Getting Published in ASBMR Journals
Denver, CO, USA
September 2017
Today’s Agenda
Part 1: Introduction to JBMR®
and JBMR®
Plus
Part 2: Pre-submission: How to prepare and write your manuscript
Part 3: Post-submission: Navigating the peer review process from submission,
through revisions and responses to reviews, to acceptance
Part 4: Post-publication: Increasing visibility of your paper: search engine optimization
and other tools to promote your work and profile
Part 5: Q&A
Speakers• Juliet Compston –Editor-in-Chief – Journal of Bone and
Mineral Research – www.jbmr.org
• Peter Ebeling –Editor-in-Chief – JBMR® Plus –www.jbmrplus.org
• Jane Taylor – Publishing Manager – JBMR® and JBMR®
Plus
JBMR®
Editorial TeamEditor-in-Chief: Juliet E. Compston, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Senior Associate Editors:
Roger Bouillon, Belgium Brendan F. Boyce, US Robert A. Nissenson, US
Bo Abrahamsen
Hellerup, Denmark
Pierre Marie
Paris, France
Mary Bouxsein
Boston, MA, USA
Masaki Noda
Yokohama, Japan
Lorenz Hofbauer
Dresden, Germany
Deborah Novack
St. Louis, MO, USA
Thomas Lang
San Francisco, CA, USA
Ian Reid
Auckland, New Zealand
Mary Leonard
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Vicki Rosen
Cambridge, MA, USA
William Leslie
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Raj Thakker
Oxford, United Kingdom
Associate Editors:
Wiley Support: Jinnie Kim, Jane Taylor, Jessica Downey
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
2016 Impact Factor: 6.284
Highest impact factor among bone journals
Journal Subject 2016 Impact Factor
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Endocrinology & Metabolism 6.284
Bone Endocrinology & Metabolism 4.14
Calcified Tissue International Endocrinology & Metabolism 3.124
Endocrinology Endocrinology & Metabolism 4.286
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Endocrinology & Metabolism 5.455
Osteoporosis International Endocrinology & Metabolism 3.591
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
JBMR®
publishes manuscripts from all over the world and has a distinguished
international editorial board
Journal of Bone and Mineral ResearchTwo-thirds of manuscripts submitted originate outside North America
1.8
24.5
4.8
32.2
1.5
35.2
Manuscripts Submitted by Geographic Region 2012-Q2 2017
Africa/Middle East
Asia
Australia
Europe
Latin/ S. America
N. America
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
• Current acceptance rate: 30%
• Current triage rate: 26%
• Time to online publication after acceptance: 5 days
• Average time from submission to first decision: 20 days
• Average time from submission to final decision: 29 days
• Average time from acceptance to printed issue: 4.8 months
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
• Publishes basic research, clinical science, and translational papers
• Editorial scope:
– All areas of the biology and physiology of bone and muscle
– Relevant systems biology topics (e.g. osteoimmunology)
– Pathophysiology and treatment of sarcopenia and disorders of bone
and mineral metabolism
The Impact of JBMR®
Definitions: 2016 Impact Factor
• A = the number of times that articles published in a journal in 2014 and 2015 were cited by articles in indexed journals during 2016.
• B = total number of "citable items" published by a journal in 2014 and 2015. (Citable items: articles, reviews, proceedings, or notes; not editorials or letters to the editor.)
• 2016 impact factor = A/B
• Calculation: Cites to recent items: 3,098 = 6.284 IF
# of recent items: 493
Top 10 Cited JBMR®
Articles for
the 2016 Impact Factor
JBMR®
Statistics
• 123,489 unique visitors from 110 countries/ territories through
June 2017
• Average of 95,985 full-text downloads monthly
• Over 1 million full-text downloads in 2016
• JBMR®
has strong social media presence
• ASBMR’s Facebook and Twitter channels
• Engage in a dialogue about your paper
• Wiley’s Anatomy & Physiology social media activities
JBMR®
Top 5 Altmetric Articles
Physical Activity Benefits the Skeleton of Children Genetically Predisposed to Lower Bone
Density in Adulthood, Vol 31, Issue 8
Palovarotene Inhibits Heterotopic Ossification and Maintains Limb Mobility and Growth in Mice
With the Human ACVR1R206H Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) Mutation, Vol 31,
Issue 9
Cannabidiol, a Major Non-Psychotropic Cannabis Constituent Enhances Fracture Healing and
Stimulates Lysyl Hydroxylase Activity in Osteoblasts, Vol 30, Issue 10
Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Bone Strength From Childhood to Early Adulthood: A
Mixed Longitudinal HR‐pQCT study Vol 32, Issue 3
Motor Competence in Early Childhood Is Positively Associated With Bone Strength in Late
Adolescence, Vol 31, Issue 5
JBMR® Plus
JBMR® Plus Editorial Team
Editor-in-Chief: Peter Ebeling, Australia
Deputy Editors: Bo Abrahamsen, Denmark & Teresita Bellido, USA
Associate Editors:
Luigi Gennari, Italy
Suzanne Jan de Beur, USA
Fanxin Long, USA
Xiang-Hang Luo, China
Editor-in-Chief
Professor Peter Ebeling
Monash University
• Immediate open access
• Flexible open access payment options available
• Broad, multidisciplinary scope aimed at improving global
musculoskeletal health
• Quality and reputation supported by the international Journal of
Bone and Mineral Research
• Authors retain copyright
High quality research
accelerating innovative advances
in bone and mineral research
The Benefits of Open Access and JBMR® Plus
• Author retains copyright under Creative Commons license
• JBMR®
Plus offers CC-BY to mandated authors and CC-BY-NC-ND to non-mandated
• Authors fully comply with institution or funder open access mandates
• Open access discounts and funding options are available – learn more at jbmrplus.org/APC
• Subject to same high-quality peer review, production and publishing standards as JBMR®articles
• JBMR®
Plus is a high-quality open access option for articles that are more broad scope than those
published by JBMR®
• Final published article is freely available online immediately, enabling broader
distribution and increased visibility
• Article will be deposited to PMC once journal meets the 25-article requirement
• Considers articles aimed at improving global musculoskeletal health
• Published alongside strong brands that are well-known in the field of research
JBMR® PlusWhat makes JBMR
®Plus the best open access journal?
