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How to get published ininternational journals
NTU
Singapore, 6th Feb 2012
Dr. Carol BacchusVP & Publishing Director Life Sciences
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Outline of talk
A short introduction to Wiley-Blackwell Peer review What you need to know
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Writing Tips: How to keep your readers
focused
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About Wiley A short history
Wiley-Blackwell formed in February 2007
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About Wiley fast facts 50 Wiley locations across the world with 5,000 staff
o Fortune 100 top companies
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o reaching 10 million people globally every month
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o Of our 1500 journals: 950+ journals published for 800+ societies
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About Wiley fast facts 50 Wiley locations across the world with 5,000 staff
o Fortune 100 top companies
Global sales force
o of over 900 with local representation in 36 countries
Award-winning online platform, Wiley Online Library
o reaching 10 million people globally every month
The largest society publisher
o Of our 1500 journals: 950+ journals published for 800+ societies
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Our Mission
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Certification
FormalisationPublishers are NOT
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Source: An Overview of Scientific, Technical and
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Peer Review
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Learned journal publishing goes back to the mid
17th century when Henry Oldenburg became the
founding Editor of Philosophical Transactions.
He established four principles: peer review
registration
(c. 1619 -1677)
archival record
These principles remain until todayfundamental to scientific publishing
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Why peer review?
Ensures quality and validity of reported research
findings
Makes suggestions for improvement of the paper
Avoid dissemination of unacceptable
interpretations, and personal views
Ensures that authors meet standards in theirdiscipline/journal
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What do we expectfrom peer reviewers?
Experts in the respective field Confidentiality and ethical behavior
Adhere to journals standards
Resources: US Office of
Research Integrity (ORI)
by Yale University. Ethics
of Peer Review: A Guide
Ensure timely, high standard andunbiased peer review
Authors have the right to appeal editorial
decisions!
for Manuscript Reviewers.
http://ori.hhs.gov/educatio
n/products/yale
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Types of Peer Review
Single blinded Double blinded
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Post-publication peer-review
Transparent peer-review
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Peer review process
PUBLISHER
INTERNET
LIBRARYAuthors
Authorcorrections
AGENT
proofing
Editor
EditorialOffice
Readers
RefereesResearch
Community
standardpeer review
submission/revision
Mabe: STM Report 2009
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Editorial Office
Pre-accept.
Scope
completeness
Consistency, concise
Post-accept.
editing
proof reading
(re)write (graphical)
abstracts, figure
Post-Publ.
Indexing,
publicity, marketing,
article metrics
Other
board meetings
strategic
development
ITA
manage peer-review
etc etc
legends
ToC and ToC alerts
titles, keywords
supporting material
etc etc
copyright issues
translations, reprints
etc etc
commissioning
functional
improvements
etc etc
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How to get published
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The Four Basic Rules
Have something to say Say it
Give the paper a proper title
Source: John S. Billings: An Address on our Medical Literature.Br Med J(1881) 2:262-268.
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The Dos!
Provide primary scientific research results
Results have not be submitted or published elsewhere.
Provide evidence of high technical standard of experimental design,.
Conclusions must be supported by the data as show in figures andtables
Ensure clarity of writing
Strictly adhere to publication ethics
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Surviving the first assessment
Most top ranked journals receive well over 100 new papers
per month.
Remember:
Rejection rates are usually well over 70%.
A large proportion of papers are rejected even before peer-
review!
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Before writing.
Select the right journal
Do not submit if you know that it is not yet as perfect asyou can make it.
Ask several experts who publish regularly in your chosen
to submission
Source: William J. Lucas, University of California, Davis, USA)
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What Editors want!
Fits within the journal scope
Novelty
Concise and well-written papers
Contribution to journals citationsand thus impact factor
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Selecting the right journal
From: Cargill/OConnor: Writing ScientifcResearch Articles. Strategy and Steps
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Intro
Methods
Abstract
The IMRAD structure began to be used
for scientific papers in the 1940s. By the
the 1970s 80% of all papers used
IMRAD. Since the 1980s it is the
General order of an article
Results
Discussion
standard for original papers.
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Whichjournal?
Order of writing is RAMID !
ResultsFigures/
Tables
Title andAbstract?
START
Materials &Methods
Introduction
Discussion
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The Cover Letter
Why is the paper significant?
Why does the paper fit within the scope of
the journal?
