scholarly journals Authors, peer reviewers, and readers: What is expected from each player in collaborative publishing?

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 2284
Author(s):  
Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
Keyword(s):  
High Impact ◽  
Scholarly Publishing ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Peer Reviewers ◽  
The Many ◽  
Collaborative Publishing

Scholarly publishing is in a crisis, with the many stakeholders complaining about different aspects of the system. Authors want fast publication times, high visibility and publications in high-impact journals. Readers want freely accessible, high-quality articles. Peer reviewers want recognition for the work they perform to ensure the quality of the published articles. However, authors, peer reviewers, and readers are three different roles played by the same group of individuals, the users of the scholarly publishing system—and this system could work based on a collaborative publishing principle where “nobody pays, and nobody gets paid”.

scholarly journals Impact of blue space in architecture and possibilities of using

2018 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 01037
Author(s):  
Katarína Čákyová ◽  
Zuzana Vranayová
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Artificial Environment ◽  
Special Quality ◽  
The Many ◽  
Contemporary Architecture

Trends in contemporary architecture are design environmentally, economically and socially sustainable buildings. When possible, where space permits, buildings are designed in harmony and contact with nature, water. Human's relationship to water and nature in the course of history changed. Water has a very special quality as an element in landscape design. Over many centuries and in many countries it has in turn been acknowledged and exploited, and it has inspired. It has been a great provider not only in physical terms, but also in the many ways it has contributed to both natural and man-made environments through its aesthetic qualities. The presented paper shows the possibilities of using blue spaces in the urban environment but also in the indoor environment. It has been shown that these elements have a high impact on the quality of the environment, but also contribute to reducing the air temperature and thermal islands in cities. The presence of natural elements in an artificial environment is an important aspect of life quality and well-being. Use of water elements bring the opportunity how put piece of nature into the urban environment, but also inside the buildings.

scholarly journals Scientometric correlates of high-quality reference lists in ecological papers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Mammola ◽  
Diego Fontaneto ◽  
Alejandro Martínez ◽  
Filipe Chichorro
Keyword(s):  
Reference Lists ◽  
Scientific Publication ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Reference List ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Journal Publications ◽  
Classic Papers ◽  
Highly Cited

AbstractIt is said that the quality of a scientific publication is as good as the science it cites, but the properties of high-quality reference lists have never been numerically quantified. We examined seven numerical characteristics of reference lists of 50,878 primary research articles published in 17 ecological journals between 1997 and 2017. Over this 20-years period, there have been significant changes in reference lists’ properties. On average, more recent ecological papers have longer reference lists, cite more high Impact Factor papers, and fewer non-journal publications. Furthermore, we show that highly cited papers across the ecology literature have longer reference lists, cite more recent and impactful papers, and account for more self-citations. Conversely, the proportion of ‘classic’ papers and non-journal publications cited, as well as the temporal range of the reference list, have no significant influence on articles’ citations. From this analysis, we distill a recipe for crafting impactful reference lists.

Accuracy of French census population estimates

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Lionel Espinasse ◽  
Vincent Le Palud ◽  
Julie Prévot ◽  
Gwenna ël Solard ◽  
Lucile Vanotti
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Process Development ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Population Estimates ◽  
Population Census ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Many ◽  
Extensive Involvement ◽  
Quality Of The Population

The French population census method evolved in the early 2000s. Few studies have been published on the quality of the population estimates produced by this new method, apart from a few observing sample variance resulting from the introduction of a survey in large municipalities. However, the French census is subject to numerous quality controls throughout the process: development of a housing register, preparation of the collection, the collection itself and the post-collection, adjustment and estimation operations. The extensive involvement of stakeholders (municipalities and INSEE) in the preparation and conduct of the census leads to a very good understanding of the process. The many checks carried out throughout the process guarantee that the estimates produced are of a high quality. In addition, the census benefits from a very low non-response rate (3.9% in 2019). However, some features are not yet well known. Although many instructions are included in questionnaires, the answers given by enumerated persons are imperfect due to misunderstandings, an inability to adapt questions to real-life situations, or deliberately incorrect answers.

PROTECTION OF THE INFANT DIET: GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTR

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1965 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 648-657
Author(s):  
Charles U. Lowe ◽  
David B. Coursin ◽  
George N. Donnell ◽  
Felix P. Heald ◽  
Robert Kaye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Profession ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Market Place ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Governmental Agencies ◽  
Spot Check ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Minimum Requirements ◽  
The Many

