1. Our blogs Kam Arkinstall, Blogs Manager

2. Our blogs and why we have them Highlight our research and our journals Showcase our staff and editors Our voice on important issues and questions Showcase our authors Reach out to early career researchers High profile authors publish with them They have experienced, well-known Editors Their journals publish high- quality research They talk about the issues that matter to me They’ve got staff with lots of relevant experience who are interested in my field They are open and honest about their work

3. What’s new? We’ve almost tripled the number of visitors And we’ve gone from this….To this….

4. What you can do Write. Read. Find. Share. Find out more blogs.biomedcentral.com Kam Arkinstall, Blogs Manager kam.arkinstall@biomedcentral.com

5. Benefits of supplements Isobel Peters, Senior Projects Manager 19 May 2015

6. Separate issue featuring content which may not fit the main journal. For example it may be: - of specialist interest - paid for centrally by an organization, or sponsored - peer reviewed by a different process (to journal standards) Editors retain full control – may request changes or reject articles or abstracts Two main types: articles or meeting abstracts What is a supplement? How do we produce them? Specialist team at BioMed Central provides support Aim to allow some flexibility in the process Follow up for repeat publications

7. Bring additional content to the journal Create new connections/relationships with organizing groups Benefits to the journal In 2011 Microbial Cell Factories published proceedings of the International Symposium on Lactic Acid Bacteria as a supplement. The journal then published the proceedings from the next symposium in 2014.

8. Widen exposure to new audiences Benefits to the journal For both supplements, we produced printed copies which were distributed at the symposium.

9. Present PR/social media promotion opportunities Benefits to the journal For the 2014 supplement one of the Supplement Editors wrote a blog.

10. Accesses and citations Articles in supplements do count towards the journal’s impact factor. (Short conference abstracts do not.) Benefits to the journal

11. Other benefits: Underline journal scope and encourage submissions in a specific area Offer exchange marketing opportunities with conferences Allow flexibility (non-standard article types, pricing, etc) Benefits to the journal

12. We hope to see some new enquiries for supplements in your journal soon For more information see the Editors pages Or contact Your Journal Development Editor or Executive Editor or The Supplements Team: supplements@biomedcentral.com Thank you

13. Open Access Membership Program BioMed Central Editors’ Day Tuesday 19 th of May 2015, London Anne-Florence Reimund Membership Accounts Manager

14. Why support Open Access Membership Programs? Widespread dissemination of information Create affordable means to support Open Access publishing at an Institutional level Benefits of a Membership Cost-effective and tailored solution Tools to administrate their Membership and valuate their researchers’ impact in the OA world. Customized web page for every Member Wide range of journals and fields covered

15. Types of Open Access Memberships Whether an Institution wants to fully or partly support their researchers we will always have a tailored Membership Program for them Thanks to our Foundation Membership, researchers from Developing Countries can now publish through the OA route Sponsor a new Journal with an APC-free period, an Organisation supporting researchers to publish in specific Journals? That is our Journal Membership Program

16. Our Membership Program in numbers 9,581 Open Access Articles were published in 2014 through our Membership Programs, almost 2000 more than in 2013! While we are speaking, 8,974 manuscripts are in submission thanks to our Membership Programs!

17. Alexander Backhouse Senior Marketing Executive Marketing your journals

18. Content driven Author testimonials

19. Targeted Cross journal Thomson Lists Multi tactic Email Social Media Conference activity Innovative Infographics Campaign testing

20. www.journalname/about/promote

21. Flash Presentation for BMC Editors Day Author Services Tim Stevenson

22. What is an Author Service? Any tool, service or communication that supports the author and enhances the overall author experience. This means that we not only support authors, but also editors and reviewers during every interaction and at every stage of the publication process Objectives: Ensure manuscript creation, submission and publication is easy, reliable, fast, innovative and transparent Provide a home for ALL research Ensure that the published research reaches the largest possible audience by being globally discoverable and accessible Ensure and that the authors are aware of its impact and reach Springer Author Services

23. A New Open Access Platform Key contacts: Rachel Craven and Ruth Rowland

24. Orcid, Fundref, and CrossMark

25. Tracking Impact: Citation Alerts

26. Tracking Impact: Alternative Metrics

27. Semantic Enrichment: Going beyond the full text

28. Journal selection tool Review recommendation tool Peer Reviewer reward scheme Expansion of language services OA Funding Database Author Services – future projects

29. Further information

30. Editor Academy Jo Appleford-Cook, Research Integrity Group

31. Homepage and courses offered 4 courses offered: Dos and Don’ts of Peer Review How to Make a Decision Post-publication Issues Publication and Research Ethics and Misconduct

33. Further courses to be added e.g. The Editor’s Role (currently under development) Modification and improvement based on feedback from our Editors Link to Editor Academy from Editor Homepage Development of similar courses for Reviewers to create a Reviewer Academy ……what else would YOU like to see? Future Directions

34. 1 How to View and Annotate a New SubmissionHow to View and Annotate a New Submission 2 How to Accept or Decline to Act as EditorHow to Accept or Decline to Act as Editor 3 How to Invite ReviewersHow to Invite Reviewers 4 How to Make a DecisionHow to Make a Decision 5 How to Handle Re-reviewHow to Handle Re-review 6 How to View and Add FlagsHow to View and Add Flags 7 How to View a Manuscript HistoryHow to View a Manuscript History 8 How to Send an Ad Hoc EmailHow to Send an Ad Hoc Email 9 How to have an Overview of your Manuscripts How to have an Overview of your Manuscripts 10 SECTION EDITOR How to Invite an EditorSECTION EDITOR How to Invite an Editor 11 SECTION EDITOR Viewing Manuscripts with AEs in your Section SECTION EDITOR Viewing Manuscripts with AEs in your Section 12 SECTION EDITOR How to Initiate a DiscussionSECTION EDITOR How to Initiate a Discussion Editorial Manager – help videos on YouTube for Editors