The Edanz Journal Advisor provides authors, especially those for whom English is not their first language, with tools and services to help them overcome barriers to publication success. It also includes guides and videos that inform authors throughout the publication process. Using Journal Selector, authors enter a brief description of their research. Users can input a whole abstract, rather than just the few terms or phrases that current academic and science search tools allow. Journal Selector then matches the author’s research to journals that are publishing articles on similar topics. After selecting a journal, authors then use Edanz educational resources and services to improve their manuscript’s language, write a cover letter, and prepare for submission and peer review.
2. About Edanz Experts in overcoming author
challenges
Services for navigating submission
and peer review:
Language editing
Expert Scientific Review
Cover letter development
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3. Language editors who understand your science
Dr. Gregor Stewart Dr. Elizabeth Juarros
1989 – PhD Biotechnology, Durham University, UK 2007 – PhD Physics, University of Connecticut, USA
Experienced bioinformatics analyst Specialized in optical physics and quantum
computing
Dr. Alison Sherwin Dr. Daniel McGowan
1988 – PhD Biochemistry, University of Kent, UK 2002 – PhD Molecular Neuroscience, University of
Has edited over 3,000 manuscripts for Japanese Auckland, NZ
and Chinese authors Former Assoc Editor at Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Dr. Robert Eager Dr. Karen Bradshaw
2007 – MD Internal Medicine, University of Texas, 1990 – Computer Science, University of Cambridge,
USA UK
Current medical practitioner University lecturer in computer science
Dr. Andrew Gorman Dr. Anthony Hill
2001 – PhD Geophysics, University of British
2001 – PhD Biological Sciences, Stanford
Columbia, Canada
University, USA
Focused on use of seismic imaging to investigate
Focused on genetics of neural development
geological processes
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2007– PhD Chemistry, University of Otago, NZ 1999 – PhD Botany, University of Otago, NZ
Cover article published in Angewandte Chemie Investigated novel marine extracts with
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5. About Edanz Experts in overcoming author
challenges
Workshops that reach out to scientists
Training about the positive role that peer review plays in scientific
communication, how to submit a paper, and write in English
9. There’s a better way
Match the ‘fingerprint’ of an author’s paper to journal fingerprints
Account for author criteria, e.g., publishing frequency and IF
Research The literature
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• Frequency: Monthly, with online first
Match • Topics: theoretical and computational
methods, solid and structural mechanics, multi-
body system dynamics, constitutive
modeling, inelastic and finite deformation
response
• IF = 1.831
15. How it works – the basics
Semantic Technology
Recommendation vs Search
'One Line' embedding
(automated updates)
16. About Edanz
Japan
Edanz Japan is based in central Fukuoka, a
business friendly city in South-western Japan
with low operational costs but a world-class
infrastructure.
Like the China office, the Japan office has
senior management, customer service, senior
editors, IT, and administration staff, and
additionally has our team of Quality Control
editors.
Edanz Building, central Fukuoka
17. About Edanz
China
Edanz China, known in Chinese as
"Liwen Bianji", is located in central
Beijing, with an office on the 11th floor
of a modern commercial building just a
5 minute walk from the Forbidden City.
The area is well-served by international
hotel chains and located for convenient
access to transportation networks.
The China office has senior
management, customer service, senior
editors, IT, and administration staff. Near Wangfujing street — Beijing’s
traditional center
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Before I take questions, I’d like to tell you about an online resource that Edanz will launch in the next few weeks. The online resource is called the Journal Advisor, and it’s a free tool we’ve designed to help authors overcome barriers to publication.The main feature of the Journal Advisor is the Journal Selector, which uses semantic technology to match an author’s paper to a suitable journal. Authors simply enter in a sample text to see suitable matches based on topic. They can then filter their results by Impact Factor, publication frequency, and also if a journal has Open Access options.After they’ve narrowed their options to a short list they can link from the Journal Selector directly to journal websites to make a final decision.The Journal Advisor isn’t directly related to the ACS customer service project but it is another way that Edanz is continuing its leadership in author services.
Because of our experience providing services to scientists to aid them in publication success, Edanz is well placed to assist the ACS community not only of authors, but also of peer reviewers, subscribers, and librarians.
All of our editors have a scientific background and have been published in international journals. Because they can understand your science, and because they are native English speakers, they can improve your language to a level that is accepted by international journals.
Because of our experience in helping scientists, and because of our reputation for quality, we’re also trusted by leading publishers such as Springer, BioMed Central and AIP, who all recommend our services to their authors exclusively.
We’ve built our brand in Asia by engaging with the scientific community and earning its trust, for example, through author training workshops similar to the ACS On Campus series. We’re excited about this project with you because we’ve seen from Jeffrey and the ACS customer service team the same attitude and philosophy of doing what ever it takes to help scientists.
Language is not the only difficulty in getting published. Edanz carried out a survey on ScienceNet (科学网) and found that the number one problem is knowing which journal to send your paper to.
Authors are under a lot of pressure to publish papers, and it can be very difficult to make a decision because there are so many journals and each one is different. For example, Springer has over 220 journals in engineering. So how can you find out which one is best for your paper? Many of you will ask colleagues or search on publisher websites. These are all good starting points, but...
Here is a case study using a paper published in the Springer journal Computational Mechanics.NoteAbstract from a paper in Computational Mechanics, a Springer journalhttp://www.springerlink.com/content/07760g55q71k7013/
Imagine that the author of this paper did not know which journal to publish in. He simply enters in his abstract into the Journal Selector and clicks the button
He is then given a list of journals that publish on similar topics. You can notice that the accuracy of the tool is quite good because you can see that Computational Mechanics, the actual journal this was published in, came up at the top of the list.You can refine the search by changing the match text in this box...This list of relevant journals is still a little long. So you will want to make the list shorter by filtering the results based on impact factor and publication frequency.
You can then see more information about each of the journals to help you make a decision. For example, their aims & scope and publication frequency.Publishing quickly is important to everyone, so please keep in mind that many Springer journals offer a feature known as Online First. That means that even if a Springer journal is published Monthly, your paper will be published immediately online.
To make a final decision you should visit the website of the journal to learn more about it and its requirements.
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As I mentioned, we have a fairly long history in Asia. We were set up in Fukuoka Japan in 1995. The high expectations of Japanese scientists when it comes to quality and customer service have been a positive influence shaping everything we do.
We opened our China office in Beijing in 2006. Operating in China to an international standard is very challenging at times (but never dull) and Edanz is still the only international editing service that has been able to set up in China and gain the trust of China’s scientific community.I personally have lived in Beijing for 7 years, and my favorite part of what I do is working with Western publishers in better understanding how to serve the needs of China’s scientific community. For example, I was in London last week speaking at an STM Association seminar on emerging markets, and I also recently worked with David Martinsen in helping ACS reach an agreement with ScienceNet to sponsor a Chemistry channel on their website that will help you reach ScienceNet’s large chemistry community.
Thanks again for your time, I’m looking forward to answering any questions you may have.