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Elsevier Author Workshop: How to Prepare a Manuscript for an International Journal. IME Conference Dalian, China July 15, 2007. Jeroen Loos, Elsevier Rob Kaas, University of Amsterdam Marc Goovaerts, Catholic University Leuven Elias Shiu, University of Iowa, Hongkong University. Overview.
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Elsevier Author Workshop: How to Prepare a Manuscript for an International Journal IME Conference Dalian, China July 15, 2007 Jeroen Loos, Elsevier Rob Kaas, University of Amsterdam Marc Goovaerts, Catholic University Leuven Elias Shiu, University of Iowa, Hongkong University
Overview • Introduction to Elsevier • Research output in China • Publishing in Insurance: Mathematics and Economics (IME) • How does the EES work?(Elsevier Editorial System) • Peer review process • Aims and Scope of IME • What is a ``good'' paper? • Ethics in scientific publishing • Questions
Introduction to Elsevier • 2,000+ journals • All fields of science, technology & medicine • 7,000 editors • 70,000 board members • 250,000 articles a year • 8 million articles on ScienceDirect, going back to 1823 (The Lancet) • 250 million downloads a year by 11 million users
Robert F. Engle Introduction to Elsevier: Nobel prize winners James J. Heckman Robert J. Aumann Finn E. Kydland Eric S. Maskin Kenneth J. Arrow
Introduction to Elsevier: Economics and Finance • 80 Journals • All International • All English language • Many of the top field journals • Virtually all journals included in Thomson Scientific (formerly ISI) • www.elsevier.com/economics
Introduction to Elsevier: Economics and Finance • Commenced publication in 1982 • 1982: 28 articles, 2007: 63 articles • Impact Factor 2007 0.575 • www.elsevier.com/locate/ime
Research output in China - Some figures • 2003 – 23,000 faculty, 2,200 Professors, 8,000 Associate/Assistant Professors, 13,000 lecturers • 1981-2003 – 60,000 BSc, 5,500 MSc • 2005 – 1,600 BSc, 9,300 MSc • 2005 – 50,000 enrolments! • Estimated 40,000-60,000 economists currently active in China
Research output in China: Some more figures • 810 journals in economics and management, 70 included in the Chinese Social Science citation source • 366 Comprehensive Economics • 61 Agricultural Economics • 74 Industrial Economics • 26 Transportation, Telecom Economics • 144 Finance • 21 Management Sciences
Research output in China: Chinese Publications • Extreme growth of quantity • Growth of quality still needed low impact
Research output in China: papers in IME • Prof. Taizhong Hu, University of Science and Technology of China, Associate Editor • Prof Sheldon Lin, University of Toronto • Prof. Hailiang Yang, Hong Kong University, Associate Editor • Prof. Qihe Tang, University of Iowa, Associate Editor
Elsevier is eager to work with more top Chinese scientists and boost Chinese research in the world
Present at this workshop Presenters • Jeroen Loos, Publisher Economics, Elsevier • Prof. Rob Kaas, Managing Editor IME, University of Amsterdam Panel: Editors IME • Prof. Marc Goovaerts, University of Amsterdam & Catholic University Leuven • Prof. Elias Shiu, University of Iowa & University of Hong Kong Associate Editors IME • Prof. Taizhong Hu, University of Science and Technology of China • Prof. Sheldon Lin, University of Toronto • Prof. Qihe Tang , University of Iowa • Prof. Hailiang Yang , Hong Kong University