Helpful open access
resources for JBMR® Plus authors • Wiley Open Access Accounts: Agreements between
Wiley and various institutions/funders set up to help
authors with APCs
• Author Compliance Tool: Authors can check the
open access policies of their institution/funder
alongside JBMR®
Plus
• Open Access intro video
• JBMR Plus intro video
• www.jbmrplus.org/APC
JBMR® Plus Metrics and Info
• 2,381 unique visitors through June 2017
• Average of 586 full-text downloads monthly
• Over 2,300 full-text downloads since March 2017
• JBMR®
Plus has ongoing social media presence
✓ ASBMR’s Facebook and Twitter channels
✓ Collaborative marketing with JBMR®
✓ Engage in a dialogue about your paper
✓ Wiley’s Anatomy & Physiology social media
activities
Prepare and Submit Your Manuscript
Basic ingredients of a good paper
• Topic should be important and relevant
• Study should be well designed with adequate sample size and appropriate
statistics
• Mechanisms should be addressed
• Results should provide significant novelty rather than incremental
advances
• Translational impact, whether obvious or potential, is important
Scoring criteria used by JBMR® reviewers
• Quality of science
• Originality
• Overall presentation
• Priority for publication
– Suitable for JBMR readership, within stated scope of journal
– Novelty
– Relevance
What types of paper are considered by JBMR®?
Original
Article/
Clinical Trial
Review/
PerspectiveCommentary
Case Study/
Novel
Hypothesis/
Short Report
Before You Start• Select appropriate journal (audience)
o Be realistic
• Suggest reviewers from the Editorial Board who have appropriate expertiseo If potential reviewers have conflict of interest with your work, request they do not
review the paper
• Identify main implications and findings of your research o Important for forming your abstract and title
• Avoid including unnecessary figures and tables o Include only the data that are scientifically relevant
• Consider the work of others that should be cited when writing about your own researcho Provides context
o Serves as additional supporting evidence for your claims
Guideline ChecklistsARRIVE: Authors submitting research on animal studies are now required to complete an
adapted ARRIVE (Animals in Research: Reporting In Vivo Experiments) checklist at submission.
CONSORT: Authors of manuscripts reporting results of clinical trials are now required to upload
the CONSORT checklist at submission.
STROBE: Authors of manuscripts reporting results of human observational case-control, cohort,
or cross-sectional studies are now required to upload the STROBE checklist at submission.
PRISMA: Authors reporting results of systematic reviews and meta-analyses must provide the
information required by a PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-
Analyses) checklist at submission.
Information on the checklists - which ones to use and how to use them to make your paper better
- is now available as a video on the Author Guidelines page!
This is your opportunity
to attract a reader’s
attention (including
citations!)
A good title
• A succinct and attention-catching title helps attract
citations and social media interest
• Include keywords, optimised for search engines:
think of how your paper will be found, once published
(N.B. Google)
• Keep it short – typically up to 15 words
• Make sure that vital information is included, e.g.
species
• Do not use abbreviations or acronyms
This is your opportunity
to help Editors/
Reviewers (what’s this
paper about?) AND
search engines
A good abstract
• Most publishers make all abstracts free to
access
• Maximum 250 words (Pubmed truncates at
250 words)
• Make sure that key words are included
• Include brief description of background and
rationale for study
• State underlying hypothesis
• Describe study design and methodology
• Summarise results, conclusions and
implications/applications
Title: Core keywords / key-phrases
Abstract: Repeat core keywords /
key-phrases 2 – 3 times, and add
other field-related ones
Headings and body text: Consistent
use of keywords
Make sure the terms you use are consistent:
e.g. which one: “dorsoventral”, “dorso-ventral”, “dorsal-ventral”? Which is more used in the
literature?.
