How to successfully
contribute to the world of scientific publishing a presentation meant for the aspiring author
or reviewer
Henrik Rudolph
Editor-in-Chief: Applied Surface
Science
Rijnsweerd, De Uithof (Utrecht),
Utrecht Province, Netherlands.
You
may have, at some point, heard the expression “Publish
or Perish”. It is true that a scientist, who does not
publish his or her scientific results in a reputable
(electronic) journal, will not receive the necessary
recognition or scientific respect as a scientist. It is
often a major hurdle for a young scientist to get the
first paper accepted in a scientific journal. This
submission will, most likely, be related to a PhD thesis
and the aspiring author will benefit from the support
from their advisor and other senior scientists.
In
this presentation I will give you some tips and
suggestions, that will improve your chances of having
your submission accepted in a reputable journal. I will
also try to convince you to participate fully in the
whole process of scientific publishing, including
reviewing papers for scientific journal or helping
others with their papers. The tips and tricks are not
discipline specific; however, I will also give you a
behind-the-scenes look at one of the larger scientific
journals from the publisher Elsevier: Applied
Surface Science with more than 13000 submissions
per year and an impact factor of 3.387.