EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE AT PHYSICAL REVIEW...
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Saad E. Hebboul
The American Physical Society, Ridge, NY
EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE AT
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
http://prl.aps.org
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OUTLINE
PRL EDITORIAL JOB
PRL INNER WORKINGS
EDITORIAL ENVIRONMENT
EDITORIAL CAREER
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EDITORIAL OFFICES, RIDGE NEW YORK
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PRL EDITORIAL OFFICE OF Saad Hebboul
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MANUSCRIPT TASK WORK FOR Saad Hebboul
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MANUSCRIPT TASK WORK FOR Saad Hebboul
TASK ≡ INDIVISIBLE “ QUANTUM ” UNIT OF
EDITORIAL WORK ( ~ 1 Task / Manuscript )
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MANUSCRIPT TASK WORK FOR Saad Hebboul
REAL-TIME LISTS OF TASKS FOR FULL-TIME EDITOR :
LOAD = 800 - 1000 MANUSCRIPTS / YEAR
TASK ≡ INDIVISIBLE “ QUANTUM ” UNIT OF
EDITORIAL WORK ( ~ 1 Task / Manuscript )
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MANUSCRIPT TASK WORK FOR Saad Hebboul
REAL-TIME LISTS OF TASKS FOR FULL-TIME EDITOR :
LOAD = 800 - 1000 MANUSCRIPTS / YEAR
TASK ≡ INDIVISIBLE “ QUANTUM ” UNIT OF
EDITORIAL WORK ( ~ 1 Task / Manuscript )
GLOBAL
CATEGORIES OF
TASKS FOR EACH
PRL EDITOR
DETAILED
CATEGORIES OF
TASKS FOR EACH
PRL EDITOR
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MANUSCRIPT TASK WORK FOR Saad Hebboul
REAL-TIME LISTS OF TASKS FOR FULL-TIME EDITOR :
LOAD = 800 - 1000 MANUSCRIPTS / YEAR
TASK ≡ INDIVISIBLE “ QUANTUM ” UNIT OF
EDITORIAL WORK ( ~ 1 Task / Manuscript )
GLOBAL
CATEGORIES OF
TASKS FOR EACH
PRL EDITOR
DETAILED
CATEGORIES OF
TASKS FOR EACH
PRL EDITOR
SUGGESTIONS / PHYSICS SELECTIONS
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GLOBAL TASK CATEGORIES FOR PRL EDITORS
Total number of tasks
for editor to act on
No Report from referee
/ Back From Referee
No Report from referee
/ Out To Referee
Manuscripts that are
too long to review Back-up tasks from
editors who are out
Daily tasks done by
editor ( 20 – 40 / Day )
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DETAILED TASK CATEGORIES FOR PRL EDITORS
> 13 days old tasks for
ALL PRL Editors
Miscellaneous types
of office internal tasks
New manuscripts that
are ready for editor
All reports from
Referees & Boards
Back From Author
Resubmissions
> 9 days old tasks for
ONE PRL Editor
New manuscripts that
just arrived in office
No Report / Transfer
Report / Joint Report
Not all reports from
Referees & Boards
Correspondence from
Authors & Referees
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OUTLINE
PRL EDITORIAL JOB
PRL INNER WORKINGS
EDITORIAL ENVIRONMENT
EDITORIAL CAREER
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EVOLUTIONARY TREE OF SCIENCE
TIME
FIE
LD
S
OF
S
CIE
NC
E
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PRL GOALS & CRITERIA
TIME
FIE
LD
S
OF
S
CIE
NC
E
HIGHLIGHT MAJOR PROGRESS IN ALL FIELDS
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PRL GOALS & CRITERIA
TIME
FIE
LD
S
OF
S
CIE
NC
E
ACHIEVE CROSS-FIELD FERTILIZATION
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1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
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12.5
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YEAR
RECEIPTS
1958 -- 2011 TOTAL
REST
EUROPE
USA
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20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
AC
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PT
AN
CE
R
AT
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PUBLISHED LETTERS
1982 -- 2011
ACCEPTANCE RATE
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1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
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10
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EDITORS
1958 -- 2011
RECEIPTS
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SAME EDITORS / INCREASING RECEIPTS
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10 30 50 70 90
EDITOR A EDITOR B
PACS NUMBERS
FIELD ASSIGNMENTS FOR PRL EDITORS
MAIN PACS # identifies the EDITOR for your MANUSCRIPT
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PRL REFEREE SELECTION : ( Step 1 of 2 ) M
AN
US
CR
IPT
REFERENCES
KEY WORDS
PACS NUMBERS
COVER LETTER
DATABASE ( > 55,000 )
WORKING
LIST OF
REFEREES
( < 100 )
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PRL REFEREE SELECTION : ( Step 2 of 2 )
WORKING
LIST OF
REFEREES
( < 100 )
AVAILABILITY ?
REFEREES
2 - 3
EXPERTISE ?
REF. RECORD ?
PUB. RECORD ?
COLLABORATIONS ?
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
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These include manuscripts that are :
PRL REJECTION WITHOUT REVIEW
PRL Editors reject about 10 % - 20 % of
new manuscripts without external review .
