1. How to submit your manuscript? 9 November 2011 Leo Jiang

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3. 3 Researcher reads journals & books Comes up with a research project Gets funding Does research Writes article or books Passes peer review Article or books published Publishing is an indispensable part of Scientific Research Cycle of Academic Research

4. 4 Publishing in English allows you to reach the broadest possible audience English is the international language of science Introduction

5. 5 Journal editors want to publish good quality science that is of interest to their readers Describes research that advances the field Is carefully prepared and formatted Uses clear and concise language Follows ethical standards Before you begin

6. 6 Writing Good readers make good writers! Before you begin

7. 7 Seek out those unexplained findings, controversies, emerging fields Read review literature including related fields Talk with experts, attend conferences Research topics can be identified by exploiting opportunities Before you begin

8. 8 E-newsletter Database Table of Content Reading Resources from Springer http://weibo.com/springerchina Before you begin

9. 9  Appropriateness of themes  Aims and scope  Target audience  Publishing frequency  Open-access or subscriber-based  Impact Factor  Cost  Publication type Factors considered are: Authors need to choose journals according to certain criteria Choosing a journal

10. 10 Choosing a journal Talk to colleagues Read the journals product page and READ THE JOURNAL Read the aims and scope of the journal, does your paper fit the aims and scope of the journal Read and follow the instructions for authors What are your priorities – e.g. speed of publication, impact factor, reach? Choosing a journal

11. 11 Journal Selector by 理文编辑 Choosing a journal www.liwenbianji.cn/journal_selector

12. 12 Choosing a journal

13. 13 Derntl, M. (1999) Basics of Research Paper Writing and Publishing. Unpublished manuscript— Revision 2.1—September 2009, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Vienna, Austria. Preparing your manuscript

14. 14 By linking, scientific writing evolves in the same way as telling a story Expanded IMRaD Title Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion Conclusions Acknowledgements References Appendices Fulfills reader expectations Preparing your manuscript

15. 15 write after selecting target journal The order of writing your manuscript in the IMRaD format starts with the easiest write last The easiest to write is … Methods and Results Discussion and Introduction write during the research Preparing your manuscript Title and Abstract

16. 16 Preparing your manuscript

17. 17 Cover letters ---A good cover letter will help “sell” your manuscript to the journal editor. Common phrases: Please find enclosed our manuscript, “[manuscript title]” by [first author's name] et al., which we would like to submit for publication as a [publication type] in [name of the journal]. To our knowledge, this is the first report showing… We believe our findings would appeal to the readership of [journal name]. Please address all correspondence to: We look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience. All cover letters should contain these sentences: We confirm that this manuscript has not been published elsewhere and is not under consideration by another journal. All authors have approved the manuscript and agree with its submission to [insert the name of the target journal]. Preparing your manuscript

18. 18 Electronic submission Electronic submission substantially reduces the editorial processing and reviewing times and shortens overall publication times Submitting

19. 19 Please register firstly Submitting

20. 20 Please click here to start your submission Submitting

21. 21 Successful Submitting

22. 22 Submission to publication 3 months – 12 months Journal publishing timelines can vary depending on editor and reviewer Manuscript submitted Editor elects rapid rejection OR peer review Reviewers evaluate accept, revise OR reject Editor assigns reviewers Article Publication! Revise manuscript Peer review

23. 23 Peer review

24. 24 Article Tracking – track the status of your article during production Congratulations Peer review

25. 25 Publication ethics DO NOT… AND I REPEAT, … DO NOT Data fabrication and falsification Plagiarism Multiple submissions Redundant publications Improper author contribution or attribution

26. 26 Summary Submit Identify appropriate journal Well prepared manuscript and introductory letter Recommend appropriate reviewers Keep in touch with editors Re-submit Response to reviewer’s comments point by point Highlight corrections in your revision Submit your rebuttal of reviewers’ comments to editor (If necessary)

27. 27 Springer Author Academy (http://www.springer.com/authors/journal+authors/training)

28. How to submit your book manuscript

29. 29 http://www.springer.com Subject area

30. 30 http://www.springer.com/chemistry If you want to publish your book, please contact the editor

31. 31 Contact our editors in China How to submit your manuscript to Springer

32. 32 Outline/AEQ/(Sample, Author CV, Recommendations) WritingSample CheckMS Check Proof CheckPublication Review Process of Book Publication

33. 33 http://www.springer.com/authors/book+authors Book authors can access detailed guidelines from Springer.com

34. 34 Relevant books on SpringerLink From Research to Manuscript A Guide to Scientific Writing Katz, Michael Jay ISBN 978-1-4020-9466-8 http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-1-4020-9467-5 English for Writing Research Papers Wallwork, Adrian ISBN 978-1-4419-7921-6 http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-1-4419-7922-3

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