This document provides guidance on various considerations for science writing and publishing, including authorship criteria, author order, abstract length, image reuse policies, NIH public access policies, dissertation embargoes, evaluating journal reputation, and useful tools. It discusses the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors' four authorship criteria and factors to consider when determining author order such as field, degree of involvement, and career timing. It also summarizes policies on abstract length, requesting permission to reuse images, complying with the NIH public access policy, and dissertation embargoes. The document provides red flags for identifying predatory journals or publishers.

1. Contemporary Issues in
Science Writing
Considerations for Authors
Misty Bailey, MA, ELS(D)
mmcginn2@utk.edu

2. Overview
• Authorship & Author Order
• Abstract Length
• Reusing Images
• NIH Public Access Policy
• Dissertation/Thesis Embargo
• Journals/Publisher Reputation
• Tools & Items of Interest

3. Authorship Criteria
• ICMJE
– International Committee of Medical Journal
Editors
• ALL 4 Criteria

4. ICMJE Authorship Criteria
Substantial
contributions to the
conception or design
of the work; or the
acquisition, analysis,
or interpretation of
data for the work;
AND
Drafting the work or
revising it critically for
important intellectual
content; AND
Final approval of the
version to be
published; AND
Agreement to be
accountable for all
aspects of the work
in ensuring that
questions related to
the accuracy or
integrity of any part
of the work are
appropriately
investigated and
resolved.

5. Author Order

6. Deciding Author Order
• “Sequence-determines-credit” (SDC)
– Declining importance of contribution
Tscharntke T, Hochberg ME, Rand TA, Resh VH, Krauss J. Author sequence and credit for
contributions in multiauthored publications. PLoS Biol. 2007;5(1):e18.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050018. PMCID: PMC1769438

7. Deciding Author Order
• “Equal contribution” (EC)
– Alphabetical sequence to acknowledge similar
contributions or to avoid disharmony in
collaborating groups

8. Deciding Author Order
• “First-last-author-emphasis” (FLAE)
– Importance of last authorship

9. Deciding Author Order
• “Percent-contribution-indicated” (PCI)
– Trend to detail each author's contribution
– Ex: MB carried out the molecular genetic studies and drafted the
manuscript. SB carried out the immunoassays. AR participated in
the design of the study and performed the statistical analysis. FG
conceived, designed, and coordinated the study, and helped to draft
the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

10. Author Order
• Considerations
– Field
– PI
– Degree of involvement
– Career timing

11. Author Order
• Basic, Biomedical
– PI last, most involved 1st
• Clinical, Veterinary
– Descending contribution (ex: Vet Radiol Ultrasound)
• Mathematics/Engineering/Physics
– Alphabetical

12. Deciding Author Order

13. Responsible Authorship
Acknowledgement

14. Abstract Length
• Prior publication
• 250 words
“A manuscript containing information
published in any compiled printed (eg,
symposia, proceedings, newsletters) or
electronic (eg, websites, CD-ROMs,
blogs) format may be rejected on the
grounds of prior publication. Publication of
abstracts less than 250 words long does
not constitute prior publication; however,
publication of longer abstracts may.”

15. Reusing Images
• Copyright transfer
• “Request Permissions” link
• RightsLink
• If you’re unsure, request permission.

16. Reusing Images
• Request Permissions

17. Reusing Images
• RightsLink (Copyright Clearance
Center)
• Used by most large publishers
• Some publishers generate their own
permissions requests
• Often provides immediate written
permission
• If a fee is charged (rarely) for reuse, a
price estimate is provided

18. Reusing Images

19. Reusing Images
• Internet ≠ Fair Use
• Creative Commons
– http://creativecommons.org/
– Find content you can share, use, & remix.

20. Reusing Images
• If you’re unsure, ask for permission, not
forgiveness!

21. NIH Public Access Policy
http://publicaccess.nih.gov/

22. NIH Public Access Policy
• PubMed Central Submission Methods
– Journal Submits
• Up to 1 yr to comply
• 2,124 journals
– Author Submits

23. NIH Public Access Policy
• Author add paper to PubMed Central
– NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS)
– Accepted (NOT published) paper
https://publicaccess.nih.gov/Methods-C-D-BP

24. NIH Public Access Policy
• NIH grant proposals
– References & Biosketches
• PMCID #
• PMCID - PMID - Manuscript ID - DOI
Converter
– http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/pmctopmid/

25. Dissertation/Thesis Embargo
• Published 1st?
– Journal paywalls
– UT–1 year (+ 1-yr extension)
• Dissertation/Thesis 1st?
– Prior publication

26. Journal/Publisher Reputation
• Positive Indicators
– Scope well-defined, clearly stated
– Editor, editorial board=recognized experts in
field
– Affiliated with established scholarly society or
academic institution
– Fees/charges easily found, clearly explained

27. Journal/Publisher Reputation
• Positive indicators
– Articles have DOIs
– Indicates rights for use & re-use of content @
article level
– Listed in Directory of Open Access Journals
(doaj.org)

28. Journal/Publisher Reputation
• Negative Indicators
– Web site difficult to locate/identify
– Scope statement absent or vague
– Instructions to authors not available

29. Journal/Publisher Reputation
• Negative indicators
– Information on peer review & copyright absent
or unclear
– Repeat lead authors in same issue
Fernandez P. Indicators of journal quality. http://libguides.utk.edu/c.php?g=188817&p=1245184.
Accessed 02/04/2015.

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31. Predatory Journals/Publishers
Allen Press.
http://allenpress.com/system/files/frontmatter/images/112014/29_infographic-
expand.png. Accessed 02/03/2015.

32. Tools
• JANE (Journal/Author Name Estimator)
– http://biosemantics.org/jane/suggestions.php
• Predatory Publisher List
– http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/
• Graphical Abstract
– Ex: Vet Parasitol

33. The End
Misty Bailey
mmcginn2@utk.edu
865-974-7446
A306 Vet Med Bldg.