Only a very small percentage of American and Canadian families produce all their own food. Under the circumstances, over 200 million people and close to 5 milion infants are dependent, to a greater or lesser extent, upon codes, ordinances, and laws enacted to insure that produce in the market place is sound, wholesome, and free of noxious or toxic contaminants. In most instances, neither the consuming public nor the medical profession is aware of the complex and comprehensive nature of the regulatory network which controls the quality of the food supply. Various governmental agencies, federal, state, provincial in Canada, and municipal, provide minimum standards of quality for food and nutritional products and promulgate codes governing manufacturing procedures. Some codes have the force of law whereas others are prepared as guides, particularly for those industries manufacturing food which does not enter interstate commernce, and compliance may be voluntary unless local legislation exists to enforce these codes. Compliance with these standards is determined both by governmental agencies and manufacturers using selective sampling and assay of products at various stages prior to marketing. However, governmental agencies are able to spot check only a small number of the many lots of products and foods under their jurisdiction. The high quality of today's commodity foods and nutritional products has resulted in large part from widespread compliance, self-policing, and desire by industry to surpass the minimum requirements set by law and to provide the consumer with superior products. Through the full co-operation of industry with governmental agencies, a great number and variety of food and nutrition products of high quality and uniformity is available to the consumer, and especially to the infant.

scholarly journals AN OVERVIEW OF HIGH IMPACT LAW JOURNALS IN ASIAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (Number 2) ◽  
pp. 253-282
Author(s):  
Asmah Laili Yeon
Keyword(s):  
Good Governance ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Periodic Review ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Number Of Citations

Academic research journals play a significant role in the field of academia. Its major functions in producing, disseminating and exchanging academic knowledge are important to showcase the research performance of individuals. Publication of academic papers has been considered as a criteria for appointments, hiring, promotions and tenure decisions, worldwide. The current requirement to consider publishing in high quality journals is in its indication of the quality of a person’s research output. It is measured through the quality of the academic research publications, the number of citations of specific papers and the total number of citations. Accordingly, it is important to examine the issues regarding high impact publication of Scopus law journals in Asian countries. This is to enable all new SCOPUS law journals to study and practice good governance in publishing quality articles and for the board of editors to enhance the quality of journal management. The objectives of this paper are: (i) to examine the profiles of law journals in Asian countries indexed by Scopus and Web of Science (WoS); (ii) to examine citations and impact factors of law journals in Asian countries indexed by Scopus and WoS; and (iii) to study the ranking of Scopus law journals in Asian countries. This was an exploratory research and thus qualitative research method was adopted. An oline survey and an interview(s) were conducted by the researcher to gather data. The chief editor and managing editors of the Scopus law journals were the respondents via the online survey and an interview was conducted with the expert in managing high impact publications i.e. the Director of Citation and Infometrics Division, Ministry of Education, Malaysia. Besides, secondary data was gathered from Scopus and WoS. In brief, the challenges in managing high impact journals are securing and maintaining high quality articles published by the journals. There must be periodic review of standard operating procedures by the board of editors in order to maintain an effective and efficient reviewing process, together with engaging staff with excellent proofreading skills. Additionally, the publisher must continuously upgrade the online publication system and maintain a friendly website for authors, subscribers and readers. Ethical practices and a focus on high quality and standard of article publication must be upheld by writers, editors, publishers including the indexing body.

The Panorama of Information Systems Quality

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan W. Duggan ◽  
Han Reichgelt
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Is Success ◽  
Quality Literature ◽  
Systems Quality ◽  
The Many ◽  
Information Systems Quality

Business organizations are still struggling to improve the quality of information systems (IS) after many research efforts and years of accumulated experience in delivering them. The IS community is not short on prescriptions for improving quality; however the utterances are somewhat cacophonous as proponents of quality-enhancing approaches hyperbolize claims of their efficacy and/or denigrate older approaches, often ignoring the importance of context. In this chapter we undertake an extensive review of the IS quality literature to balance the many perspectives of stakeholders in this heterogeneous community with the necessarily varied prescriptions for producing high-quality systems. We develop an IS quality model, which distills determinants of IS product quality into effects attributable to people, processes, and practices and denote that IS success results from the combination of discernible IS quality and stakeholders’ perceptions of IS quality. This chapter serves as a general introduction to the detailed analyses of topics that follow in subsequent chapters but also provides insights that are not covered elsewhere in the book.

From Clinical Practice Guidelines to Computer-interpretable Guidelines

2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (06) ◽  
pp. 550-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Tange ◽  
H. J. van den Herik ◽  
A. Hasman ◽  
A. Latoszek-Berendsen
Keyword(s):  
Guideline Development ◽  
Dissemination And Implementation ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Quality Guidelines ◽  
Guideline Dissemination ◽  
Critical Requirement ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Many