Choose and place keywords wisely
• Manuscript text and files
• Names, email addresses and
affiliations of all authors
• Suggested referees (preferred and
non-preferred)
• Information about the manuscript –
pages, words, # of Figures
• Agree to journal polices – copyright
etc.…
• Funding information
• Conflict of interest
Manuscript
Papers go through an initial checklist to make
sure the author guidelines have been followed
(format, length, language, figures etc.)
Papers may also be checked for plagiarism
using special software…
Create an account in the submission system.
Both JBMR® and JBMR® Plus use
ScholarOne.
Carefully follow the process through; make
sure the author list you input is complete, it
should match the names on the manuscript
Please contact the JBMR® or JBMR® Plus
editorial office regarding any questions or
concerns.
Submission
Peer Review
JBMR®
Review Workflow
Author Submits
•Admin checks and passes to EIC
EIC assigns Senior
Associate Editor and Associate
Editor
•Editors determine if manuscript meets JBMR standards & suitability
AE invites and assigns
reviewers
•Reviewers make recommendation
AE makes recommendation
SAE makes recommendation
EIC makes first and final
decision
Editors may decide to
triage (reject without
review) manuscript at
this point or transfer to
JBMR Plus
NO
YES
JBMR® Plus Review Workflow
Author submits or accepts
transfer from JBMR
EIC assigns Deputy Editor and Associate
Editor
•Editors determine if manuscript meets JBMR® Plus standards
AE invites and assigns reviewers
•Reviewers make recommendation
AE makes recommendation
DE makes recommendation
EIC makes first and final decision
YES
The decision has been made, now what?
RevisionRejection AcceptanceTransfer to
JBMR Plus
This is an opportunity to improve your paper –
take it!
Make the changes recommended by the
referees because an unchanged paper…
• may be sent to the same referees by
the next journal
• may get the same or similar comments
even from different reviewers
• Especially important if your paper is
transferred to JBMR® Plus. Editors want
to see that you took notice of and
responded to previous critiques.
Manuscript
Rejection
Write a detailed letter to the editor explaining
why you are challenging the decision
Include evidence, citations, and data to back
up your claims
Keep it objective, avoid making things
personal
Leave it a day or two!
How Do I
Appeal a
Rejection?
The comments of the reviewers should be
used to improve the manuscript
If you disagree with any of the comments,
explain why
Take time to respond fully to all comments, it
could save further peer review
Mark all the changes clearly in the revised
version
Remember, reviewers are readers too!
Manuscript
Revision
Post Publication
Maximizing Impact for Your Published Work
Author, Reviewer and Editor
Resource CentersThe Resource Centers contain resources to
assist authors, reviewers and editors with all
steps of the publishing process. Including:
Journal Finder
Links to editing and
translation services
Promotional toolkits for
authors
Links to submission sites
Support for editors
Peer review training tools
Information
authors want to
know will be clear
and easy-to-
access with newly
designed
resource pages.
Author DashboardThe dashboard makes it easier for authors
to access all relevant information around
their publication through an intuitive and
comprehensive dashboard functionality.
Authors can change
how they pay for
open access, add a
PO number, and add
VAT info, improving
the customer
experience.
More detailed
production tracking
OnlineOpen
ordering
Open access
payments
Article citation
metrics
Kudos
80%of survey respondents
say that Kudos helped
them achieve their
goals of getting read,
shared, and cited.
-2015 Kudos survey
Helping authors
explain, enrich, and
share their articles
for greater research
impact
Altmetric
87%of survey
respondents
said they would use
altmetrics to gauge
the popularity of an
article.-Wiley author survey
Post-publication
peer review sites
Integrated social sharing
Online reference
managers
Social Media &
Altmetric data
Government policy
documents
Mainstream media
Measuring the
broader impact of
scholarly articles
Get
Read
Get
Cited
Get
Shared
UsageUses article views
and downloads to
track the reach of a
paper online.
AltmetricsCollects mentions in social
media and
web-based media
to track online attention.
CitationsCaptures references
to a published source
to track validation of one’s
research by others.
How to measure impact
Introducing Content Sharing
ReadCube Content sharing on Wiley Online Library will facilitate collaboration by
providing authors, the media and researchers with a simple tool for sharing full-text
content and allow non-subscribers to have complimentary access to Wiley content. A
pilot of 180 proprietary titles began in early 2017 and expanded to the full Wiley
Research portfolio in July 2017.
Authors Sharing Media Sharing Subscriber Sharing
Graphical Abstracts
• Graphical Abstracts are a great way to introduce and expand on your research in a more visual and dynamic way!
• Graphical Abstracts can be uploaded at the time of submission and should include both the image and a short 80-word abstract summarizing the paper’s key findings
• Avoid graphs and other figures with fine
detail due to the relatively small size of
this image.
Become a Reviewer!
If you would like to become a JBMR® and JBMR® Plus reviewer yourself,
please email the Editorial Office at [email protected] or
In your email, please include a copy of your CV, as well as your area of
expertise, and at least 3 JBMR keywords
Get credit for your review by opting-in to Publons!
Publons helps you record, verify, and showcase your peer review
contributions.
Questions?
Please contact Jessica Downey at the
Journal Editorial Office:
E-mail: [email protected] or
Telephone: +1 (201) 748-6617