All authors concur with the submission
The coverletter can be
published elsewhere
Disclosures, i.e. of commercial/financial
conflicts-of-interest, sources of funding or
clinical trial registration numbers
factor
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Co-Authors
Provided substantial contributions to concept
and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis
and interpretation of data - AND
Contributed to drafting the article or revising it
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The list of
authors shouldaccurately
reflect who did
AND
Given final approval of the version of the
paper to be published
Othersbelong in the acknowlegments
Source: International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
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The Decision
Acceptance
Novel or relevantresults
Fits well within the
Minor/MajorRevision
The paper haspotential but needseither some
Reject
Lack of clarity
Poor experimentaldesign
scope of the journal
Is well written andeasy to comprehend
Appropriate studydesign andinterpretion ofresults
minor adjustments
or
additionalexperimentation orstatistical analysis(major)
Not within scope ofthe journal
Conclusions notsupported by data
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Responding to Reviewers comments
1. The assessment of the reviewer/editor is
rarely completely right or completely wrong.
2. Respond to each single comment without
compromising the story of the paper
.
Use the recommendations to improve yourpaper .
4. Submit your revised paper in edit mode
and respond with a letter.
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Writing Tips
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FIGURES
Should tell the story without repeating body text
Figures should be clear and consistent in style
(bar charts, pie charts, line charts).
Highlight the most essential information more
rominentl .
Keep same symbols and order for variables in all
shown figures.
Avoid too much data or panels in one figure. The
figure may be shrinked!
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And now?
From: Cargill/OConnor: Writing Scientifc
Research Articles. Strategy and Steps; p26
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What is wrong with the legend?
From: Cargill/OConnor: Writing Scientifc
Research Articles. Strategy and Steps; p26
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And now?
From: Cargill/OConnor: Writing ScientifcResearch Articles. Strategy and Steps; p26
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FIGURE LEGENDS
the five parts
1. Summary what the figure is about
2. Details of results/models shown
3. Any additional explanation of components shown in the
figure, i.e. methods used
4. Decription of units or statistical notations5. Explanation of any other symbols used
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Root surface phosphatase activity of wheat plants
differed after soil amendment with different fertilizer
treatments. Phosphatase activity was highest in
farmyard manure () treatments followed by combined
1
2
4
Good figure legends an example
chemical fertilizer alone (), and control/no amendment ()treatments. Phosphatase activity declined over 5 weeks
for all treatments. Least significant difference (LSD;
two-way ANOCA, P 0.05) is 0.39 mg/g/h.
3
5
From: Cargill/OConnor: Writing ScientifcResearch Articles. Strategy and Steps; p29
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Most useful Table Figure
When working with number shape
When concentrating on individual data overall pattern
Figure or Table ?
values
When accurate or preciseactual values are
more important less important
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Highlight important findings
But be selective Present the experiments performed in a logical and clear
manner Clearly indicate significant data
RESULTS
Cite each and every figure and describe the results obtained
Comment - but do not discuss
Explain why this led on to the next experiment
Cite relevant published data but only the facts
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After standing in boiling water for an hour, I loaded the
sample on a gel..
MATERIALS AND METHODS
,
human blood agar plates were inoculated.
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Establishes credibility for the results!
Should provide sufficient information to enable the
reader to evaluate the results
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Be precise about the reagents used (name suppliers, vectors,
provide references)
If a new method provide all detail
If standard provide citation only
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INTRODUCTION
Think like an Editor/Reviewer
Is the contribution new?
s e con r u on s gn can
Is it suitable for publication in the journal?
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Provides the background to the study
Describes why the work was carried out
and what the aim of the study was
Details the results from other relevant
INTRODUCTION
General
Explains what is still unknown
Enables a non-expert to understand the
rationale
Specific
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Refer to main hypothesis or purpose ofthe study
Review the most important findings
Provide explanations for the findings
DISCUSSION
This is not just theresults presented
supporte y re erences
Detail any limitations of the study
Describe implications of the study
Provide recommendations for the
future
in another format
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The references must comply to house style of the
journal!
Ensure that they are cited in numerical order and
that every reference is cited!
REFERENCES
The work cited should be fair and balanced
Ensure that credit is given to the original discoveries
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Sources of funding (including scholarships and
fellowships)
Sources of material or protocols Help in performing the experiment, or provision of a
service, e.g. sequencing; anything that enabled you to
ACKNOWLEDMENTS
o or comp e e your exper men s an wr e up
People who created, or helped create figures, images
or illustrations
People who read/corrected the manuscript or with
whom you discussed ideas Reviewers (and editors)
THE TITLE
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Should be interesting and easy to read
Should convey the main message of the paper
THE TITLE
The first impression counts
Keep it short not more than 15 words
Use key words (hot topics!)
