Academic publishing advice from industry experts

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Advice from experts in academic publishing Useful extracts from our interviews with industry experts in 2015

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Advice from experts in academic publishing Useful extracts from our interviews

with industry experts in 2015

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What happened in 2015?The world of scholarly publishing witnessed many trend-

setting practices, significant discoveries, and innovations.

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What do the experts have to say?

We interviewed several publication experts and discussed some of these trends with them.

They shared some really interesting views on academic publishing.

  

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Sharing the knowledge

Here, we present extracts of the knowledge they shared to help you:

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Tim Hunt2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Scan the QR code to view our interview series with Tim Hunt.

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…you only make discoveries 

when you are sort of 

stumbling and bumbling 

about, turning over stones at 

random. Making small 

mistakes in experiments is 

fine, because you stand a 

chance of making startling 

discoveries.

On finding a research problem

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Of course, I’ve had my 

manuscripts rejected! It’s 

very rare, almost unknown 

to get a letter from the editor 

saying, “We love your paper! 

We’ll publish it without any 

changes.”…rejection is part 

of the process.

On dealing with 

manuscript rejection

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Xuejun SunExperienced researcher in hydrogen and hyperbaric oxygen studies

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I believe that a good 

research question 

should have three 

characteristics: novelty, 

reasonableness, and 

verifiability. If your idea 

has all three, waste no 

time and go for it.

On the characteristics of a good research 

question

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To conduct scientific research, 

one must read a large amount 

of literature. First, you must 

read literature that is highly 

relevant to your research…

Second, read literature that is 

somewhat relevant to your 

research topic…Finally, read 

up on trending research 

topics…

On the importance of 

literature reading in 

scientific research

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On how researchers 

should approach 

scientific collaboration

I would advice authors 

who are collaborating with 

others on a research 

project/paper to be open. 

Avoid keeping your expertise 

or ideas to yourself. There is 

no point to scientific 

collaboration if you are not 

facilitating a two-way 

exchange of knowledge.

On the right attitude towards  scientific 

collaboration

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Mark HahnelFounder of Figshare

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On why researchers should make their data 

publicly available

Academics think that data is 

useless or that they only need 

to publish novel findings. But 

there are actually really lots 

of reasons why you should just 

be making all of the data 

available. You might get more 

citations. One man's rubbish is 

another man's gold…you don't 

know how people are going to 

use the data.

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Abel PackerCo-founder of SciELO

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On open access 

and  open science

We cannot always talk about open access 

in the strict sense of open access research 

articles. There should be equal emphasis on 

setting up sustainable and efficient open 

access publishing models. The wide 

availability of publishing related products, 

services, and solutions…will boost the 

development of open access. Better 

availability of published output will help 

build a competitive market oriented to the 

production of high quality journals…This is 

the true spirit of open science.

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Linqi ZhangChair, Department of Basic Medical Sciences and Comprehensive Aids Research Center

at Tsinghua University, China

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Research cannot be

performed in a

vacuum. It is essential

for researchers to stay

updated about the

latest and most

significant

developments in their

field. And the best

way to stay updated is

to read published

literature.

On why researchers should 

stay updated about the latest 

developments in their field

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…when choosing a target 

journal, it is more important for 

you, as a researcher, to ensure 

that the journal publishes articles 

in the same field, that your paper 

matches the aims and scope of 

the journal, and that the journal 

is widely read by researchers in 

your field. These factors are 

more important than impact 

factor or other superficial 

metrics.

On selecting a target journal

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Richard PoynderIndependent blogger/journalist

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Publishers ought to be more 

transparent, not just in their 

processes but in their finances 

as well…this is an issue not just 

for publishers, but for  

researchers as well…In short, 

responsibility for many of the 

problems we see in research and 

scholarly publishing today must 

be laid at the feet of the entire 

research community.

On the need for transparency in 

publishing

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CEO and Founder of OverleafJohn Hammersley

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On the openness and 

reproducibility of research

I see that science and research is 

becoming more open with the 

mandates from governments 

that publicly funded research 

should be open. I see it becoming 

more reproducible and more 

transparent with the inclusion of 

the data behind the paper and 

making it easier and 

encouraging people to reproduce 

work and test and validate 

different conclusions.

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Jianwu YanDirector of the Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanchang Institute of

Experimental Center

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On why researchers should 

make their data publicly available

…three aspects are most 

important in nurturing scientific 

researchers of the new 

generation:

• Inculcate a great work ethic, 

and be patient.

• Think on your toes. Be quick 

and alert.

• Be receptive to new 

knowledge and information.

On how young researchers can build a 

successful career

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Stacy KonkielOutreach and engagement manager, Altmetric

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On the need for change in academic research and 

publishing

I’m hopeful that in the near future, promotion & tenure committees will 

start to become more nuanced in how they review the contributions that 

researchers have made to science. Once more incentives for researchers to 

publish open access are in place (especially those related to career 

advancement and funding), I believe we’ll see the conservative nature of 

publishing fully change, as well, based on an increased demand for open 

access publishing services.

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Shinichiro TakezawaFounder of Asia’s First Open Access Journal, Science Postprint

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I believe that researchers in Asia, too, need to grow and become involved

           in various research developments on a global scale. After all, scientific

           research benefits all of humanity. And research involves a lot of effort,

           irrespective of the region where the researchers are located. Everyone

           deserves their due and needs a platform to disseminate their findings.

On the global nature of research

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