Chemistry Elite Banquet 13 December 2007 Kee Siaw Pae 紀曉貝 Elsevier Science & Technology Sales Director Taiwan

2 “ Contribute to the progress and application of science, by delivering superior information products and tools that build insights and enable advancement in research ” Our Overarching Objective

Global input networks 7,000 editors 70,000 editorial board members 200,000 referees 500,000+ authors Global output networks 15 million doctors, nurses and health professionals 10 million+ researchers in 4,500 institutes 5 million students North America 47% Europe 31% Rest of World 5% Asia Pacific 16% Global business A Truly Global Network- A Very Valued Asset

Our global presence across all subjects 35% Papers Source: ISI data 33% Citations

The Prestigious Partners Gerhard Ertl Winner of 2007 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Roger D. Kornberg Winner of 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Yves Chauvin, Robert H. Grubbs, Richard R. Schrock Winners of 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Avram Hershko, Irwin Rose, Aaron Ciechanover Winners of 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Albert Einstein Niels Bohr Louis Pasteur Madame Curie Louis de Broglie Alexander Fleming Since the Nobel Prize began in 1901, Elsevier has published more winners’ papers than any other publisher

Current Trends and Development

7 Scientific Publishing as of today in Taiwan About 200 researchers are current or former partners of Elsevier Editorial Board Taiwanese researchers choose Elsevier to publish 32% of their papers (Source: ISI Data) 89,000 researchers in 2005, increased by 25% since 2002 (Source: National Science Council) Research Output has grown by 115% since 1997 (Source: Scopus Data) 64% increase from 2002 to 2005

Appreciation to Elsevier Editors 梁博煌教授 Prof.Po-Huang Liang  EDITOR of BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 陳竹亭教授 Prof.Jwu-Ting Chen  EDITOR of Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 牟中原教授 Prof.Chung-Yuan Mou  EDITOR of Applied Catalysis A: General 何佳安教授 Prof.Ja-An Ho  EDITOR of Talanta 廖俊臣教授 Prof.Chun-Chen Liao  EDITOR of Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews

Taiwan Research Output Performance in the last decade Source: Scopus Data 93% 115%

Growth in Paper Output from 1997 to 2006 Source: Scopus Data

Elsevier is the most preferred publisher partner for Taiwan researchers Source: ISI data

12 eTransformation = print = print + electronic = eOnly In the 1990s, Elsevier made a huge technology investment to build ScienceDirect, launched in 1997 Revolutionize the way researchers access information Desktop access Articles in Press Change the traditional job scopes of libraries Usage analysis Repositories Interaction with users , 2003 and 2005 include migrated Harcourt content

Investment in Electronic Publishing

14 Solicit and manage submissions Manage peer review Production Publish and disseminate Edit and prepare Archive and promote Organise editorial boards Launch new specialist journals Author Gateway and Elsevier Editorial Systems eJournal Backfiles eReference Works Production Tracking System ScienceDirect, Scopus, Scirus, eNewsletters and alerts Journal Publishing Investments Estimated cumulative investment since 2000 Electronic Warehouse

Portfolio of Elsevier Online Products in Chemistry Entry Point for Research Information Chemical Structure Links Full-Text Links Citation Links Full-Text Links 8.7 million full-text articles online Crossfire Beilstein and Gmelin

16 Building Insights, Breaking Boundaries WHO initiative provides access to the major journals in biomedical and related social sciences. FAO initiative provides access to journals in the agriculture, biological, and social sciences. Elsevier provides free or very low cost access to more than 1000 of its journals to public institutions in over 100 developing countries. UNEP initiative provides access to major journals in the environmental sciences.

Digitizing the Science Legacy

18 Other Initiatives  Provides seamless linking among more than 6000 electronic scholarly journals from 330 publishers.  Elsevier provides approximately 25% of the CrossRef operating budget. Elsevier is a leader in establishing an online official trusted third party archive at the National Library of the Netherlands. Developing similar arrangements with libraries in other countries (e.g. PORTICO, CLOCKSS) The Elsevier Foundation supports the broader scientific, technical and medical communities we serve, as well as the many local communities where our employees live and work.

19 Add remaining backfiles, books, major reference works and primary research data – eBooks, lab data and visuals on ScienceDirect Outcome: Expanded Content and Usage Articles on ScienceDirect Millions ScienceDirect article downloads Millions Elsevier articles published Thousands

Reply to Questions

Peer Review  At least 2 reviewers for each manuscript; Single/ Double Blind Review  Reviewers are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript :  Is original; Is methodologically sound  Follows appropriate ethical guidelines  Has results which are clearly presented and support the conclusions  Correctly references previous relevant work  Contradiction or Delay, a further expert opinion will be sought.  All our reviewers sign a conflict of interest statement.  Reviewers advise the editor, who is responsible for the final decision to accept or reject the article  A final decision to accept or reject the manuscript will be sent to the author along with any recommendations made by the reviewers  Reviewers are matched to the paper according to their expertise  Recommendation on Reviewers by Authors is possible  Academics interested in becoming a reviewer can write to the respective editorial office

ScienceDirect Access in Taiwan SDOL&SDOS: Full Text Download (April, 2006 – March, 2007)

Taiwan is Elsevier’s vital partner and we look forward to continuing partnership in the years ahead Thank You and Have a Nice Evening!

Are There Too Many Journals? More Researchers Growing at ~ 3.5% by title More Journals