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Publish Ahead of Print: Where Change is the Norm. Jerry Moon, Ph.D. Editor The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal.
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Publish Ahead of Print:Where Change is the Norm Jerry Moon, Ph.D. Editor The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
An international, interdisciplinary journal reporting on clinical and research activities in cleft lip/palate and other craniofacial anomalies, together with research in related laboratory sciences. • Print journal image
Subscription Base • 2580 members of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association • 391 US Based institutions • 207 International institutions
Market Audience • Anatomy/Basic Sciences • Behavioral Sciences • Craniofacial Surgery • Dentistry • Epidemiology • Ethics/Health Policy Issues • Genetics • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery • Otolaryngology • Nursing/Pediatrics • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery • Speech Pathology
Marketing Challenges • Non primary specialty publication • Niche publication • Impact/Immediacy
Surgery Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery • Dentistry Jour. Dental Research • Speech Jour. Speech-Language-Hearing Res. • Oral/Maxillo Jour. Oral Maxillofac. Surgery
Marketing Challenges • Non primary specialty publication • Niche publication • Impact/Immediacy
Marketing Challenges • Non primary specialty publication • Niche publication • Impact/Immediacy
Journal Impact Immediacy Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 1.864 .340 Jour. Dental Research 3.475 .401 Jour. Speech-Language-Hearing Res. 1.801 Jour. Oral Maxillofac. Surgery 1.252 .186 Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 0.724 .130
Marketing Opportunties • Specialized publication focusing on most common birth defect in U.S. • Benefits associated with submitting to CPCJ • Online submission/review • Fast submission – to – decision time • PREPRINTS !!
The Competition Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery ( lists upcoming issue topics only ) Jour. Dental Research ( Table of Contents in “View Future Titles” section ) Jour. Speech-Language-Hearing Res. ( nothing ) Jour. Oral Maxillofac. Surgery ( “Articles Online First” )
Preprint Options • No preprints but “publish” as soon as copyediting done with no volume/issue numbers • Post preprints after typesetting complete • Post preprints immediately after acceptance and before publisher copyediting/typesetting
Preprint Options • No preprints but “publish” as soon as copyediting done with no volume/issue numbers • Post preprints after typesetting complete • Post preprints immediately after acceptance and before publisher copyediting/typesetting
Preprint Options • No preprints but “publish” as soon as copyediting done with no volume/issue numbers • Post preprints after typesetting complete • Post preprints immediately after acceptance and before publisher copyediting/typesetting
Preprints - Advantages • Assigned doi immediately • Accessible via PubMed search • Accessible via google.scholar search • Online exposure well in advance of publication • Brings viewers to Journal website • May stimulate submissions
Disadvantages • Copyediting must be completed prior to export to publisher • English grammar • Formatting consistency • Figure appearance • Pressure on Editor/Editorial Office • Not as “clean looking” as typeset version