POOR
INCOMPLETE
SPECIALIZED
MARGINAL
…
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PRESENTATION vs. RESEARCH
TITLE
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
RESULT
FIGURES
TABLES
EQUATIONS
ANALYSIS
DISCUSSION
INTERNAL COUPLING
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PRESENTATION RESEARCH
INTERNAL COUPLING
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OUTLINE
PRL EDITORIAL JOB
PRL INNER WORKINGS
EDITORIAL ENVIRONMENT
EDITORIAL CAREER
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Ling Miao ( PRX )
Valerie Miller,
PRODUCTION/PRA
Jessica Thomas,
PHYSICS
Jack Sandweiss,
CHAIRMAN
John Ripka,
PRODUCTION
Carla Lombardi,
PRODUCTION
Jane Throwe
Yonko Millev Saad Hebboul
PRL EDITORS : PART 1 of 3
Abhishek Agarwal
Sami Mitra Jerry Malenfant
George Basbas Reiny Schuhmann Robert Garisto Donavan Hall
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PRL EDITORS : PART 2 of 3
Sonja Grondalski Manolis Antonoyiannakis
Daniel Ucko Deniz van Heijnsbergen
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PRL EDITORS : PART 3 of 3
Frank Narducci Brant Johnson
Karsten Kruse Stanley Brown
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Debbie Brodbar, RMP
Sami Mitra, PRL
Margaret Malloy, PRA&E
APS MARCH 2012 MEETING, BOSTON, MA
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Robert Garisto, PRL Matt Eager, PRB Sharon Lensky, JIS
DirkJan Bukman, PRE
Rashmi Ray, PRD
RIDGE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON, 12/15/11
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RIDGE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON, 12/15/11
Reiny Schuhmann, PRL
Robert Garisto, PRL
Matt Eager, PRB
Sharon Lensky, JIS
Arthur Smith, JIS
Rashmi Ray, PRD
Tony Begley, PRB
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RIDGE EDITORIAL HUMOR, 03/27/12
Saad Hebboul, PRL
George Basbas, PRL
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EDITORIAL HUMOR
The referee writes in his report :
“ This manuscript is terse,
so my report will also be terse.”
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EDITORIAL HUMOR
The referee writes under “ JOINT REPORT “ :
“ None. I wrote this report all by myself.
My mother would be proud.”
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EDITORIAL HUMOR
The authors do not like the report of referee A :
“ The report of referee A reads like
a message from an asylum.”
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EDITORIAL HUMOR
The authors resubmit many months later :
“ We finally succeeded in removing the obscured
abracadabra from our manuscript so that the
referees can understand our work better.”
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OUTLINE
PRL EDITORIAL JOB
PRL INNER WORKINGS
EDITORIAL ENVIRONMENT
EDITORIAL CAREER
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Editorial
EDITORIAL CAREER AS A SEPARATE WORLD
Many
Different
Journals
Many
Different
Skills
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Funding Academic Editorial Patenting Industrial Financial
WORLDS
SPECTRUM OF DIFFERENT CAREER WORLDS
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Funding Academic Editorial Patenting Industrial Financial
WORLDS
SPECTRUM OF DIFFERENT CAREER WORLDS
NO SUPERIOR / INFERIOR CAREER WORLDS
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SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND FOR PRL EDITORS
SC
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TIF
IC B
AC
KG
RO
UN
D
SCIENTIFIC FIELDS
ACADEMIC
EDITORIAL
PhD GRADUATE
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SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND FOR PRL EDITORS
SC
IEN
TIF
IC B
AC
KG
RO
UN
D
SCIENTIFIC FIELDS
ACADEMIC
EDITORIAL
PhD GRADUATE
PhD GRADUATE
+
POSTDOCTORAL
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ADDITIONAL SKILLS FOR PRL EDITORS
WRITTEN & ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
APPRECIATION OF RESEARCH DONE BY OTHERS
INTUITION FOR QUALITY OF RESEARCH
ACCEPTANCE OF ALL SCIENTIFIC FIELDS
INTEREST IN HELPING AUTHORS & REFEREES
COMFORTABLE IN SOCIAL SETTINGS
ABILITY TO TAKE CRITICISM
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ENHANCING RESUMES FOR EDITORIAL JOBS
INCLUDE TWO TO FIVE WELL SPACED “BULLET” ITEMS :
INCLUDE A LINK TO YOUR YOUTUBE - STYLE VIDEO < 5 min
Reviewed 3 manuscripts for PRL, 4 for PRB, and 2 for Nature
Co-authored 2 Letters in PRL, 3 Articles in PRB, and 1 Article in Nature
INCLUDE YOUR PHOTO IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER
INCLUDE PLENTY OF EMPTY SPACE AROUND EACH ITEM
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INAPPROPRIATE PHOTOS FOR RESUMES
Fashionable Posture
Distracting Background
Wedding Like
Obstructing Hat
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APPROPRIATE PHOTOS FOR RESUMES
NO Distracting Backgrounds
NO Face Obstructions
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SUMMARY
PRL EDITORIAL JOB :
PRL INNER WORKINGS :
EDITORIAL ENVIRONMENT :
EDITORIAL CAREER :
Editors work on manuscripts in various real-time queues.
Each full-time editor handles dozens of manuscripts / day.
Referee selection is a two-step process using key words, references, etc.
Editors attend various domestic & international conferences.
Relaxed academic atmosphere without students & No campus.
Editorial world exists between Academic & Patent worlds.
Candidates qualify by gaining broad scientific background + specialty.
Review major progress in all fields & Induce cross-field fertilization.
Rejection without external review for 10% - 20% of new manuscripts.
Resumes can be enhanced by self-portrait photos & links to videos.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
AUTHORS
REFEREES
READERS
LANCE COOPER
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MAIN MATERIAL SOURCES
PRL :
CLIP ART :
GOOGLE IMAGES :
http://astech.library.cornell.edu/ast/phys/
additional/History-of-Physics.cfm
http://nobelprize.org
http://www.clipart.com
prl.aps.org
CELESTIA :
www.clipart.com
www.google.com/imghp
www.celestiamotherlode.net