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How to get published in IOP journals Professor Mingfang Lu, PhD, FInstP Chief Representative/Editor-in-Chief, China IOP Beijing Office and IOP Publishing Tamkang University, Taipei, 25 March, 2013 [email protected], China.iop.org, IOPscience.iop.org Outline Papers and their qualities from Taiwan Quality - IOP criteria What determines your quality Select the journal and submit your paper Process at the journal What referees do for your paper Responding to referees Getting published in IOP Journals Questions Paper Submissions and Publications in IOP from Taiwan Year Submitted Accepted Acc rate=Acc/Sub 2005 505 179 35.5% 2006 731 272 37.2% 2007 881 303 34.4% 2008 1,035 343 33.1% 2009 1,175 339 28.9% 2010 1,078 303 28.1% 2011 930 244 26.2% 2012 850 236 27.8% Papers published in 2012: NTWU/51, NTHU/45, ASinica/40, NCTU/20, NCKU/18, NCU/15, NTUT/8, NTNU/6, TKU/4, FJU/2, CCU/1, CYCU/1, etc. In journals: APJ/32, JMM/31, JPhysD/30, NANO/23, JPCM/13, JCAP/9, Jopt/9, SMS/9, APJL/8, SST/7, JPhysB/5, SUST/5, JPhysA/5, LP, NON, PhyScr, APJS, Jinst, JNE, NJP, NuclFus, PMB, PPCF, AJ, CQG, IP, MST, BF, BMM, RoPP, etc IOP Papers Publications world-wide in 2012 Journals Submitted Accepted Acceptance rate IOP 34,566 13,101 37.9% AAS 3,911 3,524 90.1% IOP+AAS 38,477 16,625 43.2% Taiwan (No 19) (850) 2.5% (236) 1.8% 27.8% Other of the Top 10 Countries in 2012 No. 1 USA 2 GER 3 M China 4 UK 5 FRANCE 6 JAPAN 7 ITALY 8 SPAIN 9 KOREA 10 CANADA Subs 5,064 2,386 7,572 1,984 1,548 1,473 1,327 1,004 1,297 856 Accs 2,962 1,685 1,453 1,318 1,017 821 812 545 464 443 ACCrate 58.5% 70.6% 19.2% 66.4% 65.7% 55.7% 61.2% 54.3% 35.8% 51.8% http://IOPscience.iop.org/ QUALITY ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR IOP JOURNALS Q1 Makes major contributions to the advancement of the subject world-wide (top 10%) Q2 Good quality work - original and internationally competitive Q3 Borderline work of limited interest Q4 Low quality work - adds little or no new knowledge Q5 Poor work, clearly unsuitable Q1 or Q2 papers are expected Q3 papers unlikely to be accepted Q4 or Q5 papers will be rejected Quality of papers published by authors from Taiwan in 2012 Quality rating Papers accepted Percentage Accumulated % Q1 4 1.7% Q1.5 16 6.8% Q1.5 better 8.5% Q2 196 83.1% Q2 better 91.6% Q2.5 17 7.2% Q2.5 better 98.8% Q3 3 1.2% Q3.5 0 Q4-Q5 0 (Total 236) http://IOPscience.iop.org/ What determine your quality Original work, novel and significant Interest to the community Have sound motivation and purpose Not previously published Not under consideration for publication in any other journal or any other form Scientific quality not quantity of papers Ethical code: Research results – true, properly recorded Authorship practices – who can be your co- authors Helpful techniques for writing your paper Focus on new and important research results Make sure the language is clear and precise, especially your conclusions Ensure that figures and tables are clear Ensure that the paper is of the right length Something to avoid Presenting new but trivial or obvious results Making unsubstantiated conclusions Burying new results beneath too much scene-setting Recapping of findings already published Presenting incremental research Being long winded – keep short ‘Flowery’ language Abbreviations and jargon Speculation or anecdotes – keep to the facts A ‘gimmicky’ title makes wild, unjustified claims Poor or incomplete references Poor quality figures Incomplete data Don’t cover up or ‘fudge’ the data More helpful tips Allow time for rewriting Use figures instead of tables Ask a colleague to read and comment on an early draft Check the structure of the paper: Title – proper and complete Abstract – more details, key words, PACS Introduction – history, why, what you have done Method – details and standard Results and Discussion – fact and more Conclusion – what you have achieved References – objective and up-to-date Selecting the journal Choose the right one for you Electronic Submission _Online Online submission For all IOP journals - simple, fast, reliable! More than 98% authors choose to submit online! Online submission _ Online Electronic Submission _ by email For all IOP journals [email protected] [email protected] In the subject line, state, say, Subject: Electronic submission to JPCM Paper as attachment, plus a Cover Letter stating the reasons and the significance of your paper Again, Simple, Fast, and Reliable! Electronic Submission _FAQs Attention: Temporary ID obtained immediately after submission not for status track. Formal ID will be available shortly later Download the PDF file and check carefully. If you find any error there, contact the editor immediately Editors only contact with the Corresponding author! If you are not, check with your corresponding author first No specific templates required by IOP journals – save authors’ time in the submission stage For further check: [email