1. SIG Orientation: Publications Bernard Rous Deputy Director of Publications October 25, 2009

2. TOPICS Publications Program Overview The Digital Library and the Guide Starting New Journals EICs – Selection and Appointment Process ICPS ACM Copyright & Permissions Policy Prior Publication & Simultaneous Submission Plagiarism

3. Publications Program Overview TypeNumber in FY 2009 Total Number Journals 68 Transactions 3135 Magazines 810 Newsletters 2358 Affiliated Publications 11 ACM Proceedings237~2500 International Conference Series Proceedings 47~400

4. Publications Growth by Decade, by Type Year: TotalProcsMagsJrnlsNewlsAffils 1960:3007014040 1970:80025019080140 1980:2200700180200470 1990:43001200170 640 2000:96003700580360990 2008:2040012300740840 5680 2008%:40%4% 28%

5. ACM-DL Articles Published by Year

6. Cumulative Size of the DL: 260K

7. Where are ACM Publications Indexed? The Guide to Computing Literature-ACM’s A&I service Thompson ISI - Web of Knowledge: JCI, PCI Compendex, Ei INSPEC Scopus DBLP CiteSeer Google, Google Scholar Scirus Yahoo! Search MS Bing

8. DL Developments Institutional Profiles publications of affiliated faculty doctorates granted, and advisors distribution of subject areas SIGs institutional collaborations various summary metrics Infrastructure for Virtual Overlays  books  annotated bibliographies  other compilations New automated permissions system - in production

9. The Guide: ACM’s A&I Service <=1959 1,300 1960-1969 7,600 1970-1979 30,500 1980-1989 145,000 1990-1999 440,000 2000-2009 740,000 Total Works1,364,000 –Linked to Source 830,000 Expected Growth 2010 ~200,000 works: 1.7 million refs

10. projected Expanding citation coverage Elsevier (~120 journals), LNCS, non-CS IEEE Goal: complete coverage for robust citation statistics. Growth of the Guide

11. Citation Database 7.7 million references 2.7 million resolved references (=Cited By counts)

12. Starting a New Journal See: http://www.acm.org/publications/panel/newjournals Champion EIC: senior in field with international reputation Editorial Scope Rationale Relationship to other ACM publications Review Process and Editorial Board Structure Authoring Community Subscribing Community Example Articles and Authors SIG Support

13. New Journal Evaluation Procedure Submit Proposal (up to 1 week) New Publications Committee Review (up to 4 weeks) Publications Board Review (up to 8 weeks) SGB and EIC Feedback (up to 8 weeks) Publications Board Final Decision (up to 2 weeks) See: http://www.acm.org/publications/newjournalshttp://www.acm.org/publications/newjournals

14. EIC Selection Criteria Responsibilities –Content –Editorial Board –Review procedures –Schedule –Tracking –Timeliness –Relationships

15. EIC Appointment Process –New Journal –Existing Journal Terms –3 year terms, 2 terms maximum (usually) –Re-appointment: Status report, Achievements, Plans –SIGs and other EICs comment –Pubs Board evaluates Report and SIG, EIC feedback

16. ICPS History –Motivation –Growth –Quality concern –Re-evaluation by Pubs Board –SGB comment Current Development –EIC Search –Editorial Board Issues Requirements & Acceptance Criteria

17. ACM Copyright & Permissions Policy See: http://www.acm.org/publications/policies/copyright_policy/ Balance between revenue generation and global dissemination and access Author Retained Rights ensure a level of free access, easy re-use, and support for author practices Harvard and MIT addenda Conference Proceedings pre-event posting –Permission required –2 week guideline –Author opt-in because of patent considerations –Post-conference removal eCopyright transfer application –Program Chair Responsibilities

18. Prior Publication & Simultaneous Submission See: http://www.acm.org/publications/policies/sim_submissions/ ACM publishes original work –Exceptions: Postings, Technical Reports Presentations not refereed or formally reviewed –Requirements ‘Substantial’ revision Notification to EIC or Program Chair Compliance with individual publication policy –Latitude: EIC and Program Chair discretion The same or very similar Papers under review may not be submitted to another venue –Exceptions allowed via CFP –Notification Requirement

19. Plagiarism http://www.acm.org/publications/panel/policies/plagiarism_policy Types –Large portion, verbatim or near-verbatim, no citation –Selected portions, verbatim or near-verbatim, no citation –Cited but not clearly Differentiated –Self-plagiarism Penalties –Removal of Full Text from DL –Permanent Notice in DL on Citation Page –Letter Notifying Employer –Rejection of Submission –Rejection of Future Submissions CrossCheck – plagiarism detection service