where do i publish my research paper?

Where Do I Publish My Research Paper?Where Do I Publish My Research Paper?Some Quality ConsiderationsSome Quality Considerations

I.R.N. GoudarI.R.N. GoudarHead, ICASTHead, ICAST

National Aerospace LaboratoriesNational Aerospace LaboratoriesBangalore-560 017Bangalore-560 [email protected]@css.nal.res.in

Publication ChannelsPublication Channels

Journals

Technical Reports

Conference Proceedings

House Magazines

Great Journals are born in the hands of the editors; they die in the hands of

businessmen.

-Bernard DeVoto

Criteria for Journal Selection for PublishingCriteria for Journal Selection for Publishing

International VS National VS Local Refereed VS Nonrefereed Currency Availability of E-version Visibility and Market share of the Publisher Circulation Statistics Language Subject Periodicity Professional Society Publication? SCI Covered? Coverage by I & A Services Impact Factor

Citations are used to recognise and acknowledge the intellectual property rights of authors.

Citations are used to recognise and acknowledge the intellectual property rights of authors.

Citations are used to show respect to previous scholars.

Citations are used to show respect to previous scholars.

Citations operate as a kind of mutual reward system.

Citations operate as a kind of mutual reward system.

Citations are a tool of persuasion.Citations are a tool of persuasion.Citations are used to supply evidence that the author qualifies as a member of the chosen scholarly community.

Citations are used to supply evidence that the author qualifies as a member of the chosen scholarly community.

Citations are used to create a research space for the citing author.

Citations are used to create a research space for the citing author.

Citations are used to demonstrate familiarity with the field.

Citations are used to demonstrate familiarity with the field.

Citing other AuthorsCiting other Authors

Citation QualityCitation Quality

Good citation data is a sign of good scholarship

Good citation data

- has all relevant papers cited to show that the authors are aware of related

literature

- citation has to conform to journal style

But citation styles vary a lot for disciplines

Citations in the hard sciences are a lot more formal

Coverage

- More than 8000 journals & conference proceedings

- Over 20,000 new items added each week to the

citation databases

- Letters, articles, editorials etc

Web interface to :

- Science Citation Index – 5,300 Titles

- Social Sciences Citation Index – 1,700 Titles

- Arts & Humanities Citation Index – 1,700 Titles

- ISI Proceedings (included since January 2000)

Web of ScienceWeb of Science

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DEUT MED WO 98 361 73 17RN8

Source IndexSource Index

NAIR KG66 BIOCHEMESTRY 5 150

DESOUSA RC J PHYSL PAR R 71 5 75MASLINSK. C AGENT ACTION 5 183

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68 CIRCULATION RESEARCH 23ANVERSA P LAB INV 33 125 75

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Citation IndexCitation Index

Unique Resource tool for journal evaluation & comparison

- Based on the collection and analysis of citation data

JCR can be used top examine citation data

- Relating to a particular journal or group of journals

- The service shows the relationship between cited and citing journals in a clear, easy-to-use framework

Each Journal-indexed for five full consecutive years

- Updated annually in August/September

Separate product and searched separately

- Uses athens authentication service

- Print option but no emailing

Journal Citation ReportsJournal Citation Reports

Total Cites - Total number of times that each journal has been cited in a given

year

Impact factor- Measures the frequency with which the average article in a journal

has been cited within a given year

Immediacy Index- Measure of how quickly the average article in a specific journal is

cited

Articles - The number of articles published in a journal in a given year

Cited Half-life- The number of publication years from the current year which

account for 50% of current citations received

JCR : Five Primary DataJCR : Five Primary Data

Finding the most cited journals: journals that received

the highest number of citations in a given year

Finding the largest journals: journals that published the

greatest number of articles in a given year

High Impact journals: journals with the highest average

citations per recent article

‘Hottest’ journals: journals which received most cites

per current article

Identify Review journals

Uses of JCRUses of JCR

Identify journals in which to publish, confirm status of journals in which they are published,

identify journals relevant to their research

JCR for AuthorsJCR for Authors

The Impact Factor: What is It?The Impact Factor: What is It?

