Preparing your res ication Maxigaising your chances to get your manuscript rapidly accepted iffleY school of Plant Biolog /The University of Western Australia Perth. Australia
Preparing your results for publication Hans Lambers School of Plant Biology The University of Western Australia Perth, Australia Maximising your chances to get your manuscript rapidly accepted
Editor-in-Chief of plant and soil Senior author of Plant Physiologica/ Ecology Member of (Advisory) Editorial Boards
Editor-in-Chief of Plant and Soil Senior Author of Plant Physiological Ecology Member of (Advisory) Editorial Boards
What to publish? Full-length articles are about 5,000 words:a series of experiments making a coherent story Short notes are about 200 words General rule: it is better to publish one solid paper than to split it into two or three short notes Articles in books and reports are less prestigious: publish your primary data in international journals
What to publish? • Full-length articles are about 5,000 words: a series of experiments making a coherent story • Short notes are about 200 words • General rule: it is better to publish one solid paper than to split it into two or three short notes • Articles in books and reports are less prestigious: publish your primary data in international journals
Where to publish? Carefully select the right journal From which journals do you cite papers in your reference list? Which journals publish on a similar topic? Final decision Prestige(“ impact factor”) Time to publish(check time between submission of the manuscript and publication) Your experience with a specific journal (attitude of reviewers and editors)
Where to publish? • Carefully select the right journal – From which journals do you cite papers in your reference list? – Which journals publish on a similar topic? • Final decision – Prestige (“impact factor”) – Time to publish (check time between submission of the manuscript and publication) – Your experience with a specific journal (attitude of reviewers and editors)
What exactly is the impact factor(IF)? Put simply: IF is a rough indicator for the quality of a journal in a narrowly defined discipline, e. g Agriculture Plant sciences Molecular biology It is silly to compare impact factors between disciplines, e.g., Ecology and Molecular Biology More accurately: IF is the number of citations of all papers published in a journal over two years divided by number of papers published in the preceding two years, e.g IF for 2001: (number of citations in 2001+2000)/(number of papers published in 2000+1999)
What exactly is the “impact factor” (IF)? • Put simply: IF is a rough indicator for the quality of a journal in a narrowly defined discipline, e.g., – Agriculture – Plant sciences – Molecular biology • It is silly to compare impact factors between disciplines, e.g., Ecology and Molecular Biology • More accurately: IF is the number of citations of all papers published in a journal over two years divided by number of papers published in the preceding two years, e.g., – IF for 2001: (number of citations in 2001+2000)/(number of papers published in 2000+1999)