how to submit your manuscript?
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How to submit your manuscript?. 9 November 2011 Leo Jiang. Cycle of Academic Research. Researcher reads journals & books. Article or books published. Comes up with a research project. Publishing is an indispensable part of Scientific Research. Passes peer review. Gets funding. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How to submit your manuscript?
9 November 2011
Leo Jiang
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Researcher reads journals & books Comes up
with a research project
Gets funding
Does research
Writes article or books
Passes peer review
Article or books published
Publishing is an
indispensable part of
Scientific
Research
Cycle of Academic Research
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Publishing in English allows you to reach the broadest possible audience
English is the international language of science
Introduction
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Journal editors want to publish good quality science that is of interest to their readers
•Describes research that advances the field
• Is carefully prepared and formatted
•Uses clear and concise language
•Follows ethical standards
Before you begin
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Writing
Good readers make good writers!
Before you begin
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Seek out those unexplained findings, controversies, emerging fields
Read review literature including related fields
Talk with experts, attend conferences
Research topics can be identified by exploiting opportunities
Before you begin
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E-newsletterDatabase Table of Content
Reading Resources from Springer
http://weibo.com/springerchina
Before you begin
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Appropriateness of themes
Aims and scope
Target audience
Publishing frequency
Open-access or subscriber-based
Impact Factor
Cost
Publication type
Factors considered are:
Authors need to choose journals according to certain criteria
Choosing a journal
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Choosing a journal
• Talk to colleagues
• Read the journals product page and READ THE JOURNAL
• Read the aims and scope of the journal, does your paper fit the aims and
scope of the journal
• Read and follow the instructions for authors
• What are your priorities – e.g. speed of publication, impact factor, reach?
Choosing a journal
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Journal Selector by 理文编辑
Choosing a journal
www.liwenbianji.cn/journal_selector
12Choosing a journal
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Derntl, M. (1999) Basics of Research Paper Writing and Publishing. Unpublished manuscript—Revision 2.1—September 2009, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Vienna, Austria.
Preparing your manuscript
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By linking, scientific writing evolves in the same way as telling a story
Expanded IMRaDTitleAbstractIntroduction Methods ResultsDiscussionConclusionsAcknowledgementsReferencesAppendices
Fulfills readerexpectations
Preparing your manuscript
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write after selecting target journal
The order of writing your manuscript in the IMRaD format starts with the easiest
write last
The easiest to write is …
Methods and Results
Discussion and Introduction
write during the research
Preparing your manuscript
Title and Abstract
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Cover letters
---A good cover letter will help “sell” your manuscript to the journal editor.
Common phrases:
• Please find enclosed our manuscript, “[manuscript title]” by [first author's name] et al.,
which we would like to submit for publication as a [publication type] in [name of the journal].
• To our knowledge, this is the first report showing…
• We believe our findings would appeal to the readership of [journal name].
• Please address all correspondence to:
• We look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.
All cover letters should contain these sentences:
• We confirm that this manuscript has not been published elsewhere and is not under
consideration by another journal.
• All authors have approved the manuscript and agree with its submission to [insert the name
of the target journal].
Preparing your manuscript
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Electronic submission
• Electronic submission substantially reduces the editorial processing and reviewing times
and shortens overall publication times
Submitting
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Please register firstly
Submitting
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Please click here to start
your submission
Submitting
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Successful
Submitting
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Submission to publication 3 months – 12 months
Journal publishing timelines can vary depending on editor and reviewer
Manuscript submitted
Editor elects rapid rejection OR
peer review
Reviewers evaluate accept, revise OR reject
Editor assigns reviewers
Article Publica
tion!
Revise manuscript
Peer review
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Article Tracking – track the status of your article during production
Congratulations
Peer review
25Publication ethics
DO NOT…
AND I REPEAT, …
DO NOT
•Data fabrication and falsification
•Plagiarism
•Multiple submissions
•Redundant publications
•Improper author contribution or attribution
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Summary
Submit
• Identify appropriate journal
• Well prepared manuscript and introductory letter
• Recommend appropriate reviewers
• Keep in touch with editors
Re-submit
• Response to reviewer’s comments point by point
• Highlight corrections in your revision
• Submit your rebuttal of reviewers’ comments to editor (If necessary)
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Springer Author Academy (http://www.springer.com/authors/journal+authors/training)
How to submit your book manuscript
29http://www.springer.com
Subject area
30http://www.springer.com/chemistry
If you want to publish your book, please contact the
editor
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Contact our editors in China
How to submit your manuscript to Springer
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Outline/AEQ/(Sample, Author CV, Recommendations)
WritingSample CheckMS Check
Proof Check Publication
Review
Process of Book Publication
33http://www.springer.com/authors/book+authors
Book authors can access
detailed guidelines
from Springer.com
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Relevant books on SpringerLink
• From Research to Manuscript• A Guide to Scientific Writing
• Katz, Michael Jay
• ISBN 978-1-4020-9466-8
• http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-1-4020-9467-5
• English for Writing Research Papers• Wallwork, Adrian
• ISBN 978-1-4419-7921-6
• http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-1-4419-7922-3
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• Concise summaries of cutting-edge research and practical
applications comprising 50 to 125 pages.
• Included as part of Springer’s eBook collection, with
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谢谢!