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Author Services

Author Services. Why publish?. To exchange ideas globally Results are not finished before the publication Other scientists WANT to hear from you!. Why publish in English?. The international language of science Other scientists WANT to hear from you!

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Author Services

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  1. Author Services

  2. Why publish? • To exchange ideas globally • Results are not finished before the publication • Other scientists WANT to hear from you! Why publish in English? • The international language of science • Other scientists WANT to hear from you! • Allows you to become an effective science communicator • To know about progress in your area

  3. Springer’s role in the journal value chain 100,000 reviewers 300,000+ article submissions per year Solicit andmanagesubmissions Manage peerreview 4.8 million articles now available 6,000 editors and 50,000 editorial board members Archive andpromote Edit andprepare Publish anddisseminate Production 150,000 new articles per year 130 million downloads from 10,000+ institutions per year

  4. Good quality science! Topic that fits into journal‘s scope Original research Active research area (creates discussions and citations) Peer review with nice feedback Clear, concise writing Sufficient command of English language What do journal editors want?

  5. What do authors want? Source: Springer Author satisfaction Survey; 5-point rating: 1=very important to 5=not important at all

  6. Finding the right journal How many journals are there? Total journals >29,000

  7. Finding the right journal How many journals are there? Total journals >29,000 Springer journals >2300 Too many to choose from! OA journals 10,5861 SCI journals 87392 • DOAJ.org (accessed 29/5/15) • http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=D (accessed 29/5/15)

  8. Springer Journal Selector A free online tool to find suitable journals for your manuscript springer.com/gp/authors-editors/journal-author Research summary

  9. Springer Journal Selector Recommended journals • Filter by: • Impact factor • Publishing frequency • Open access

  10. Springer Journal Selector Journal’s aims & scope, IF, and publication frequency • Published recently? • Cited in your paper?

  11. Books

  12. Monographs Edited Volume Textbook Professional Texts MRW – Major Reference Works Handbooks (Springer Reference) SpringerBriefs SpringerTheses Popular Science ...also proceedings Different types of books (i)

  13. One book - Different Formats • eBookavailable 24/7 on SpringerLinkas PDF andEPUB, and goes to iTunes, Google Books, Amazon • Traditional printingwith PTO technology: yourbook will nevergo out of print • MyCopy: any title foronly 24.99 • http://www.springer.com/gp/products/books/mycopy http://www.springer.com/gp/products/books

  14. Publishing timeline: • Submission to publication in a journal: 3–12 months

  15. How can we help you?

  16. Author services Language services • English editing • Scientific editing Researcher training • Face-to-face • Online training

  17. Language services 1

  18. Clearly expressing ideas in English 25–30% Non-native English authors find it difficult to write a manuscript in English

  19. Benefits of editing services Increased publication rate Publish in better journals Increased impact/citations Improved reputation Increased collaborations

  20. Editing services from Springer Nature

  21. Editing services from Springer Nature

  22. Editing services – do they help? • An example from BioMed Central in 2013 n = 232

  23. Author training 2

  24. Benefits of researcher training Understand expectations from publishers Learn skills and tips from experts Submit higher quality papers with greater impact

  25. Face-to-face researcher training

  26. Face-to-face researcher training

  27. Online researcher training

  28. Thank you! • Any questions?

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