How to get published in IOP journals

熊春 博士出版编辑英国物理学会（ IOP ）北京代表处December 2013chun.xiong@iop.org, China.iop.org, IOPscience.iop.org

Outline Papers and their qualities from China Quality - IOP criteria What determines your quality Select the journal and submit your paper Process at the journal What referees do for your paper Responding to referees Getting published in IOP Journals Questions

Papers and their qualities from China

Paper publications with IOP by mainland Chinese authors

Year Submitted Accepted Acc rate=Acc/Sub1995 1341996 1501997 1581998 1701999 858 177 20.63%2000 1,132 196 17.31%2001 1,383 262 19.09%2002 1,550 468 30.2%2003 2,016 568 28.2% 2004 2,505 624 24.9%2005 3,415 788 23.1%2006 4,282 1,125 26.3% 2007 5,507 1,510 27.4%2008 6,627 1,562 23.6%2009 7,464 1,720 23.0%2010 7,037 1,556 22.1%2011 7,276 1,365 18.8%2012 7,572 1,453 19.2%2013ytd 5,665 (No. 1) 1,862 (No. 2) 32.9% (till 04 Dec 2013)

2013 ytd (04 December) IOP 全球范围接受投稿和接受论文情况

Journals Submitted Accepted Acceptance rate

IOP 26,083 13,093 46.6% AAS 2,024* 3,236 (*not all submissions) IOP+AAS 28,107 16,329 54.4%中国 (No 2) (5,665) 21.7% (1,862) 14.2% 32.9%

2013 ytd 年其他主要国家向 IOP 投稿和发表论文情况 (04 December 2013)No. 1 美国 3 德国 4 英国 5 法国 6 日本 7 意大利 8 西班牙 9 韩国 10 加拿大 投稿 4,139 1,872 1,558 1,146 1,099 996 743 951 615 接受 2,868 1,557 1,248 933 795 746 547 465 418 接受率 69.3% 83.2% 80.2% 81.4% 72.3% 74.9% 73.6% 48.9% 68.0%

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Quality - IOP criteria

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QUALITY ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR IOP JOURNALS

Q1 Makes major contributions to the advancement of the

subject world-wide (top 10%) Q2 Good quality work - original and internationally

competitive Q3 Borderline work of limited interest Q4 Low quality work - adds little or no new knowledge Q5 Poor work, clearly unsuitable

Q1 or Q2 papers are expected Q3 papers unlikely to be accepted Q4 or Q5 papers will be rejected

2013 ytd IOP 发表中国大陆作者论文的质量水平

Quality rating Papers accepted Percentage Accumulated %

Q1 19 1.5% Q1.5 132 10.5% Q1.5 better 12.0%Q2 910 72.6% Q2 better 84.6%Q2.5 157 12.5% Q2.5 better 97.1%Q3 36 2.9% Q3.5 0 Q4-Q5 0

Total 1,254 (608 articles not given a Q-rating)

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What determines your quality

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What determine your quality

Original work, novel and significant Report a major advance or a new approach Be set in context of previous research by yourself and others

Interest to the community Have sound motivation and purpose Not previously published Not under consideration for publication in any other journal or

any other form Scientific quality not quantity of papers Ethical code:

Research results – true, properly recorded Authorship practices – who can be your co-authors

Helpful techniques for writing your paper

Focus on new and important research results Make sure the language is clear and precise, especially

your conclusions Ensure that figures and tables are clear Ensure that the paper is of the right length

The most important things to consider when writing a research paper:

Do you have original results to report to your peers? What should the format of the article be? Do you have all

of the references? Which journal do you want to publish in and do you

understand their submission procedures? Do you understand the process and requirements?

More helpful tips Allow time for rewriting Ask a colleague to read and comment on an

early draft Check the structure of the paper:

Title Abstract Introduction Method Results and Discussion Conclusion References

Something to avoid Presenting new but trivial or obvious results Making unsubstantiated conclusions Burying new results beneath too much scene-setting Recapping of findings already published Presenting incremental research

Being long winded – keep short ‘Flowery’ language Abbreviations and jargon Speculation or anecdotes – keep to the facts A ‘gimmicky’ title makes wild, unjustified claims Poor or incomplete references Poor quality figures Incomplete data Don’t cover up or ‘fudge’ the data

Select the journal and submit your paper Choose the right one for you

网上投稿 Electronic Submission _Online

IOP 投稿系统正在并将完全转换至 ScholarOne

要求所有稿件网上投稿： Online submission

适用于所有 IOP 主办的期刊，查询登陆 http://iopscience.iop.org/

投稿过程简单、快速、可靠！

IOP is moving to ScholarOne

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Post your manuscript to an OA site You can post your manuscript on an open access

repository while submitting it to a journal, say,

http://arxiv.org/

http://eprintweb.org/

You get an ID and web link for it.