Summary Background: Guidelines are among us for over 30 years. Initially they were used as algorithmic protocols by nurses and other ancillary personnel. Many physicians regarded the use of guidelines as cookbook medicine. However, quality and patient safety issues have changed the attitude towards guidelines. Implementing formalized guidelines in a decision support system with an interface to an electronic patient record (EPR) makes the application of guidelines more personal and therefore acceptable at the moment of care. Objective: To obtain, via a literature review, an insight into factors that influence the design and implementation of guidelines. Methods: An extensive search of the scientific literature in PubMed was carried out with a focus on guideline characteristics, guideline development and implementation, and guideline dissemination. Results: We present studies that enable us to explain the characteristics of high-quality guidelines, and new advanced methods for guideline formalization, computerization, and implementation. We show how the guidelines affect processes of care and the patient outcome. We discuss the reasons of low guideline adherence as presented in the literature and comment upon them. Conclusions: Developing high-quality guidelines requires a skilled team of people and sufficient budget. The guidelines should give personalized advice. Computer-interpretable guidelines (CIGs) that have access to the patient’s EPR are able to give personal advice. Because of the costs, sharing of CIGs is a critical requirement for guideline development, dissemination, and implementation. Until now this is hardly possible, because of the many models in use. However, some solutions have been proposed. For instance, a standardized terminology should be imposed so that the terms in guidelines can be matched with terms in an EPR. Also, a dissemination model for easy updating of guidelines should be established. The recommendations should be based on evidence instead of on consensus. To test the quality of the guideline, appraisal instruments should be used to assess the guideline as a whole, as well as checking the quality of the recommendations individually. Only in this way optimal guideline advice can be given on an individual basis at a reasonable cost.

scholarly journals Process and quality of peer review in scientific Nursing journals

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Wai Tong Chien
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Guest Editorial ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Peer Review System ◽  
Review System ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Health Care Professions ◽  
Peer Reviewers

To be high quality and international recognized scientific journal for health care professions, such as medical and nursing disciplines, a well-structured and effective peer review system is of an utmost importance. Beckstead (2009) in his guest editorial published in the September issue of International Journal of Nursing Studies suggested that it was important for authors, as well as editors and publishers, to have a clear understanding of whom the intended readers of the journal are; and for the peer reviewers, to answer a key question: <em>whom are we writing to?</em> and more importantly, to assure a transparent, rigorous and quality peer-review. Their questions and declarations stimulated us to think about two important issues: first, the importance of a high quality and effective peer-review in a scientific nursing journal and second, the peer-review system, its monitoring and contribution to quality improvement.

Danksagung an die Gutachter

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (06) ◽  
pp. 349-349
Keyword(s):  
High Quality ◽  
Peer Reviewers

Das vorliegende Heft bildet den Abschluss des 46. Jahrgangs der „Tierärztlichen Praxis“. Herausgeber, Schriftleiter und Verlag danken den Lesern für ihre Treue. Ein besonderer Dank gebührt dem wissenschaftlichen Beirat sowie den zahlreichen Gutachtern, die mit ihrer engagierten und kompetenten Arbeit einen wichtigen Beitrag für die Qualität der „Tierärztlichen Praxis“ geleistet haben. Wir danken: This issue of “Tierärztliche Praxis” represents the last of volume 46. We – the editors and the publisher – wish to thank our readers for their loyalty. Special acknowledgement is due to the following peer reviewers, who have generously contributed with their time and expertise to review manuscripts submitted to the journal, thus guaranteeing the high quality of the published articles:

Influence of technology parameters of free-cutting steel continuous casting on the billet internal structure

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-142
Author(s):  
A. T. Kunakbaeva ◽  
A. M. Stolyarov ◽  
M. V. Potapova
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Continuous Casting ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Sulfur Content ◽  
Manganese Content ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Correlation And Regression Analysis ◽  
Cutting Steel ◽  
Continuously Cast

Free-cutting steel gains specific working properties thanks to the high content of sulfur and phosphorus. These elements, especially sulfur, have a rather high tendency to segregation. Therefore, segregation defects in free-cutting steel continuously cast billets can be significantly developed. The aim of the work was to study the influence of the chemical composition of freecutting steel and casting technological parameters on the quality of the macrostructure of continuously cast billets. A metallographic assessment of the internal structure of cast metal made of free-cutting steel and data processing by application of correlation and regression analysis were the research methods. The array of production data of 43 heats of free-cutting steel of grade A12 was studied. Steel casting on a five-strand radial type continuous casting machine was carried out by various methods of metal pouring from tundish into the molds. Metal of 19 heats was poured with an open stream, and 24 heats – by a closed stream through submerged nozzles with a vertical hole. High-quality billets had a cross-sectional size of 150×150 mm. The macrostructure of high-quality square billets made of free-cutting steel of A12 grade is characterized by the presence of central porosity, axial segregation and peripheral point contamination, the degree of development of which was in the range from 1.5 to 2.0 points, segregation cracks and strips – about 1.0 points. In the course of casting with an open stream, almost all of these defects are more developed comparing with the casting by a closed stream. As a result of correlation and regression analysis, linear dependences of the development degree of segregation cracks and strips both axial and angular on the sulfur content in steel and on the ratio of manganese content to sulfur content were established. The degree of these defects development increases with growing of sulfur content in steel of A12 grade. These defects had especially strong development when sulfur content in steel was of more than 0.10%. To improve the quality of cast metal, it is necessary to have the ratio of the manganese content to the sulfur content in the metal more than eight.

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