manuscript sent out

for peer review

Editor makes decisionbased on reports

Manuscript is accepted as

is or with minor revisions

Manuscript transferredto technical workflow

Manuscript rejected on reportsbut re-invited if

major revisions promising

Manuscript rejected on topic

Revisions requestedif possible in short time

Manuscript rejected on formatbut re-invited (e.g., shorten)


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Revision

Carefully consider

reviewer comments

Not all changes have to bemade

but need convincingarguments for changes notmade

Prepare revision

Revise manuscript

Highlight changes inmanuscript

Point-by-point response to

all reviewer issues Changes made

Why changes not made

Response may go back toreviewers!

Need to convince editorandreviewers


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Rejection

Direct (in-house, ontopic)

Outside scope

Wrong format

Novelty unclear Impact/importance

unclear

Interest unclear

On reports Technical/scientific

issues Motivation

unclear/unimportant

Less novel, less original Conclusions do not

support the data Results less important Results less interesting

Ethical questions Unclear presentation


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Should I appeal?

Usually, no

Risk of long timeto publication

Good papers arecited

Editors and

referees knowjournal

Criticisms may bevalid!

Occasionally, yes

Importance /impact / novelty

missed byeditor/referees

Need for a goodcover letter!

Factual errors inreferee reportsthat led to

rejection


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The technical workflow

Article published online

on EarlyView

Issueprinted &dispatched

Electronic files received

Article edited and typeset

Proofs checked (by author)

Corrections made & checked

Article ready for publication

Issue compiled

Issue published online


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What editors look for (suitability)

Initial screening

Scope? Does the topic fit my journal?Might better fit a sister journal ...

Format?Communication, full paper, review, ...?Too longshould this be a full paper instead?

Make sure the journal of your choice publishes the

article type of your paper!


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What editors look for (significance)

After the initial check for scope and length is done, the

manuscript is examined more closely:

Is the novelty high enough?Difference to prior work?Important to researchers in this field?

Most important hurdle:Important to the whole readership?

Publishing space is limited choose a journal whose readership

will be keen to see your results!


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Where will the editor look?

If Im interested, my readers will be, too!

Cover letter

Conclusions section of manuscript

Keywords

Literature references

Abstract

Visual information


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True / credible?

Reproducible?Important, relevant?

Communicated effectively?

Quality?

Interpretation of

resultsReasoning

Presentation

Critical feedbackNew / additional ideas

Peer review because it is competitive andcooperative!

Why peer review?

Selection for publication Verification & improvement


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Peer review is definitely not perfect, but its

the best form of research evaluation so far

developed.

All alternatives that have been suggested so farhavent got past the controversial discussion

stage.

or, put differently,

Why peer review?

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Selecting reviewersQuality of peer review depends on good reviewer choices

You can help keep decision times short with good

keywords and reviewer suggestions!

Our reviewer database> 10,000 active reviewersAre found via keywords, interests, own publication history, or reviewing history

Suggestions from authorsVery helpful!Not just the biggest names pleaseothers as wellAlso list people with conflicts of interest who should not be asked to review

Suggestions from other reviewersCan provide leads to further candidates

Suggestions from our Advisory Board MembersEspecially in difficult cases, appeals or disputes we are supported by our board members

Editors own knowledge of the communityContacts from conferences, prominent scientists, regular authors, etc.


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What we ask our reviewers to look for

Quality of peer review depends also on clear reviewer reports

Besides your general opinion, please give clear reasons for

rejection or acceptance!

Is the motivation clear?Is the motivation important?

Is the work novel and original?Are the conclusions supported by the data?Are the results important? (Are they interesting?)Are there any ethical questions?Were any flaws or mistakes found?

Should anything be added or removed?Is the presentation clear?


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Science should, ideally, be competitive but fair

Ethics lay down a standard code of conduct forscientists

Authors, referees, and editors have a

responsibility to behave in an ethical fashion

Academic Publishing Depends on Trust


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Ensure efficient, fair, and timely manuscript processing Ensure confidentiality of submitted manuscripts

Make the final decision for accepting or rejecting

Not use work reported in a submitted manuscript fortheir own research

Ensure fair selection of referees

Respond to suggestions of scientific misconduct

Deal fairly with author appeals

Editor responsibilities


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To gather and interpret data in an honest way To present a concise and accurate report of their research

To give due recognition to published work relating to their

manuscript

To avoid undue fragmentation of their work into multiple

manuscripts To consider publishing related manuscripts in the same

journal

Author responsibilities


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To inform the editor of related manuscripts underconsideration for publication

To ensure that a manuscript is submitted for publication inonly one journal at a time.

