International Journal of Gynecological Cancer Editorial Board Meeting San Diego, CA March 4 th, 2007
2007 Projects −Support growth of IGCS and ESGO membership −Energize relationships with affiliated societies −Correspondence site −Editor Services and Reviewer Services −Strategic Journal Development seminar −Google ad words −Continued development of translation program −Author Feedback initiative −Readership survey to inform strategy
Medical Sales: Supplements 2006 Supplements – Ovarian cancer supplement – FGOG abstracts supplement – IGCS abstracts supplement 2007 Confirmed Supplements – Valencia conference supplement – Italian Society of Gynecologic Oncology abstract publication – ESGO abstracts supplement
Medical Sales: Reprints and Advertising Reprint sales −2006: 56% increase over 2005 reprint sales −Top reprint sales articles in 2006: −“Introduction to the Pre–International Gynecologic Cancer Society Roundtable Meeting: successful management of ovarian cancer,” authored by Andreas Du Bois and Robert Ozols, Published in 15:S1 −“Multi-institutional phase 2 study of TLK286 in patients...,” authored by Jj. Kavanagh, Dm. Gershenson, Dr. Spriggs et. al., published in 15:4 Advertising −Doxil ad published by Tibotec Therapeutics −New ad published in first 2007 issue −Working to secure additional advertising sales in 2007
IJGC Production Process: To OnlineEarly Stage If further changes are needed, corrections will be sent to the typesetter again, adding another 1- 3 days. Weekly batches of 10 manuscripts submitted to Production Author controlled: 48 hours requested, 17 day average Author controlled: copyright return Ideal time from acceptance to OnlineEarly publication = 50 days Online vs. Print??
Manuscript Central Improvements Manuscript Central Problems Resolved − Reviewer functionality improved −Easier to search −Editors know immediately when reviewers decline −Reviewers blind copied into decision s −All authors added to reviewer list −Exports from MC to Blackwell Production working smoothly −Dr. Kavanagh can see page counts for each paper Additional improvements are ongoing with Scholar 1
2007 Marketing Activities Society Membership Campaigns –Joint membership committee with ESGO and IGCS –ESGO and IGCS membership flyer at meetings –ESGO meeting advertisement posted on website and in E-alerts –Involvement of affiliated societies in journal and soceities Journal Campaigns –Encouragement of top authors in competitive titles to submit to IJGC – Table of Contents Alerts promotion –Giveaways to raise profile of journal –Direct mail mini-brochure –Readership survey
13% Increase in Online Journal Usage
Total Circulation Increase of 2% Subscriber TypeDec 2005Dec 2006% Change Total Society1,4631,4972% Total IGCS1,0421,1379% Total ESGO % Total Individuals11 0% Total Institutions % GRAND TOTAL1,5851,6182% + Presence in 5,000 Consortial Libraries
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