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- 1. A Publisher’s Perspective Effective Publication Practices Chris Graf Associate Editorial Director, Wiley-Blackwell Publisher, International Journal of Clinical Practice chris.graf@wiley.com
- 2. My brief … to discuss • Coordinating all of the stakeholders to ensure topical and timely high-quality articles (herding cats) – Publishers, authors, editors • Publishing ethically (dodging bullets)
- 4. Understanding authors • What Authors Want: The ALPSP research study on the motivations and concerns of contributors to learned journals – 10,970 authors contacted – 3218 responses (12.4% medical sciences) – 38 publishers contributed author contacts • Swan A, Brown S, ALPSP, London
- 5. Understanding authors 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Tell peers Career Personal Funding Financial prestige reward Authors' first choice Authors' second choice
- 6. Understanding authors 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Tell peers Career Personal Funding Financial prestige reward Authors' first choice Authors' second choice
- 7. Understanding authors 35 #1 #3 #2 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Tell peers Career Personal Funding Financial prestige reward Authors' first choice Authors' second choice
- 8. Prestige and priority • NEJM ~3% of papers submitted 2007 IF 52 • Rank #1 • BMJ 6% of research papers submitted 2007 IF 9.7 • Rank #7 • BJU Int ~14% of papers submitted 2007 IF 2.8 • Rank #12 • Arth Rheum ~25% of papers submitted 2007 IF 7.7 • Rank #1 • Int J Clin Pract ~33% of papers submitted 2007 IF 1.6 • Rank #39
- 9. Andrew Robinson, presented at ISMPP, Philadelphia, April 2007
- 10. Understanding authors #3 #1 #2 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Audience Peer Impact Indexing Speed Whim review Factor Authors' first choice Authors' second choice
- 11. Psychiatry 2007, May http://www.psychiatrymmc.com • “no longer dominates choices” • “internet permits anyone to find the author‟s work”
- 13. Understanding editors • Editors – with help from peer reviewers – balance the interests of authors with the interests of readers … • … and some other stuff (another „X‟ factor)
- 15. My brief • Coordinating all of the stakeholders to ensure topical and timely high-quality articles (herding cats)
- 16. Timely … For whom? • Right timing for you, authors? • Right timing for editors („X‟ factor)? – „Just in time‟ for readers? – Fit with other articles? – Part of a „buzz‟? – Queue of papers waiting to be published? – And on … ?
- 17. My brief • Herding cats • Publishing ethically (dodging bullets)
- 20. So … at the least • Funding (research, publication) – GPP2 • Disclosures (manage and disclose conflicts of interest) – GPP2 • Contributors (who did what?) – GPP2 • Tackle publication bias (company SOPs, reporting guidelines, registration/posting, no duplicate publication) – GPP2 • Research standards and ethics – ICH GCP, WMA Declaration of Helsinki
- 21. „High priority‟ The „X‟ factor „Low priority‟ Scientific Clinical