Rupal Malde, Food Science Journals Publisher,Elsevier, Maynooth University LIbrary, July 2016

1. Introduction to scholarly
publishing
July 2016, Dublin
Miss Rupal Malde, Publisher, Food Science Journals

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Peer-reviewed journal growth 1990-2013

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Scholarly publishing today
Scientific, technical and medical (STM) publishing
2,000 STM
publishers
1.4 million
peer-reviewed
articles
20,000
peer-reviewed
journals

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Role of scientific publications
Registration
 The timestamp to officially note who submitted scientific results first
Certification
 Perform peer-review to ensure the validity and integrity of submissions
Dissemination
• Provide a medium for discoveries and findings to be shared
Preservation
• Preserving the minutes and record of science for posterity
Innovation
• Electronic submissions systems, online platforms, new types of journals

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Who publishers serve
Elsevier’s global
publishing network
7,000 editors
70,000 editorial
board members
570,000+ reviewers
650,000+ authors
 Researchers
 Health practitioners
 Faculty and students
 Pharma companies
 Librarians
 Societies
 Engineers
 Professionals
 General public
Publishers support the greater scientific and health communities

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Global expansion of scientific research
- years 2000 to 2015

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Ireland: expansion of scientific research

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Global expansion of scientific research

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Global expansion of scientific research

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The journal publishing cycle
Solicit and
manage
submissions
Manage
peer review
Edit and
prepare
Archive and
promote use
Publish and
disseminate
Production

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Peer review
 Helps to determine the quality,
validity, significance, and originality
of research
 Helps to improve the quality of
papers
 Publishers are outside the
academic process and are not
prone to prejudice or favour
 Publishers facilitate the review
process by investing in online
review systems and providing tools
to help Editors and Reviewers

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The journal publishing cycle
Solicit and
manage
submissions
Manage
peer review
Edit and
prepare
Archive and
promote use
Publish and
disseminate
Production

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Journal article production
 Preprint
Author submits manuscript
 Manuscript accepted
 Document proof
Copy editing, Author proofing, preparation
for publishing
 Published journal article
Logo, pagination, branding
 Electronic Warehouse
Published as print, HTML or PDF copy

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The journal publishing cycle
Solicit and
manage
submissions
Manage
peer review
Edit and
prepare
Archive and
promote use
Publish and
disseminate
Production

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Methods of dissemination
Traditional print journals
and
Electronic journal platforms
like Elsevier’s ScienceDirect
improve online dissemination and
access

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Other publishing models
 Authors publish free of charge
 Institutions or individuals subscribe
to journals
Traditional publishing
 More about this later in my talk
Open access publishing

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The journal publishing cycle
Solicit and
manage
submissions
Manage
peer review
Edit and
prepare
Archive and
promote use
Publish and
disseminate
Production

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Promoting research
Promotion of research
 Conferences
 Newsletters
 Alerts
 Abstracting and indexing databases