protected] Process at the journal Via [email protected] or Online – temporary ID, but unable to track your paper, e.g. CM/T468752/FTC Editor acknowledges your paper, assign a ref number, e.g. CM/567233/PAP/276041 (Check with your corresponding author first!) Pre-screening process Editor selects referees for the paper Referees send their reports back to the Editor Editor makes decision based on referee reports Adjudicator is selected if the reports are conflicting What referees do for your paper? Independent assessment by experts in the field Referees provide constructive criticism and feedback on your paper A ‘filter’ for scientific quality control Publishing a paper in a peer-reviewed journal gives more credibility to your work than if you post it on your own web site Peer review is an essential part of publishing in a journal or obtaining a grant Referees’ assessment: Scientific Quality Scientific merit: significant new results and originality Accurate and correct Sufficient discussion of the context of the work, and suitable referencing Suitable material for the Journal Referees’ assessment: Presentation Title: is it adequate/appropriate? Abstract: is it complete by itself and suitable for direct inclusion in an abstracting service? Diagrams, tables, and captions: are they clear and essential? Text and mathematics: are they brief but still clear? Conclusion: does it summarise what has been learned and why it is interesting and useful? References: objective and up-to-date Clear writing and communication of ideas, readability and discussion of concepts Introduction to refereeing and Guide for authors Introduction to refereeing http://referees.iop.org http://images.iop.org/referees-chinese/ Introductory guide for authors http://cms.iopscience.org/3205ba4f-d278-11e1-9b7a-4d5160a0f0b4/index.html Responding to referees’ comments Read referees’ report and put away for a day! Read them again! Respond to each and every comment specifically Keep a list of your changes Where you disagree, explain why If referee misses a point it is not necessarily his/her fault Be polite! Prepare a detailed covering letter with your response Usually only one chance for author to respond referees and revise his paper! If your paper is rejected Do not despair: treat referees’ comments as a free expert advice You may be able to re-write your article taking into account the suggestions of the referees and re-submit it Note: If you re-submit the paper to any IOP journal, you need to add enough significant new results in it If you think the review was unfair, appeal to the journal by sending a letter and explaining why you think your work did not receive a fair treatment If your paper is accepted Great - celebrate! The journal will expect you to check your proofs rapidly Nominate another person if you are unavailable Give one copy of proofs to somebody else to read Reply to editor’s queries IOP Flagship Journals Journal of Physics series Journal of Physics – IOP flagship journals range J Phys A: Mathematical & Theoretical (2011 IF: 1.564) 1. Quantum field theory 2. QFT/BEC overlap 3. Quantum information 4. Foundations of quantum mechanics 5. Open quantum open systems 6. Quantum condensed matter physics 7. Computational physics 8. Mathematical methods for materials and biology J Phys B: Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics (2011 IF: 1.875) 1: Quantum optics and quantum information processing 2: Ultrafast science 3: Cold atoms and molecules 4: Novel light sources for atomic and molecular physics studies Journal of Physics – IOP flagship journals range J Phys CM: Condensed Matter (2011 IF: 2.546) 1. Surface, interface and atomic-scale science 2. Liquids, soft matter and biological physics 3. Nanostructures and nanoelectronics 4. Solid structure and lattice dynamics 5. Electronic structure, 6. Correlated electrons 7. Superconductors and metals, 8. Semiconductors 9. Dielectrics and ferroelectrics, 10. Magnetism and magnetic materials -- All on fundamental CM physics, experimental, theoretical or simulation! J Phys D: Applied Physics (2011 IF: 2.544) 1. Magnetism and magnetic materials 2. Applied interfaces 3. Photonics and semiconductors 4. Spintronics 5. Biomedical optics, biophotonics and biomagnetism 6. Tribology 7. Nanostructures and nanoelectronics 8. Terahertz physics Journal of Physics – IOP flagship journals range J Phys G: Nuclear and Particle Physics (2011 IF: 4.178) 1. Quark Matter / QGP / Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions 2. Cosmic Rays & Particle Astrophysics 3. Hadronic Physics 4. Neutrino physics 5. Nuclear Structure 6. Lattice QCD 7. Underground Lab Physics Formula for SCI Impact Factor: A=Papers published in 2009, B=Papers published in 2010 C=Papers (A+B) total citations in 2011 2011 Impact Factor=C/(A+B) As announced by TR/ISI on: 28 June, 2012 All 69 IOP Journals (1-7) Journal of Physics – the flagship journals series (2011 Impact Factor, published on 28 June 2012) 1.