Elsevier Author Workshop: How to Prepare a Manuscript for an

International Journal

Elsevier Author Workshop: How to Prepare a Manuscript for an

International JournalIME Conference

Dalian, China July 15, 2007IME Conference

Dalian, China July 15, 2007

Jeroen Loos, ElsevierRob Kaas, University of Amsterdam

Marc Goovaerts, Catholic University LeuvenElias Shiu, University of Iowa, Hongkong University

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OverviewOverview

Introduction to Elsevier

Research output in China

Publishing in Insurance: Mathematics and Economics (IME) How does the EES work?

(Elsevier Editorial System) Peer review process Aims and Scope of IME What is a ``good'' paper? Ethics in scientific publishing

Questions

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Introduction to ElsevierIntroduction to Elsevier

2,000+ journals All fields of science, technology & medicine 7,000 editors 70,000 board members 250,000 articles a year 8 million articles on ScienceDirect, going back to

1823 (The Lancet) 250 million downloads a year by 11 million users

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Introduction to Elsevier: Nobel prize winnersIntroduction to Elsevier: Nobel prize winners

Kenneth J. Arrow

James J. Heckman Robert J. Aumann

Eric S. Maskin

                 Robert F. Engle

Finn E. Kydland

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Introduction to Elsevier: Economics and FinanceIntroduction to Elsevier: Economics and Finance

• 80 Journals• All International• All English language• Many of the top field journals• Virtually all journals included in Thomson

Scientific (formerly ISI)• www.elsevier.com/economics

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Introduction to Elsevier: Economics and FinanceIntroduction to Elsevier: Economics and Finance

Commenced publication in 1982 1982: 28 articles, 2007: 63

articles Impact Factor 2007 0.575 www.elsevier.com/locate/ime

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Research output in China - Some figuresResearch output in China - Some figures

2003 – 23,000 faculty, 2,200 Professors, 8,000 Associate/Assistant Professors, 13,000 lecturers

1981-2003 – 60,000 BSc, 5,500 MSc 2005 – 1,600 BSc, 9,300 MSc 2005 – 50,000 enrolments! Estimated 40,000-60,000 economists

currently active in China

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Research output in China: Some more figuresResearch output in China: Some more figures

810 journals in economics and management, 70 included in the Chinese Social Science citation source 366 Comprehensive Economics 61 Agricultural Economics 74 Industrial Economics 26 Transportation, Telecom Economics 144 Finance 21 Management Sciences

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Research output in China: Chinese PublicationsResearch output in China: Chinese Publications

Extreme growth of quantityquantity

Growth of quality quality still still needed needed low impact

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Research output in China - MarketshareResearch output in China - Marketshare

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Research output in China - Relative ImpactResearch output in China - Relative Impact

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Research output in China: EconomicsResearch output in China: Economics

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Research output in China: papers in IMEResearch output in China: papers in IME

UN-RegionCHINA 3 5% 7 10% 6 10% 10 11% 17 17% 12 12%

Asia 7 13% 7 10% 5 8% 4 4% 4 4% 5 5%Americas 12 21% 14 20% 14 23% 24 26% 23 23% 22 22%

Europe 32 57% 39 57% 35 56% 51 54% 53 54% 58 59%Oceania 2 4% 2 3% 2 3% 4 4% 1 1% 1 1%

Africa 0% 0% 0% 1 1% 0% 0%Grand Total 56 100% 69 100% 62 100% 94 100% 98 100% 98 100%

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IME: Accepted Articles by Region

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Prof. Taizhong Hu, University of Science and Technology of China, Associate Editor

Prof Sheldon Lin, University of Toronto Prof. Hailiang Yang, Hong Kong University,

Associate Editor Prof. Qihe Tang, University of Iowa, Associate

Editor

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Research output in China: Online Usage of IMEResearch output in China: Online Usage of IME

Online Usage of Insurance: Mathematics and Economics

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Elsevier is eager to work with more top Chinese scientists and boost

Chinese research in the world

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Present at this workshopPresent at this workshop

Presenters Jeroen Loos, Publisher Economics, Elsevier Prof. Rob Kaas, Managing Editor IME, University of Amsterdam

Panel:Editors IME Prof. Marc Goovaerts, University of Amsterdam & Catholic

University Leuven Prof. Elias Shiu, University of Iowa & University of Hong Kong

Associate Editors IME Prof. Taizhong Hu, University of Science and Technology of China Prof. Sheldon Lin, University of Toronto Prof. Qihe Tang , University of Iowa Prof. Hailiang Yang , Hong Kong University