An index of scientific impact or significance

Chief quantitative measure of the quality of a

journal, its research papers, the researchers who

wrote those papers, and even the institution they

work in

one of three measures which index the way a

journal receives citations to its published articles

over time

Generalised Citation CurveGeneralised Citation Curve

The Impact Factor: How it is calculated?The Impact Factor: How it is calculated?

Impact Factor is the measure of the relative size of the

citation curve in years 2 and 3

Calculated by dividing the number of current citations

a journal receives to the articles published in the two

previous years by the number of articles published in

those same years

IF Calculation IF Calculation

Citations in 2001 to articles

published in 1999 and 2000 1500

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Number of articles published 1000

in 1999 and 2000

1. Annual Review of Immunology1. Annual Review of Immunology 47.647.6

2. Annual Review of Biochemistry2. Annual Review of Biochemistry 37.137.1

3. Cell3. Cell 36.236.2

4. Nature Genetics4. Nature Genetics 30.730.7

5. Nature5. Nature 29.529.5

6. New England Journal of Medicine6. New England Journal of Medicine 28.928.9

7. Nature Medicine7. Nature Medicine 26.626.6

8. Annual Review of Cell and8. Annual Review of Cell and

Developmental Biology Developmental Biology 26.326.3

9. Current Opinion in Cell Biology9. Current Opinion in Cell Biology 25.625.6

10. Science10. Science 24.624.6

The Impact Factor: The Top Ten (1999)The Impact Factor: The Top Ten (1999)

Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Year 2001 - Science Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Year 2001 - Science Edition Categories : Materials Science, MultidisciplinaryEdition Categories : Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Rank Journal Abbreviation ISSN 2001 Total Cites

Impact Factor

Immed. Index

2001 Articles

Cited Half-Life

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1 ADV MATER 0935-9648 10269 5.579 0.789 375 3.7

2 CRIT REV SOLID STATE 1040-8436 391 1.455 0 4 99.9

3 EUR PHYS J E 1292-8941 264 1.609 0.534 146 1.3

4 GOLD BULL 0017-1557 229 1.241 0 9 99.9

5 J MATER CHEM 0959-9428 7108 2.736 0.387 548 3.8

6 J NEW MAT ELECTR SYS 1480-2422 186 1.478 0.125 40 2.2

7 J POROUS MEDIA 1091-028X 85 1.2 0 29

8 MAT SCI ENG R 0927-796X 1030 6.143 0.333 15 6.1

9 PROG MATER SCI 0079-6425 1009 14 1.2 15 99.9

10 THIN SOLID FILMS 0040-6090 15046 1.266 0.156 1069 5.7

Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Year 2001 - Science Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Year 2001 - Science Edition Categories : Engineering, EnvironmentalEdition Categories : Engineering, Environmental


Impact Factor

Immed. Index

2001 Articles

Cited Half-Life

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1 ADV ENVIRON RES 1093-0191 84 0.647 0.333 51

2 APPL CATAL B-ENVIRON 0926-3373 2981 3.643 0.384 185 4

3 COLD REG SCI TECHNOL 0165-232X 332 0.731 0.175 40 99.9

4 ENVIRON SCI TECHNOL 0013-936X 23172 2.707 0.421 746 6.1

5 INDOOR AIR 0905-6947 494 1.385 0.034 29 5.4

6 J AIR WASTE MANAGE 1047-3289 2335 1.08 0.201 144 7

7 J HAZARD MATER 0304-3894 749 0.497 0.076 144 5.4

8 J TERRAMECHANICS 0022-4898 155 0.148 0 15 99.9

9 WATER RES 0043-1354 9229 1.376 0.199 534 7.4

10 WATER SCI TECHNOL 0273-1223 6890 0.605 0.128 872 6.2

Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Year 2001 - Science Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Year 2001 - Science Edition Categories : Engineering, Electrical & ElectronicEdition Categories : Engineering, Electrical & Electronic


Impact Factor

Immed. Index

2001 Articles

Cited Half-Life

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1 ELECTRON ENG 0013-4902 109 0.05 0.08 113 99.9

