Deals with the publishers' expectations regarding publishing nursing journals/ books.

1.  But if I worried too
much about
publishers'
expectations, I'd
probably paralyze
myself and not be able
to write anything.
 David Baldacci,
American novelist
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2. Publisher’s expectations
Mrs Deepa P
Assistant Professor
Govt College of Nursing
Alappuzha
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3. Journals
 Key part of the fabric of scholarly
communication.
 An increase of 3% per annum
 (Ulrichsweb, 2012)
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4.  Global market for peer reviewed
journals for Science , Technology
and Medicine(STM) is $ 25.2
billion.
 Predicted growth of the market is
4%.
 Presently 17% is e books.
 Outsell 2014
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5. Journal add value to the
articles!
Selection Preparation Collection Navigation Preservation
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6. Purpose of journals
 For the author
 Connected with the reader
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7. Author is connected with the reader---Cyclical process
Carry out
research
Write and
publish research
articles
Read research
articles
Research publication
cycle
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8. Canonical functions of the journal
 Registration- establishing author’s precedence and
ownership of an idea.
 Dissemination- communicating the findings to the
intended audience.
 Certification- ensuring quality control by peer review and
rewarding authors.
 Archival record- preserving a fixed version of the paper
for future reference and citation.
 Navigation- providing filters and signposts to relevant
work.
 Ware and Mabe, 2009
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9. Purpose of journals
 For the reader
 Easy access to all the relevant research
in their field.
 Use powerful search engines.
 Publisher email alerts to browse or to be
alerted to newly published content in their
favorite journals or on a specific topic.
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10. The publishing cycle
 The movement of information between
the different participants in the journal
publishing process.
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11. Publishing cycle
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12.  It is a matter of
Publish or perish
Visible or Vanished
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13. Publish or perish
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14. Publisher- definition
 Individual or corporation responsible for
the printing and distribution of digital or
printed publications.
 http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/publisher.html
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15.  Publishers provide a service by
assembling, organizing and
disseminating knowledge.
 Balkwill
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16.  5000–10,000 journal publishers globally
 In Scopus there are over 22,748 peer-
reviewed journals, of which more than
3,476 are full open access.
 511 Nursing journals, 24 open access
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17. Scopus
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18. Science direct
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19. Why publish?
 To share your practice with others.
 To increase the impact/visibility of your
work.
 To disseminate your research findings.
 To explore topics of interest.
 To add to the existing body of
knowledge and create new knowledge.

20. Why publish?
 To gain recognition and establish a track
record in a particular field -
credibility/expertise.
 To enhance your curriculum vitae.
 To market the Library/demonstrate
value.
 To express yourself in a creative
way/personal satisfaction.
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21.  Academic publishing is the
subfield of publishing which
distributes academic research and
scholarship.
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22.  Forms
 Academic journal article
 Book
 Thesis
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23.  The fastest growth rate in the
developing countries.
 In the last two decades- Iran, Republic
of Korea, Turkey, Cyprus, China, and
Oman.
 (Royal Society report, 2004)
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24. 24
 97.5% of the most cited scientific
articles.
 31 nations.
 Iran, China, India, Brazil, and South
Africa.

25. 2011
 United States
 China
 UK
 Germany
 Japan
 France
 Canada
 (Royal Society report, 2011)
2020
 China
 United States
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26. Types of publishing
 Commercial or for-profit enterprise
 Not-for-profit enterprise
 Texts/ journals or both
 STM journals are expensive
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27. Goals of a publisher
 To maintain the current share in the market.
 To increase the content published and the attendant
revenues.
 To attract both readers and authors.
 To have journal acquisitions and launch new journals.
 To utilize the digitization.
 To cater to the changing preferences of younger
readers to e-books and the massively reduced cost
and time to market provided by “print-on-demand”
publishing technology.
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28. Expectations of the publisher
 From the authors
 From the readers
 From the public
 From the editorial committee
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29.  Your idea - research work.
 Your book’s market- reader interest and sales.
 Your book’s competition- similar journals.
 Your credentials and author platform- bio data and
built in readership.
 Your promotion plan- creative and extensive plan.
 Your plans to write more books- more published
works.
 The manuscript or sample chapters.
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From the authors