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What is ORCID?

Process at the journal

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Process at the journal

Editor acknowledges your paper, assign a ref number, e.g. JPCM-103288, NANO-121682

(Check with your corresponding author first!) Editors: pre-screening process Editors: select referees for the paper Referees: send their reports back to the Editor Editors: make decision based on referee reports Adjudicator is selected if the reports are

conflicting

What referees do for your paper

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What referees do for your paper?

Independent assessment by experts in the field Referees provide constructive criticism and

feedback on your paper A ‘filter’ for scientific quality control Publishing a paper in a peer-reviewed journal

gives more credibility to your work than if you post it on your own web site

Peer review is an essential part of publishing in a journal or obtaining a grant

Referees’ assessment: Scientific Quality

Scientific merit: significant new results and originality

Accurate and correct Sufficient discussion of the context of the

work, and suitable referencing Suitable material for the Journal

Referees’ assessment: Presentation: TA+IMRaD+C

Title: adequate and appropriate? Abstract: complete, and suitable for direct inclusion

in an abstracting service? Diagrams, tables, and captions: clear and essential? Text and mathematics: brief but still clear? Conclusion: fully summarise what you have

achieved and why it is interesting and useful? References: objective and up-to-date

Clear writing and communication of ideas, readability and discussion of concepts

Introduction to refereeing and Guide for authors

Introduction to refereeing IOP 审稿指南

http://images.iop.org/referees-chinese/ http://images.iop.org/referees/ http://referees.iop.org

《 IOP 作者指南》 (Introductory guide for authors) http://cms.iopscience.org/3205ba4f-d278-11e1-9b7a-4d5160a0f0b4/index.html http://authors.iop.org/atom/usermgmt.nsf/AuthorServices

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• Free introductory guides for authors and referees

http://www.ioppublishing.org/researchers

Currently available in English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish

Responding to referees

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Responding to referees’ comments

Read referees’ report and put away for a day! Read them again! Respond to each comment specifically Keep a list of your changes Where you disagree, explain why If referee misses a point it is not necessarily

his/her fault Be polite! Prepare a detailed covering letter with your

response

If your paper is accepted

Great - celebrate! The journal will expect you to check your proofs

rapidly Nominate another person if you are unavailable Give one copy of proofs to somebody else to

read Reply to editor’s queries

If your paper is rejected

Do not despair: treat referees’ comments as a free expert advice

You may be able to re-write your article taking into account the suggestions of the referees and re-submit it

Note: If re-submit the paper to any other IOP journal, enough significant new results needed

If you think the review was unfair, appeal to the journal by sending a letter and explaining why you think your work did not receive a fair treatment

IOP Flagship Journals

Journal of Physics series

Journal of Physics – IOP flagship journals range

J Phys A: Mathematical & Theoretical (2012 IF: 1.766)1. Quantum field theory2. QFT/BEC overlap3. Quantum information4. Foundations of quantum mechanics5. Open quantum open systems6. Quantum condensed matter physics7. Computational physics8. Mathematical methods for materials and biology

J Phys B: Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics (2012 IF: 2.031)1: Quantum optics and quantum information processing 2: Ultrafast science 3: Cold atoms and molecules4: Novel light sources for atomic and molecular physics studies

Journal of Physics – IOP flagship journals range

J Phys CM: Condensed Matter (2012 IF: 2.355)1. Surface, interface and atomic-scale science2. Liquids, soft matter and biological physics3. Nanostructures and nanoelectronics4. Solid structure and lattice dynamics5. Electronic structure, 6. Correlated electrons7. Superconductors and metals, 8. Semiconductors9. Dielectrics and ferroelectrics, 10. Magnetism and magnetic materials -- All on fundamental CM physics, experimental, theoretical or simulation!

