The publication process. Who what when how The types and their functions.

The publication process. Who what when howThe types and their functions. Popular print media Scientific magazines Scientific journals Scientific books Internet journals Websites

What is publication? • The act of making a work widely available. That is, public; widely available. • Has special meaning in taxonomy where priority is important. Dates rule. • Can be on paper or………..increasingly….. • Web-published. • Patenting is another game to play………..

Targets and ammunition • Targets = audience: could be newspaper readers or specialists in a narrow field. (Think about the benefits of scientific literacy for NZ) • Ammunition = Venue (newspaper or journal) and the vocabulary used. • Better newspapers carry articles from good journals without the materials and methods.

Popular print- daily newspapers. • Have a look at the ones on offer. What distinguishes them from primary literature? • Newspapers are less specialized than • Books maybe less specialized than • Science journals are less specialised than • Crusty primary literature journals • Content differs as targets are different • [article length, vocabulary, emphasis, personal, topical, ethical, political}

Newspapers put science in the context of society • As the vanguard of the open society, we in science have a duty to read newspapers or otherwise be informed about science in the wider society. (…adapted from Popper,K.) • Paul Gorman is the local science editor of The Press. Look out for his articles.

science magazines. • Written for the non-expert – but interested “intelligent layperson”. Scientific American is a good example – read it here at the poly. We pay heaps for top journals. Not many students or staff read them. We get Natureand Sciencetoo. $3,000/yr for Nature……. • Do you know where to find them?

Popular science/tech magazines • New Scientist is one. Poly gets several. • Ask at the library desk. • Or browse the periodicals stand near the main doors of Poly library. • Good ones are easy to read and make high tech concepts available to you and me.

Journals • Periodicals dedicated to a particular subject; “She reads the medical journals“. • daybook: a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred. E.g Proceedings of ………..reports new findings from the members. • Get a taste for some in your field. Subscribe to one and join the society that produces them. It’s a key career step. Conferences….

How many articles/papers • In 2006 the total number of articles published was approximately 1,350,000. • http://informationr.net/ir/14-1/paper391.html • Papers are typically 3,000 to 10,000 words in length and are written following long-established conventions concerning style, referencing, tables of content etc.

Open access journals (4%) Peer reviewed titles (Ulrich's) Papers 2006 1,735 61,313 About 4% of total number of papers/annum Open what ???????????? http://informationr.net/ir/14-1/paper391.html

Books • Devour them for a balanced view of the professional interests in your life. • There are blogs around to give you lists or check out the publishers websites. • Longer; with chapters; good ones synthesize the whole from the parts (papers).

You are what you read • Read widely into your chosen field. Newspapers, popular science mags., journals and those great books which just keep coming. • It’s all done for you; the science student. • And if you are ESOL, read for fun, Novels and poetry can help improve literacy.

Publishing your work • Many research workers complete their publication process with paper drafts only. [my last 6 published works in refereed journals; 4 last year and 2 this year were all paperless submissions.] • Submission is electronic. • Large publishing houses have a stable of journals: you register, submit copy, wait for the peer review, edit and resubmit. • all ….paperless…….

We only want it with fries • Journals are fussy about the format. • You will need to check their style before submission. • You will need “internal peer review” to get the cockroaches out of it ….. • You might need to suggest referees that the journal can send your paper to for comment. • Expect to wait 3 months before your fabulous work is accepted. • Be prepared to revise it and turn it inside-out

Science invented the webnow it’schanging the inventor. • File handling skills are really useful by at least one member of your research team. • Expect to find these notes to be out of date soonish. • Strive for the published result of your work. • The old adage publish or perish is still valid. You can also publish and perish….

A look at a NZ journal • The Journal of NZ Natural Sciences is a local journal - editors at Univ. of Canty. • My biggest problem was the size of e.mail attachments coz of my large .tif files. • And fussy NZ referees……… • Exit here and into the process……….

An international Journal • International Journal of Acarology is part of Francis-Taylor stable. • Exit here to see pretty much the same process as NZ journal. • Notice how short my paper is. It’s passage to publication is often faster if you are brief.

Practice, practice • Did you know that the opinion pieces in the local press win the writer $200.00. That’s for about 800 words. • The PBRF for active research workers as “c” grade is worth $84,000 over 6 years for the institution. • Writing and publishing are key skills in science.

Ok..so you want to publish? • Get started by being part of a winning team that already has their stuff together. • Be an ‘apprentice’. • Be prepared to spend 10 years beaver-ing to become a world expert in your area. • The papers will come with your expertise. • Then it’s your turn to pass on the skills.

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The publication process. Who what when how The types and their functions.