30. Contd..
 Select the journal for publishing their
research.
 Submits the manuscripts to the journal.
 Cite the articles in the journal,
influences the Impact Factor of the
journal.
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31. From the readers
 To explore topics of interest.
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32. From the public
 Publishers Want Business Partners.
 Expects recognition.
 To gather the advertising revenue to
keep the journal operational.
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33. From the editorial
committee
 To maintain the standard of the journal.
 To maintain the reputation, credibility
and expertise.
 To maintain the quality of the articles
by excellent peer review.
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34. Eight reasons to accept a
paper- Elsevier
1. It provides insight into an important
issue .
2. The insight is useful to people who
make decisions.
3. The insight is used to develop a
framework or theory.
4. The insight stimulates new, important
questions.
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35. 5. The methods used to explore the issue
are appropriate.
6. The methods used are applied
rigorously and explain why and how the
data support the conclusions.
7. Connections to prior work in the field
or from other fields are made.
8. The article tells a good story.
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36. 10 Most Frequent Reasons for
Manuscript Rejection
1. Inappropriate or incomplete statistics.
2. Over interpretation of results.
3. Inappropriate or suboptimal
instrumentation.
4. Sample too small or biased.
5. Text difficult to follow.
Bordage G
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37. 6. Insufficient problem statement.
7. Inaccurate or inconsistent data
reported.
8. Incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated
review of the literature.
9. Insufficient data presented.
10. Defective tables or figures.
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38. Authors’ expectations of the
publishers
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39.  “For authors, the lesson is simple: be
prepared for disappointment with your
publisher, and think yourself lucky if
you have few complaints”
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40. Problems faced by authors
 These included poor publicity, lack of
continuity in the editorial department,
late payment of royalties and advances,
and lack of communication by the
publisher.
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41. Authors expected publishers….
 To provide enthusiasm, excitement,
support, encouragement and a gate-
keeping role.
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42.  Professionalism and publishing expertise,
including appropriate feedback skills, were
expected from publishers.
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43.  Authors assumed that publishers
would respect their sense of
ownership, and communicate clearly
to them opinions about their work.
 Authors perceived that the publishers
were providing a service.
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44. Online journals
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45.  An e journal is a digital periodical that
publishes on the Internet or World Wide
Web (WWW).
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46.  The digitization has revolutionized
journal publishing.
 Resulting in both opportunities and
challenges for traditional journal
publishers.
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47. 25% of publishers see that they are
lagging behind
An in-depth study analyzing digital transformation
in the publishing industry
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48. Changing the face of journal
publishing
 The explosion of data
 Nursing in google- About 50,50,00,000
results (0.76 seconds)
 Emergence of new players such as
Google
 New business models like Open Access
 New content
 New consumers and producers
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52. New content
 Interactive plots viewer (iplots)- actual data
set
 AudioSlides- 5-minute, webcast-style
presentations in which you can present your
research.
 Interactive Map Viewer
 Virtual Microscope
 3D models
 Data base linking
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53. Ensure future growth and
success
 By continuing to collaborate with
existing stakeholders.
 Building partnerships with the
newcomers.
 By maintaining and promoting the
quality of content.
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54. NIMHANS
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56. Summary
 Publishing means respectability, scope
and acceptance in the scientific
community.
 It is a validation of the research done.
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57. Nurses should publish
 Unacknowledged ‘voiceless’ members of
the health care sector
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58. Happy publishing!!
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59. References
 Kirchhof Ana Lucia Cardoso, Lacerda Maria Ribeiro. Challenges and prospects
for publishing articles - consideration based on statements from authors and
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