J Phys D: Applied Physics (2012 IF: 2.528)1. Magnetism and magnetic materials2. Applied interfaces3. Photonics and semiconductors4. Spintronics5. Biomedical optics, biophotonics and biomagnetism6. Tribology7. Nanostructures and nanoelectronics8. Terahertz physics

Journal of Physics – IOP flagship journals range

J Phys G: Nuclear and Particle Physics (2012 IF: 5.326)1. Quark Matter / QGP / Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions2. Cosmic Rays & Particle Astrophysics 3. Hadronic Physics4. Neutrino physics5. Nuclear Structure6. Lattice QCD7. Underground Lab Physics

SCI 影响因子的计算 :

A=2010 年发表的论文数 , B=2011 年发表的论文数C=(A+B)在 2012 年被引用的总次数 ( 能够追踪的 )

2012 Impact Factor=C/(A+B)发布时间 : 2013年 6月 19 日

IOP 74 种期刊目录及最新 SCI 影响因子 (1-7) IOP 最著名的期刊系列 -- Journal of Physics series

(2012 Impact Factor, published on 19 June 2013) 1. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical & Theoretical (1.766) 2. (1) Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics (2.031) 3. (2) Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter (2.355) 4. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2.528) 5. (3) Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics (5.326) 6. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (EI, CPCI-SCI)

7. New Journal of Physics (4.063)

Notes:1. No page charge except NJP which is an open access journal.2. For journals marked (1) - (8), IOP Beijing Office provides free pre-refereeing and

English polishing services.3. For journals marked “*”, authors need to submit papers directly to their editorial

offices, please check IOPscience.iop.org, China.iop.org

IOP 74 种期刊目录及 SCI 索引和最新影响因子 (8-24)

(2012 ISI Impact Factor) 8. 2D Materials (new) 9. The Astronomical Journal (AAS, 4.965) 10. The Astrophysical Journal (AAS, 6.733) 11. The Astrophysical Journal Letters (AAS, 6.345) 12. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (AAS, 16.238) 13. *Applied Physics Express (2.731) 14. Biofabrication (3.705) 15. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics (2.412) 16. Biomedical Materials (2.174) 17. *Chinese Physics B (CPS, 1.148) 18. *Chinese Physics C (CPS, 0.338) 19. *Chinese Physics Letter (CPS, 0.811) 20. (4) Classical and Quantum Gravity (3.562) 21. * Communications in Theoretical Physics (CPS, 0.954) 22. Computational Science & Discovery (new) 23. Environmental Research Letters (3.582) 24. European Journal of Physics (0.644)

All IOP Journals (25 - 42) 25. * EPL (Europhysics Letters) (2.260) 26. Fluid Dynamics Research (0.758) 27. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EI, CPCI-SCI) 28. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (EI, CPCI) 29. Inverse Problems (1.896) 30. * Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (1.067) 31. Journal of Breath Research (2.571) 32. *Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (6.036) 33. Journal of Geophysics and Engineering (SGRI, Nanjing, 0.721) 34. *Journal of Instrumentation (1.869) 35. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering (1.790) 36. Journal of Neural Engineering (3.282) 37. (5) Journal of Optics (1.990) 38. *Journal of Radiological Protection (1.386) 39. Journal of Semiconductors (new, Semi, CAS, China) 40. *Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (1.866) 41. * Laser Physics (2.545) 42. * Laser Physics Letters (7.714)

All IOP Journals (43 – 60)

43. Materials Research Express (New) 44. Measurement Science and Technology (1.435) 45. Methods and Applications in Fluorescence (New) 46. *Metrologia (1.902) 47. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Sci. & Eng. (1.932) 48. (6) Nanotechnology (3.842) 49. Nonlinearity

(1.602) 50. * Nuclear Fusion (IAEA, 2.734) 51. * Physica Scripta (1.032) 52. Physical Biology (2.620) 53. Physics Education 54. Physics in Medicine and Biology (2.701) 55. Physiological Measurement (1.496) 56. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (2.369) 57. * Plasma Science and Technology (IPP, 0.514) 58. Plasma Sources Science and Technology (2.515) 59. Reports on Progress in Physics (13.232) 60. * Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (NAOC, 1.348)