2 ELECTRON LETT 0013-5194 12978 0.97 0.161 1041 5.7

3 IEEE CIRCUITS DEVICE 8755-3996 154 1.147 0.105 19 7

4 IEEE ELECTR DEVICE L 0741-3106 3495 2.093 0.383 180 5.2

5 IEEE NETWORK 0890-8044 657 2.583 0.303 33 3.9

6 IEEE SIGNAL PROC LET 1070-9908 491 0.679 0.084 83 4.4

7 IEEE T COMMUN 0090-6778 6977 1.466 0.154 254 9

8 J CRYPTOL 0933-2790 351 1.486 0.133 15 9.1

9 P IEEE 0018-9219 8613 2.321 0.423 104 99.9

10 QUANTUM ELECTRON+ 1063-7818 2279 0.789 0.102 166 99.9

Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Year 2001 - Science Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Year 2001 - Science Edition Categories : Polymer ScienceEdition Categories : Polymer Science


Impact Factor

Immed. Index

2001 Articles

Cited Half-Life

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1 ADV POLYM SCI 0065-3195 2616 6.053 1 6 9.7

2 BIOMACROMOLECULES 1525-7797 236 1.913 0.921 38 1.4

3 J APPL POLYM SCI 0021-8995 17128 0.992 0.152 1426 8

4 J CELL PLAST 0021-955X 147 0.349 0 26 99.9

5 J POLYM SCI POL PHYS 0887-6266 7371 1.18 0.07 302 99.9

6 MACROMOL SYMP 1022-1360 2956 0.634 0.077 388 6.4

7 MACROMOLECULES 0024-9297 51735 3.733 0.65 1170 6.4

8 POLYM ENG SCI 0032-3888 5808 0.854 0.111 216 99.9

9 POLYM POLYM COMPOS 0967-3911 173 0.368 0.073 55 4.5

10 POLYM TEST 0142-9418 278 0.59 0.138 116 4.4

Impact Factors and Journal Type Impact Factors and Journal Type

Variation based on article type (review, rapid Variation based on article type (review, rapid

publication, etc.)publication, etc.)

Variation by subject field or area (general vs. Variation by subject field or area (general vs.

specialized)specialized)

Variation based on number of authorsVariation based on number of authors

Variation based on number of articlesVariation based on number of articles

The Impact Factor: ConsiderationsThe Impact Factor: Considerations

Subject Variation in Impact FactorsSubject Variation in Impact Factors

What is Good IF Value?What is Good IF Value?

above 10 Impressive 5-10 Very good 3-5 Good 1-2 Okay < 1 Weak < 0.1 Why publish at all

Annual Review of NeuroscienceAnnual Review of Neuroscience 22.722.7

Trends in NeuroscienceTrends in Neuroscience

19.919.9

NeuronNeuron 16.816.8

Journal of NeuroscienceJournal of Neuroscience

8.48.4

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

5.25.2

Journal of NeurophysiologyJournal of Neurophysiology

3.43.4

Visual NeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience 2.2 2.2

Brain ResearchBrain Research

2.12.1

Experimental Brain ResearchExperimental Brain Research

2.02.0

Neuroscience LettersNeuroscience Letters

1.91.9

Neuroscience Research CommunicationsNeuroscience Research Communications

0.70.7

The Impact Factor: One DisciplineThe Impact Factor: One Discipline

The IF: Consideration for Publication?The IF: Consideration for Publication?

You should have a sense of the impact of the You should have a sense of the impact of the

journals in your area and/or disciplinejournals in your area and/or discipline

This should be taken into account when deciding This should be taken into account when deciding

on a journal, but should be only one of a number on a journal, but should be only one of a number

factorsfactors

The Impact Factor: ApplicationsThe Impact Factor: Applications

Used increasingly as a tool for assessing Used increasingly as a tool for assessing

publication qualitypublication quality Consequently, it can be used in decisions :Consequently, it can be used in decisions :

- hiring- hiring

- raises- raises

- promotion and tenure- promotion and tenure

- departmental or institutional - departmental or institutional

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