To give due acknowledgement to all workers contributingto the work To revise the manuscript according to the referees

suggestions as far possible

More information can be found in the Author Guidelinessection at the journals homepages

Author responsibilities


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Ensure confidentiality of manuscripts

Inform editor quickly if not qualified or unable to review

Judge manuscript objectively and in timely fashion

Return to editor without review if conflict of interest

Explain and support recommendations with argumentsand references where appropriate

Reviewer responsibilities


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Not use work reported in a submitted manuscript forones own research

Inform editor of similarities between submittedmanuscript and published or unpublished manuscriptselsewhere

Inform editor if plagiarized or falsified data is suspected

More information can be found under For Reviewersat the journals homepages

Reviewer responsibilities


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Falsifying data

Fabricating data

Plagiarism

Multiple concurrent submissions Image manipulation

Authorship misrepresentation

Duplicate publication

Ethical misconductExamples of ethical misconduct that are not tolerated:

All of the above can have serious consequences for the author, ranging from a

letter of reprimand all the way up to criminal proceedings (e.g., Jan Hendrik

Schn, Woo Suk Hwang)


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... two scientists are working towards the same research goal ... a referee is a collaborator of an author ... a referee is a personal friend, family member or former supervisorof an author ... a referees intellectual beliefs are at odds with those stated in a

paper ... a referee and an author do not like one another (personal,

political, professional)

All of these factors may lead to unethical behavior

Conflicts of interest

Conflicts of interest arise when ...


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Ethics resources

www.wiley.com/bw/publicationethics/

http://publicationethics.org/

Ethical guidelines

from chemical societies

www.euchems.eu

www.acs.org

ON BEING A SCIENTIST

A guide to responsible

conduct in research

By Carolyn Bartozzi

O A bli hi


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Open Access PublishingTypes of Open Access

Green OA

Nobody pays

Gold OA

Paid open access

Green OA


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Green OA

Nobody pays (not truethere is no such thing)

Better expressed as Nobody Pays to Grant Access

Author self-archivingunder investigation via the PEER project inthe EU, a five year study into the effects of self-archiving on journalusage and citationnot clear if self-archiving can exist without theexisting publishing infrastructure.

Government funded research should be free to access

Often driven by publishing mandates from interested parties(governments, funding bodies, universities)


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The Gold Road

Distinction to be made between wholly gold (pay topublish) and hybrid models (such as Online Openpayto make OA, NOTpay to publish).

Major wholly Gold players are PLoS, BioMedCentral,Hindawi, Copernicus. Most publishers offer some formof OA, either one or two wholly gold titles or hybrid OAarticles in subscription titles

Concern with hybrid models if the % uptake of OApayment becomes significant, users may end up payingtwice for the same contentdouble dipping


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Wiley and Open Access

Gold Road2 provisions

Wiley Open Access Journals and Online Open

Online Openhybrid model whereby authors can elect tomake a publication in a suscription journal open access fora fee of 3000 USD

Wiley Open Access Journalsnew journals launched in2011 and 2012 (mainly Life Sciences and Medicine titles)which are solely open access.


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Wiley and Open Access

High standard, rigorous peer review Each journal has an appointed Editor-in-

Chief and Editorial Board

Rapid publication

Authors retain Copyright

Wiley Open Access Journals - licensedunder Creative Commons CC BY-NC ,

compliant with Open Access mandates Widest possible dissemination

Automatic transfer into PubMed Central

h d h h h k?


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What do the Authors think?

It depends what field you work in (and where you work) overwhelmingly, the greatest amount of Online Open business is inMedicine and Life Sciences, with UK-based authors the most activein uptake.

SOAP survey 2010 (Society for Open Access Publishing) Claims 90% of scientists surveyed believed OA would improve their

research field, BUT

Only 8-10% of articles were actually OA

29% of survey did not publish in OAjournal quality, lack ofestablished journals/visibility, cost

Survey sample heavily skewed (biomedcentral and sage mailinglists) towards pro-OA areas of research

Even so, prevailing message OA is fine as long as its not myresearch.


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Cost of Publishing

Printingthe story so far

Personnel

PaperPostage

Warehouses

Digital future

Personnel

Programmerstagging of manuscriptsbehind Wiley Online library

Storage/digtal archive


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Portals

News

Journal Highlights Videos

Webinars

Conferences & Events

Books

Ezine

www.chemistryviews.org


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www.chemistryviews.org


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The Smart ArticleTM

Cross-linked, enriched chemistry contentto support and expedite the chemists research


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Digital future

Enjoy a new

reading experience

AngewandteChemie

and

The iPad App


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