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From the Editors' Desks August 2011; 37(3) 65 European Science Editing Publications Committee 2009–2012 Chief editor From the Editors’ Desks Armen Yuri Gasparyan [email protected] Deputy editor President’s message participating or contributing ideas, Stuart Handysides I’m writing this fresh from my please contact them (sylwia.ufnalska@ [email protected] return from Barcelona, where EASE gmail.com, [email protected]). Production editor held a very successful seminar on You should all have noticed some Margaret Cooter [email protected] peer review with the Facultat de changes to the journal suggested by Secretary Mary Hodgson [email protected] Biblioteconomia i Documentacio of our new editor, Armen Gasparyan. the University of Barcelona (p 87). We will be conducting an online European Science Editing Original research Our thanks to Reme Melero and survey soon to ask for your opinion Stuart Handysides Ernest Abadal for organizing this. We as to the current format of the journal [email protected] hope to collaborate with the Facultat and how you would like to see it Essays in editing in Barcelona again with another develop. Armen Yuri Gasparyan workshop next year. [email protected] We also held our Annual General Updated cover for Handbook Editing around the world Dario Sambunjak Meeting in Barcelona, which was less The Science Editors’ Handbook has an [email protected] well attended, but we concluded all updated cover reflecting our new logo Viewpoints, Correspondence our business. and visual identity. It can be printed Armen Yuri Gasparyan The Programme Committee met from a PDF on the EASE website and [email protected] to continue planning for Tallinn and simply inserted in the binder pocket Book reviews Moira Johnson we’re very pleased with the proposals on the current edition. [email protected] we have received for parallel sessions Handbook editor Petter Oscarson Reports of meetings (p 99). This promises to be an exciting welcomes suggestions for topics and Sharon Davies and informative conference, so we authors – email him at oikostech@ekol. [email protected] urge you all to put the date in your lu.se. Authors do not have to be EASE EASE-Forum digest Elise Langdon-Neuner diaries – not least because it will be members. [email protected] EASE’s 30th birthday next year, so This site I like Tallinn will be the focal point of our Contributions for November issue Silvia Maina [email protected] celebrations. Sylwia Ufnalska and Please send your contributions to the News notes Alison Clayson are arranging various relevant editor (listed on the left) by Lionel Browne [email protected] John Hilton [email protected] activities: if you are interested in 15 September. Editor’s bookshelf Anna Maria Rossi (coordinator) [email protected] EASE Council 2009–2012 Production assistance Penny Hubbard President: Joan Marsh, Wiley-Blackwell, UK; [email protected] [email protected] Vice-Presidents: Alison Clayson, France; Reme Melero, Spain Books (Science Editors’ Handbook) Members: Eva Baranyiová, Czech Republic; Mare-Anne Laane, Estonia; Petter Oscarson [email protected] Ana Marušić, Croatia; Petter Oscarson, Sweden; Edward Towpik, Poland; Website Silvia Maina [email protected] Sylwia Ufnalska, Poland; Armen Yuri Gasparyan, UK (ex officio) EASE Council Past-President: Arjan K S Polderman, The Netherlands Joan Marsh (ex officio) Treasurer and Company Secretary: Roderick Hunt, UK Contributions should be sent to the Chief Secretary: Mary Hodgson; West Trethellan, Trethellan Water, Lanner, Redruth, Editor or the appropriate section editor. Cornwall, TR16 6BP; +44 (0)1209 860450; [email protected] See the Instructions to Authors on EASE’s website (www.ease.org.uk). EASE website: www.ease.org.uk The journal is published in February, May, August, and November, free to paid-up members of EASE and available on European Science Editing is indexed in SCOPUS, SCImago Journal and Country Rank annual subscription of £65 to libraries (SJR), SCIRUS, CAB International, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, NewJour, Genamics and other non-members. Disclaimer: The views expressed JournalSeek, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), Electronic Journals Library (EZB), by contributors are their own. The J-Gate, ZETOC, The British Library, Cornell University Library, The John Rylands Library Association does not necessarily endorse of the University of Manchester, Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research the claims of advertisers. (GFMER), Google, Index Copernicus Journals Master List, and RIN. ISSN 0258-3127 Printed by Qwerty Ltd, The Markham To advertise in this journal, or on the EASE website, please contact Diana Centre, Theale RG7 4PE ©EASE 2011 Epstein (+44 (0)141 644 3900; fax +44 (0)141 244 0125; http://www.di-ep.com) European Science Editing 66 August 2011; 37(3) Editorial Get indexed and cited, or perish The phrase “publish or perish” has become a motto for Theh index of European Science Editing for the period of successful functioning of individuals and research facilities. 