How to publish in Elsevier
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The document outlines the steps for publishing research with Elsevier, including finding journals, preparing manuscripts, submitting, tracking submissions, addressing reviews, and promoting published articles. It discusses impact factor, top journals, article types, the publishing process, ethics, and support resources. The objectives are to familiarize faculty with high impact research platforms, introduce the Elsevier publication process, and provide support for publishing with Elsevier.
How to publish in Elsevier
- 2. “IF YOUR RESEARCH DOES NOT GENERATE PAPERS, IT MIGHT JUST AS WELL NOT HAVE BEEN DONE.” – GEORGE WHITESIDES DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 2
- 3. AGENDA • Impact factor • Top journals • Types of articles • Publishing with Elsevier step-by-step • Publication ethics • Support from Elsevier DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 3
- 4. OBJECTIVES To familiarize Faculties about high impact research platforms To introduce about the publication steps in Elsevier To provide support resources for publication in Elsevier . DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 4
- 5. IMPACT FACTOR From the ISI journal citation reports web page The journal impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the "average article" in a journal has been cited in a particular year. DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 5
- 6. Impact Factors Impact Factor = No. of citations Total no. of articles calculated over the last 2 years DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 6
- 7. TOP JOURNALS • Top journals in computer science • http://www.guide2research.com/journals/ • Top journals in business • http://socialcapitalgateway.org/content/ranking/ran king-business-journals-based-isi-impact-factor • Top journals in Health Sciences • http://library.umassmed.edu/ebpph/top25.cfm DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 7
- 8. TYPES OF ARTICLES • LETTERS AND RAPID OR SHORT COMMUNICATIONS are intended as brief reports of significant, original and timely research results, which require rapid publication. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/s13 88248114003385 DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 8
- 9. TYPES OF ARTICLES • REVIEW PAPERS summarize recent developments on a specific topic, without introducing new data. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S15 74013715000039 DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 9
- 10. TYPES OF ARTICLES • FULL ARTICLES contain significant data, detail, developments and outcomes. http://www.Sciencedirect.Com/science/journal/0167 8655/31/13 DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 10
- 11. TYPES OF ARTICLES • The new MICROARTICLE format enables you to publish research output, such as data, software, methods, videos and much more • More information on https://www.elsevier.com/connect/new-data-journal- lets-researchers-share-their-data-open-access DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 11
- 12. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP- BY-STEP 1. Find a journal 2. Prepare your paper 3. Revise and submit 4. Track your submission 5. Proofing and licensing 6. Sharing and promoting Source: https://www.Elsevier.Com/authors/journal- authors DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 12
- 13. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP 1. Find A Journal • Match your manuscript • Find by journal title • Search through article (subject wise) • Browse journals alphabetically https://www.elsevier.com/authors/journal- authors/submit-your-paper#find DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 13
- 14. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP 1. Find A Journal Journal metrics • Impact • Speed • Reach http://journalinsights.elsevier.com/journals/1072- 7515 DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 14
- 15. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY- STEP 2. Prepare Your Paper • Follows the Guide for Authors • You can find the Guide for Authors on the journal‘s homepage DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 15
- 16. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY- STEP 2. Prepare Your Paper DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 16
- 17. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY- STEP 2. Prepare Your Paper • A clear, concise and meaningful title which creates interest • An introduction that briefly provides a context for the work presented and explicitly identifies the gap in knowledge addressed • A critical and scholarly discussion of the state of the field and the contribution of this piece of work to the advancement of knowledge DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 17
- 18. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP 2. Prepare Your Paper • Results are the driving force of the publication • Figures and tables are the most efficient way to present results • Captions and legends must be detailed enough to make figures and tables self explanatory • No duplication of results described in text or other illustrations DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 18
- 19. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP 2. Prepare Your Paper • Don’t let your language get you rejected Ask a native speaker or use a language editing service to improve your paper before you submit it. • As a rough guide, it usually takes me about 4 to 104 weeks to draft a paper DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 19
- 20. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP 3. Revise and Submit • Do your findings advance understanding in a specific research field? • Is your work of interest to the journal’s audience? • Is your manuscript structured properly? • Are your conclusions justified by your results? • Are your references international/accessible enough? • Did you format your figures and tables properly? • Did you correct all grammatical and spelling mistakes? Acceptance rate for article in many Elsevier journals =~10% DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 20