All IOP Journals (61 – 74) 61. SciDAC Review (DOE, new) 62. * Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (NIMS, 3.752) 63. * Science Foundation in China (NSFC) 64. (7) Semiconductor Science and Technology (1.921) 65. Smart Materials and Structures (2.024) 66. (8) Superconductor Science and Technology (2.758) 67. Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties (New) 68. Translational Materials Research (New) 69. *Izvestiya: Mathematics (Turpion) (0.640) 70. *Physics-Uspekhi (Turpion & UFN) (1.865) 71. *Quantum Electronics (Turpion) (0.823) 72. *Russian Chemical Reviews (Turpion) (2.299) 73. *Russian Mathematical Surveys (Turpion) (0.781) 74. *Sbornik: Mathematics (Turpion) (0.595)

Notes:

1.For journals marked (1) - (8), IOP Beijing Office provides free pre-refereeing and English polishing services. 2. For journals marked “*”, authors need to submit papers directly to their editorial offices, please check IOPscience.iop.org

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大部分 IOP 期刊不收取版面费 , 运行经费完全来自期刊的订阅 (OA 除外 ,如NJP)

全电子服务： esub, eStatus, eSearch, eAlert, RRS 方便作者投稿和阅读。 审稿和出版速度快， JPCM： Receipt to First Decision = 20 days, Receipt

to Acceptance = 45 days, Receipt to Web Publication = 90 days; 网上出版可快至 20 天、平均 2-3个月或更快。 NJP 的最快记录只有 25小时， CPC大亚湾中微子理论论文，只有几个小时；前提是保证论文和出版质量。

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自 1874 年成立以来 139 年的过刊全部全文上网，总计超过 47 万篇论文和291 万页的物理学，包括许多荣获诺贝尔奖的经典之作。（中国已订购国家许可！）

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，能够保证审稿、编辑和出版的质量。 IOP有 7 种“金” OA 期刊包括： NJP, ERL, JPCS, MSE, EES, 等。 “ 绿色” OA – 作者可以上传论文的“接受版本”至机构存档网站 – 被许多

资助机构所接受。 混合 OA – IOP 的订阅期刊，作者也可以选择 OA 出版，支付出版费即可 ，包括 27 种期刊。 IOP 同时会降低期刊订阅价格，避免向订户重复收费。

IOP“ 金” OA 作者可立即上传“正式发表版本”至机构等网站；非 OA 论文需要在 12-24 个月禁止期之后可上传“接受版本” -“ 绿色” OA 。

IOP从 2012年 10月 25 日开始对 OA 论文和参考文献数据采用《知识共享许可协议 (CC-BY 3.0）》 , 即使用者只要准确引用原文即可几乎没有限制地使用和再创作，包括但不限于非商业或商业目的。(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

从 2013年 4 月起，所有获得英国政府资助的研究项目均必须以 OA

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This is a bright modern building and will allow us to offer a good environment for our future growth

IOP currently employs about ~330 people, 7 in China

IOP is based in Bristol, a city in the south west of England

It is famous for its Suspension Bridge, its trading history and was the home town of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Paul Dirac

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为 8 种期刊提供预审和免费英文修改 , 方便中国作者投稿

(2012 Impact Factor) 1. Journal of Optics (JOPt, 1.990) 2. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics (JPB, 2.031) 3. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (JPD, 2.528) 4. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter (JPCM, 2.355) 5. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics (JPG, 5.326) 6. Nanotechnology (NANO, 3.842) 7. Semiconductor Science and Technology (SST, 1.921) 8. Superconductor Science and Technology (SUST, 2.758)

将扩展到包括所有 Journal of Physics 期刊 : J Phys: A

All cited by SCI

IOP 北京代表处提供稿件预审和免费英文修改服务

国内稿件质量不齐 , 低质量论文对高水平论文带来不利影响，造成多种浪费 — 时间、声誉

对稿件内容水平和写作把关，增加可读性 国际审稿时加速审稿过程 , 增加可接受性，提高命中率

整体上提高学术声誉

Suggestions 几点建议

做好研究工作是写好论文的基础 利用互联网和电子期刊全面检索本领域的研究进展 采用标准格式建立参考文献的电子数据库如 Excel 文

件方式，方便以后检索和引用 提早训练写作英语（或其他外语）科技论文，检索一

些本领域的范文论文，反复熟记其语言写作特点和语言用法，克服写作自己论文时的语言障碍 , 但切记不可照搬 !

多与老师、同学或同事讨论，认真思考不同的观点 写好第一篇外语论文，不要急于投稿

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