by dr. emad abbas al-mulla college of science, university of kufa
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم. Scientific Publication. By Dr. Emad Abbas Al-Mulla College of Science, University of Kufa. Scientific Knowledge. “ The object of research is to extend human knowledge beyond what is already known ” - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Scientific Knowledge
• “The object of research is to extend human knowledge beyond what is already known”• “Science is a shared knowledge based on a common understanding of some aspect of the physical or social world”G. Whitesides, 2004G. Whitesides, 2004
• “If it wasn’t published, It wasn’t done”““E.H. Miller 1993”E.H. Miller 1993”
Author Responsibilities
Before Submission of Manuscript (ms):
Ensure work is new and original researchEnsure work is new and original research All Authors listed on ms are aware of submissionAll Authors listed on ms are aware of submission Include proper affiliationInclude proper affiliation Ms is well organized and well writtenMs is well organized and well written
Scientific MisconductScientific Misconduct
Gift AuthorshipGift Authorship Redundant PublicationRedundant Publication PlagiarismPlagiarism FabricationFabrication FalsificationFalsification Conflict of InterestConflict of Interest Duplicate publication/submission of researchDuplicate publication/submission of research
What is not acceptable…
Papers that arePapers that are Routine extensions of previous reportsRoutine extensions of previous reports Fragmentary reports of research resultsFragmentary reports of research results Verbose or poorly organizedVerbose or poorly organized Violations of ethical guidelinesViolations of ethical guidelines
Some Aspects…
*Cover Letter
*Highlights
*Graphical Abstract
Good Graphical Abstract
Poor Graphical Abstract
Journal
Authors Reviewers
Scientific Publication is a Team Effort
Classification of Scientific Journals
ScientificScientific JournalsJournals
Citation Indexed Journals
Non-Citation Indexed Journals
Scopus
Thomson ISI(Master
Journal List)
PubMed
Local Commercial
New Unknown Journal Citation Reports
J-Stage
ComparisonComparison
Citation Indexed Journals Non-Citation Indexed Journals
Peer-reviewed JournalsPeer-reviewed Journals
High quality content High quality content Online publicationOnline publication No free online accessNo free online access Mostly, Free of charge Mostly, Free of charge
Not peer-reviewed journal inNot peer-reviewed journal in most of themmost of them Low quality content Low quality content Mostly, not online publicationMostly, not online publication Free online access if anyFree online access if any Need fee for publication Need fee for publication
QualityQuality
Impact FactorImpact Factor
The Impact Factor (IF) is a measure The Impact Factor (IF) is a measure reflecting the average number of reflecting the average number of citationscitations to articles published in to articles published in
science and social science journalsscience and social science journals
IF is calculated by dividing the number IF is calculated by dividing the number of citations in the of citations in the JCR yearJCR year by the total by the total number of articles published in the two number of articles published in the two previous yearsprevious years
CitesCites in 2010 to items published in 2009 & 2008 in 2010 to items published in 2009 & 2008Calculation: Calculation:
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Number of items Number of items publishedpublished in 2009 & 2008 in 2009 & 2008
Some Global PublishersSome Global Publishers… …
* Elsevier (SinenceDirect)
*SpringerLink
*InterScience (Wiley)
*IEEE
Impact Factor 1.855
Impact Factor 1.507 Impact Factor 1.094
Impact Factor 0.832
Impact Factor 0.659
Impact Factor 0.748
Impact Factor 0.558