- 21. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP 3. Revise and Submit How to submit • You can submit to most elsevier journals using an online system, either the elsevier editorial system (EES), or elsevier’s new system EVISE®. • Follow the ‘submit your paper’ link on your journal's homepage. You’ll be taken to EES or EVISE® and prompted to log in . http://www.Journals.Elsevier.Com/academic- pediatrics/ DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 21
- 22. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP 3. Revise and Submit How to submit continues….. • If you’re using the system for the first time, follow the instructions to register. If you’re returning, log in • Once you’re in the system, you will be guided through the submission process • When you have completed your submission, you’ll receive an email with a reference number you can use to check the status of your submission DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 22
- 23. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP 3. Revise and Submit The editorial workflow DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 23
- 24. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP 3. Revise and Submit •OPEN ACCESS: YOUR CHOICE DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 24
- 25. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP 3. Revise and Submit Peer review • The journal editor will make a first decision about your submission. If it’s suitable for the journal, the editor will send your manuscript to one or more reviewers – experts in your field. DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 25
- 26. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP 4. Track Your Submission Track status of submitted article • Log in to EES as author for the journal to which you submitted your manuscript. • In your 'author main menu' in EES: • Click 'submissions being processed' if your article is in the submission phase. • Click 'revisions being processed' if your article is in the revisions phase. • Look under 'current status' to find the status of your submission. DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 26
- 27. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP REJECTION 4. Track Your Submission first the tears then the anger DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 27
- 28. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP Discover reason • Outside scope • Wrong format • Technical/scientific issues • Motivation unclear/unimportant • Less novel, less original • Conclusions do not support the data • Results less important /interesting • Ethical questions • Unclear presentation 4. Track Your Submission DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 28
- 29. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP Act • Revise manuscript • Highlight changes in manuscript • Point-by-point response to all reviewer issues • Changes made • Why changes not made • Response may go back to reviewers! • Need to convince editor and reviewers 4. Track Your Submission DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 29
- 30. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP NOTHING WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • Move on to the next journal (incorporate changes to counter any criticisms encountered) 4. Track Your Submission DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 30
- 31. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP 4. Track Your Submission Track status of accepted article • Go to the track your accepted article tool. • Provide your article details and click 'track article'. • Complete the 'our reference code' field. You find the reference code (e.G. ABCD_1234) in the acknowledgement email you received from us. • Complete the 'corresponding author's surname' field. • This field is case sensitive. • Click 'track article' to find the status of your accepted article. DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 31
- 32. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP 5. Proofing and Licensing • Congratulations! • As soon as it’s accepted, your article will be given a DOI and published on sciencedirect as an article in press. Copyright • You will receive a copyright agreement to sign during the time between your article's acceptance and its final version. DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 32
- 33. PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: STEP-BY-STEP 6.Sharing And Promoting Your Article Now that your article is published, you can promote your research by sharing. This helps you get cited more, enabling you to cultivate a stronger reputation, promote your research and move forward in your career. More on https://www.elsevier.com/authors/journal- authors/submit-your-paper/sharing-and-promoting- your-article DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 33
- 34. ADHERE TO PUBLICATION ETHICS • Avoid Fabrication: making up research data • Avoid Falsification: manipulation of existing research data • Avoid plagiarism of others’ work • Avoid multiple publication of the same work, never submit your manuscript to more than one journal at a time • Cite and acknowledge others’ work appropriately DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 34
- 35. ADHERE TO PUBLICATION ETHICS • Elsevier journals now check every submitted article using CrossCheck http://www.crossref.org/crosscheck/crosscheck_fo r_researchers.html • Only list co-authors who made major contributions • Avoid ghost authorship: excluding authors who participated in the work • Avoid scientific writers and gift authors: including authors who did not contribute to the work DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 35
- 36. MORE SUPPORT FROM ELSEVIER • Authors’ update www.elsevier.com/authors-update • Elsevierconnect www.elsevier.com/elsevierconnect • Authors’ home www.elsevier.com/authors DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 36
- 37. MORE SUPPORT FROM ELSEVIER • Publishing campus - online training https://www.publishingcampus.elsevier.com/ • Ethics in research & publication https://www.publishingcampus.elsevier.com/pages/ 63/ethics/Publishing-ethics.html • Postdoc free access https://www.elsevier.com/authors/journal- authors/an-opportunity-for-postdoctoral-scholars DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 37
- 38. MORE SUPPORT FROM ELSEVIER • Journal finder www.journalfinder.elsevier.com • Elsevier webshop www.webshop.elsevier.com • My research dashboard www.elsevier.com/myresearchdashboard/about DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 38
- 39. Questions DR. SANTOSH RAYKIC SEMINAR SERIES #1 39