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New Frontiers for ESA Through International Outreach Sue Silver, PhD Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Ecological Society of America Society for Scholarly Publishing Baltimore, May 2009

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New Frontiers for ESA ThroughInternational Outreach

Sue Silver, PhDFrontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Ecological Society of America

Society for Scholarly PublishingBaltimore, May 2009

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Ecological Society of America

• Introduction to ESA

• International connections

•ESA journals in China

•China workshops

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Ecological Society of America

Ø Founded in 1915

Ø Over 9,900 members

Ø Programs include:

• Science

• Education and Diversity

• Public Affairs

• Annual Meetings

• Publications

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ESA’s purpose

•Unify the science of ecology

•Stimulate research in all aspects of thescience

•Encourage communication among ecologists

•Promote responsible application of ecologicaldata and principles to the solution ofenvironmental problems

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Overseas members

•1917

21 Members outside the USA (Canada,Philippines, British Guiana, Panama CanalZone, Sweden

•2008

About 20% of members from 90+ countries

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Chapters and sections

International chapters:

Ø Mexico chapter

Ø Canada chapter

Ø Latin American chapter

International sections

Ø Asian Ecology section

Ø International Affairs section

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Federation of the Americas

Established in 2003, to

•Foster the science of ecology

• Improve communications among thoseinvolved in ecological sciences in the Americas

• Improve dissemination of current ecologicalknowledge across the continent

•Collaborate on actions to improve capacitybuilding

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Federation of the Americas

Federation Members:

Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution

Ecological Society of America

Ecological Society of Argentina

Ecological Society of Chile

Mexico  Society of Ecology

Ecological Society of Peru

Brazilian Ecological Association

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ESA publications

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Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

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ESA publications

Frontiers International content

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ESA Publications

Frontiers

•Translation of special issues

•China Special Issue

•Globalization Special

Issue

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ESA publications

Frontiers International news

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ESA journals in China

In 2005, through Charlesworth China, ESA signs agreementwith China’s National Science and Technology Library(NSTL)

Advantages

• One agreement, not library by library

• Publications available to 400 libraries (maybe 10–20 %using fully)

• Low cost print sales to second tier institutions andcolleges

• Full price print sales through existing channels

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Why China?

•1.3 billion people in China (300 mil. in the US)

•Over 20 million students

•1800 universities and 3900 research institutes

•Every year, 20% increase in Chinese going intohigher education

•Requirements to publish in high­impact,international journals

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Why China?

•Key area for sales and growth

• Increase in Chinese authors and content fromthe country of value to Western readers

•Promote ESA’s mission abroad

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Advantages to ESA

Ø Charlesworth visit libraries, provide supportØ ESA webpages translated into ChineseØ Monitor usageØ Promote ESA titles

(Beijing book fair, six­city tour)

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International conferences

EcoSummit 2007 — Beijing, China

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China workshops

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New frontiers

Workshops in China in 2007, 2008, and 2009How to get published in high­impact

international journals

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China workshops

Topics covered:

Ø How impact factors are calculated

Ø How to choose the right journal for your paper

Ø The importance of the Instructions to Authors

Ø What to put in a cover letter

Ø What the decision letter really means

Ø Top reasons papers get rejected

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China workshops

Why do this?

Ø Improve acceptance rates for papers from China

Ø Help Chinese scientists navigate through the“western” publishing system

Ø Expose young Chinese scientists to a different styleof teaching

Ø Make life easier for editorial staff

Ø Increase ESA’s visibility in China

Ø Enable collaborations with Chinese scientists

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New frontiers

Developing relationships with Chinese scientists

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New frontiers

Developing relationships with Chinese scientists

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China workshops

Who else is doing this?

Ø Elsevier program

Ø Springer – help in creating Instructions to Authors(China)

Ø HINARI, AGORA, OARE – “How to get published”(Africa)

Ø Individuals – “How to write a scientific paper(China)

Ø Others?

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China workshops

How can others do this?

Ø Talk to people who have connections in China

Ø Write to Chinese Universities

Ø Contact Universities with Foreign LanguageDepartments