Introduction to Scholarly Publishing
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Introduction to scholarly
publishing
July 2016, Dublin
Miss Rupal Malde, Publisher, Food Science Journals
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Peer-reviewed journal growth 1990-2013
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Scholarly publishing today
Scientific, technical and medical (STM) publishing
2,000 STM publishers
1.4 million
peer-reviewed
articles
20,000
peer-reviewed
journals
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Role of scientific publications
Registration
The timestamp to officially note who submitted scientific results first
Certification
Perform peer-review to ensure the validity and integrity of submissions
Dissemination
• Provide a medium for discoveries and findings to be shared
Preservation
• Preserving the minutes and record of science for posterity
Innovation
• Electronic submissions systems, online platforms, new types of journals
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Who publishers serve
Elsevier’s global
publishing network
7,000 editors
70,000 editorial
board members
570,000+ reviewers
650,000+ authors
Researchers
Health practitioners
Faculty and students
Pharma companies
Librarians
Societies
Engineers
Professionals
General public
Publishers support the greater scientific and health communities
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Global expansion of scientific research
- years 2000 to 2015
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Ireland: expansion of scientific research
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Global expansion of scientific research
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Global expansion of scientific research
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The journal publishing cycle
Solicit and
manage
submissions
Manage
peer review
Edit and
prepare
Archive and
promote use
Publish and
disseminate
Production
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Peer review
Helps to determine the quality,
validity, significance, and originality
of research
Helps to improve the quality of
papers
Publishers are outside the
academic process and are not
prone to prejudice or favour
Publishers facilitate the review
process by investing in online
review systems and providing tools
to help Editors and Reviewers
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The journal publishing cycle
Solicit and
manage
submissions
Manage
peer review
Edit and
prepare
Archive and
promote use
Publish and
disseminate
Production
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Journal article production
Preprint
Author submits manuscript
Manuscript accepted
Document proof
Copy editing, Author proofing, preparation
for publishing
Published journal article
Logo, pagination, branding
Electronic Warehouse
Published as print, HTML or PDF copy
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The journal publishing cycle
Solicit and
manage
submissions
Manage
peer review
Edit and
prepare
Archive and
promote use
Publish and
disseminate
Production
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Methods of dissemination
Traditional print journals
and
Electronic journal platformslike Elsevier’s ScienceDirect
improve online dissemination and
access
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Other publishing models
Authors publish free of charge
Institutions or individuals subscribe
to journals
Traditional publishing
More about this later in my talk
Open access publishing
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The journal publishing cycle
Solicit and
manage
submissions
Manage
peer review
Edit and
prepare
Archive and
promote use
Publish and
disseminate
Production
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Promoting research
Promotion of research
Conferences
Newsletters
Alerts
Abstracting and indexing databases