2006–2010 is 3, meaning that the journal published at least Scholarly journals seeking visibility and continuous growth three articles each year with at least three citations from of quality have also declared a policy of increasing the rate journals covered by Scopus. Such a low value of the index of publication of quality articles.1 Indeed, for small and is perhaps attributable to the relatively short time span of specialized journals, attracting high quality submissions indexing (2006–2010) and a strong focus on readers’ rather has become a matter of survival. To maintain positions in than authors’ needs. It is hoped that the recent changes in indexing databases, most journals face a “change or perish” the journal’s indexing profile and more active approach dilemma, which necessitates improving editorial work flow towards a global audience10 will raise the h index and other and switching towards higher publishing standards.2,3 journal metrics provided by SCImago Journal and Country Unarguably, editors should support their journals Rank and then, hopefully, by Thomson Scientific. and provide a good service to their authors and readers. In summary, editors are in a position to improve the Increasing the submission rate and readability of profile of their journals and to achieve higher values of publications is an essential part of their efforts. Even more traditional and alternative journal metrics. In a time of important is the visibility of publications in numerous change the phrase “get indexed and cited, or perish” should indexing databases, which leads us to the concept of “get be a driver for more active editorial work. indexed or perish”.4,5 Entering and obtaining a high rank in Thomson mArmen Yuri Gasparyan Scientific, primarily in Science Citation Indexing Expanded Chief Editor, European Science Editing (SciSearch), is just one option.6 An important alternative, Departments of Rheumatology and Research and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), seems more relevant to newly Development, Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, launched, small journals.7 This relatively new metric is Russell’s Hall Hospital, Dudley DY1 2HQ, UK based on citation analysis of journals covered by SciVerse [email protected]; [email protected] Scopus and contains information on the prestige of sources citing journal articles; the higher the rank of journals citing References articles in a target journal, the higher the rank of the target 1 Johnson-Vekony MA. Your journal needs your articles. European journal. SJR and the average citation rate calculated by Science Editing 2007;33(3):67. SCImago Journal and Country Rank correlate well with the 2 Malekzadeh R, Habibzadeh F. Change or perish. Archives of Iranian established two-year impact factor by Thomson Scientific.8 Medicine 2008;11(4):360. Many journals not covered by Web of Science, but 3 Etemadi A, Golozar A, Malekzadeh R. Editorial independence with relatively high values of alternative journal metrics and ethics of research publication. Archives of Iranian Medicine (eg Vascular Health and Risk Management), are now 2010;13(6):465-468. displaying these rankings on their websites to attract quality 4 Gasparyan AY. Thoughts on impact factors and editing of medical submissions. European Science Editing is also committed journals. Inflammation and Allergy - Drug Targets 2010;9(1):2-5. to improve its rank by publishing articles citable by many doi:10.2174/187152810791292908 other journals, including those with high scientific prestige. 5 Gasparyan AY, Ayvazyan L, Kitas GD. Biomedical journal editing: Over the past few years, the h index has emerged elements of success. Croatian Medical Journal 2011;52(3):423-428. as a relatively simple, easily understood, and validated doi:10.3325/cmj.2011.52.423 bi-directional (evaluating productivity and citability) 6 Marusić A, Sambunjak D, Marusić M. Journal quality and visibility: is metric of scientific output.9 It can be used to evaluate there a way out of the scientific periphery? Prilozi 2006;27(1):151-161. journals and can present information on the quantity and 7 Mueen Ahmed KK. Why do we need quality articles, what are we citability of journal articles. Values of the h index for any going to do with? Journal of Young Pharmacists 2011;3(2):81–82. journal indexed by Scopus can be obtained from SCImago doi:10.4103/0975-1483.80289 Journal and Country Rank. With this index, journal editors 8 Rocha-e-Silva M. Impact factor, Scimago Indexes and the Brazilian can provide an objective account of their efforts to publish journal rating system: where do we go from here? Clinics (Sao Paulo) high-quality articles of interest to authors of other journals. 2010;65(4):351-355. doi:10.1590/S1807-59322010000400001 On the whole, older journals covering a wide range of 9 Bornmann L, Marx W. The h index as a research performance indicator. scientific issues will have a higher h index than specialized, European Science Editing 2011;37(3):77-80.
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