Keep re-assessing the title during the writing process
What is wrong?
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What is wrong?
The X-ray crystal structure of the complex formed between a
recognition domain on a sensor histidine kinase (CheA) and its
cognate response-regulator (CheY) reveals insights into the
mechanism of signal transduction in bacterial chemotaxis
Some basic rules for titles
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Some basic rules for titles
Not more than 15 words!
Regulatory T cells induce a privileged tolerant microenvironment
at the fetal-maternal interface
Some basic rules for titles
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Some basic rules for titles
Avoid!
X Effect ofprotein X in phenomenon Z
X Involvement of protein X in phenomenon Z
v ence o pro e n n p enomenon
X Role of protein X in phenomenon ZX Determination of protein X in phenomenon Z
Some basic rules for titles
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Some basic rules for titles
Protein X degrades protein Y to give rise to phenomenon Z
Make statements !!
A
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Maximum 200 to 250 words
Key information at beginning and end
ABSTRACT
Hardest but 2nd most important part!
Be specific
No citations
No non-standard abbreviations
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What is the paper about?
ABSTRACT
Structure your abstract !
Important methodology (in vitro vs. in vivo,
human, model systems)?
What are the conclusions/implications?
Optimal structure of an abstract
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p
Most important insight We show that skt-1 is the key regulatory factor in thesignal transduction pathway that causes bone togrow in response to mechanical forces
As much backgroundas necessary, and aslittle as possible
The mechanoreception signal transduction pathway(MSTP) begins with a G-protein complex that sensesforces of compression, tension and shearing in the
Disclaimer: The above example was invented for the sake of illustration; it does not reflect real knowledge
act n cytos e eton o osteo asts
Placing of the insight inthe context of futureprospects
The discovery that skt-1 controls the response ofbone growth to mechanical stress has potentialimplications for accelerating bone repair by directlyintervening in the MSTP at this point.
Take home message
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Keep it short!!!
Introduction
Only latest publications of relevance
Only provide background information necessary forunderstanding of your subsequent discussion
Manuscript body
Concentrate on novel principles
Use bullet points, tables and boxes
Concluding section
Concentrate on presenting up to the 3 most important
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Last but not least
Some further writing tips
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Some further writing tips
1. Avoid imprecise words:
Several, some, many, affected, somewhat, quite, relatively
2. Avoid anthropomorphism
. . , .
4. Use the right tense
5. If you are not a native English-speaker consult professional
help or ask colleague to read your paper
6. Adhere to ethical guidelines
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Anthropomorphism?Anthropomorphism SolutionsHPLC was able to determine thecomposition
We determined the composition byHPLC.
The composition was determined byHPLC.
Table 1 summarizes the results The results are summarized inTable 1
Our hypothesis says.. We hypothesize that
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Avoid long sentencesX Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, is a global STM publisher
specialized in chemistry and life sciences, belonging to the
Wiley-Blackwell group.
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It belongs to the Wiley-Blackwell group and specializes inChemistry and Life Science publications.
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Which tense to use?Which tense When Example
Past tense for a completed
study
what was done
and found
true or alwaysthere
is.
Modal tense doubt This mayinfluence
Take home messages
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Take home messages
1. Avoid imprecise words:
Several, some, many, affected, somewhat, quite,
relatively2. Avoid anthropomorphism
. . ,longer.
4. Use the right tense
5. If you are not a native English-speaker consultprofessional help or ask colleague to read your paper
6. Adhere to ethical guidelines
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EthicsAvoid !!!
Plagiarism
Fraud or misconduct Manipulation of data/figures,
,
Re-publication, False co-authors, False acknowledgments Undisclosed conflicts of interest
Finals
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a s
Have you chosen the right journal?
More is not better: The optimal length is 5000 words
Pay attention to your figures, tables and legends Keep your arguments clean, and communicate principles
clearl .
Keep the conclusions short! Conclusions are for newinsights with minimal background.
Chose a good informative title and write a clearly
structured abstract You are now ready to SUBMIT
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Practice makes perfect
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1. Select a paper from a top journal.
2. Cut and paste the figures and tables into a blank document.
3. Read the materials and methods section.
4. Write your own results section.
5. Compare your version with that of the authors. No cheating
6. With experience try the discussion
Source: William J. Lucas, University of California, Davis, USA)
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Further reading
http://authorservices.wiley.com/
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At last THE END
Thank you!