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Choosing the Right Journal and
Succeeding with Edanz
Chulalongkorn University
14 May 2015
Dr Jeffrey Robens
Dr William Yajima
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Journal selection
Journal selection
When to choose a
journal?
Choose the journal before you
write your manuscript
Author guidelines
• Manuscript structure
• Word limits
• Reference style
Aims and scope
• Topics
• Readership
• Be sure to emphasize
*Recently published article
Relevant references
Writing style
Journal selection
Novelty
Evaluating significance
How new are your findings?
Low or high impact journal
Identify a disease to be genetically based for the first time
• Medium to high impact factor journal
Identify a new mutation in a genetic disease
• Low to medium impact factor journal
Journal selection
Relevance
Evaluating significance
How broadly relevant are your findings?
International/regional & general/specialized
Applicable only to Asian population
• Regional journal is more appropriate
Applicable worldwide
• International journal is more appropriate (need to emphasize)
Journal selection
Relevance
Evaluating significance
How broadly relevant are your findings?
International/regional & general/specialized
Applicable only to specific field
• Specialized journal is more appropriate
Applicable for other fields
• Broad-focused journal is more appropriate (emphasize)
Journal selection
Factors to consider when
choosing a journal
Aims & scope
Indexing
Readership
Open access
Impact factor
• Health policy
• Private clinicians
Which factor is most important to you?
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Journal’s aims & scope, IF,
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Field of study
Impact factor
Indexed in SCI
Open access
Publishing frequency
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Sort by:
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• Impact Factor
• Frequency
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• Author guidelines
• Journal website
Similar published articles
 Are they currently publishing
similar articles?
 Have you cited any of these
articles?
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Tips to identify the most
suitable journal
• Editorials
• Review articles
• Special issues
Identify the
interests of the
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Identify the
interests of the
readers
• Most viewed
• Most cited
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Manuscript suitability
Common question asked by journal editors:
“How is this manuscript suitable for my journal?”
Refer to aims and scope:
Journal type:
 Use key words
 International/regional
 Refer to specific readers
 Broad/specialized
Journal selection
International journal –
Writing the Introduction
BMC Family Practice:
Worldwide relevance
Effect of ageing populations on healthcare workforce
“Health workforce shortages may be felt most keenly by
developing nations, but are a concern for all. Developed nations
are particularly worried about the number of general
practitioners (GPs) available to service their ageing populations…”
Dwan et al. BMC Fam Prac. 2014; 15: 154.
Journal selection
Regional journal –
Writing the Introduction
Asia-Pacific Family Medicine:
Geographically restricted
Effect of ageing populations on healthcare workforce
“All citizens in Japan are covered by a national health insurance
system in which there are no official “gatekeepers”. Patients can
freely choose between attending a local physician’s office (clinic)
or a hospital and Japanese physicians can freely practice internal
medicine. But recently, Japan has faced the problems of a rapidly
aging population…”
Tsukamoto et al. Asia Pac Fam Med. 2014; 13: 9.
Journal selection
Target your journal –
Broad-focused journal
PLOS ONE
Aims and scope
PLOS ONE is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access,
online publication. PLOS ONE welcomes reports on primary
research from any scientific discipline.
Journal selection
Target your journal –
Specialized journal
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Aims and scope
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders is an open access, peerreviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the
prevention, diagnosis and management of disorders of the
heart and circulatory system, as well as related molecular and
cell biology, genetics, pathophysiology, epidemiology, and
controlled trials.
Journal selection
Broad-focused journal –
Writing the Introduction
PLOS ONE:
‘atherosclerosis and pollution’
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most important cause of morbidity
and mortality in the developed world, and atherosclerosis is the central
underlying pathology. Atherogenesis is a life-long process involving a
range of mechanisms including lipid peroxidation and inflammation
affecting the vascular wall. The clinically most relevant results of this
pathology are myocardial infarction and stroke. Evidence for acute
Broadofbackground
cardiovascular effects
air pollution information
has substantially increased in
Important for context
recent years…
Künzli et al. PLoS ONE 2010; 5: e9096.
Journal selection
Specialized journal –
Writing the Introduction
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders:
‘atherosclerosis and pollution’
Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease that accounts for nearly 50%
of deaths in western societies. Initiation of atherosclerotic plaque
formation is a complex process. It involves secretion of chemokines
such as the Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein–1 (MCP-1) and
expression of adhesion molecules on the surface of monocytes and
background
endothelial cells.Broad
Circulating
monocytes information
are recruited to sites of injured
endothelial cells, adhere tonot
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and migrate into the subendothelial
necessary
space. Monocytes in the arterial wall differentiate into activated
macrophages…
Adar et al. BMC Cardiovas Disord. 2013; 10: e1001430..
Section 2
Succeeding with Edanz
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2006 - PhD Neurobiology, University of Cambridge
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 Always use the Chulalongkorn University portal
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Phase 1: ordering and approval
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Process overview
Phase 1: ordering and approval
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Any questions?
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