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The Changing Publication Landscape Presenter: Aisling Murphy, Publisher ISFRI Congress Workshop, 13 May 2016

| 2 Forensic Science & Legal Medicine Journal Portfolio

| 3 Outline  The publishing process  Methods of Publication and Dissemination

| 4 Academic Publishing What is peer review?  Peer review consists of the evaluation of articles by experts in the field  It was first used in 1665, by the Royal Society in London  Peer review places the reviewer, with the author, at the heart of scientific publishing  Reviewers make the editorial process work by examining and commenting on manuscripts  Without peer review there is no control in scientific communication  Reviewers are the backbone of the whole process Peer Review is at the core of scientific publishing, which aims to improve, validate, register, disseminate and preserve a researcher’s work

| 5 Academic publishing Peer-reviewed journal growth 1990-2013 Source: Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory

| 6 Publishing process Reviewers Pre-print (submitted article) Peer Review Authors Manuscript accepted – accepted Author manuscript Editor Produc- tion Readers Copy editing, Author proofing, formatting, Publication tagging, reference linking Electronic Warehouse Published as Print, In Print/Online HTML or PDF copy - Pagination, logo, branding, Published journal article - Licensing (OA non-OA)

| 7 Elsevier journal publishing volume 600,000+ article submissions per year 1,000 new editors per year 20 new journals per year 40-90% Solicit & • Organize editorial boards rejected by manage • Launch new specialist journals > 13,000 submissions Editors • Direct journal strategy 557,000+ Manage Publish & reviewers Peer Review Disseminate >700 million 1 million downloads by Reviewer reports >11 million researchers in >120 countries! 6.5 million author/publisher 12.6 million communications /year Edit & Production articles available on SD prepare 3 million 280,000 new articles produced per year Print pages 190 years of back issues scanned, processed and data-tagged

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| 9 Outline • The publishing process • Methods of Publication and Dissemination

Methods of Publication Dissemination Traditional Print Journals AND Electronic Journal Platforms like Elsevier’s ScienceDirect improve online dissemination and access 10

Other Methods of Dissemination Podcast/ Blogs/ Mobile Editor’s Choice Audio Slide ShareLink: customized Share Link to article on SD; • Social providing 50 days’ free access to your article – Media after that, the usual access rules apply.

| 12 Always keep in mind that……. …. your paper is your passport to your community !

Thank you! Email: a.murphy@elsevier.com