DN Journal Publishing Services

10/12/2020

Calling Editors and managers of journals that use language editing!

EASE are conducting a research survey project into submissions that need language or writing-quality editing.

We ask for the participation of people in journal management roles that can complete our survey, and provide insights into the decision-making processes and author services of journals.

The survey will take around 15 minutes to complete. You can find the survey here: https://ru.surveymonkey.com/r/RZ7JWW9

See full details on our blog.

http://ese-bookshelf.blogspot.com/2020/12/ease-language-editing-survey.html

23/09/2020

A fantastic video for the Peer Review Week channel from the editorial team at University of Michigan Press provides a unique case study of trust in peer review.

In this video, we hear about the first peer-reviewed rap mixtap/e/essay 'I Used to Love to Dream' by Dr A.D. Carson. Dr Carson, Loren Kajikawa (UoMP series editor), and Sara Jo Cohen (UoMP senior acquisitions editor) give us some fascinating insights into the review process of this experimental multimedia article.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfK2yPptJG0

The essays and audio tracks are published open access, available here:

https://www.fulcrum.org/concern/monographs/m900nw52n

22/09/2020

I have been busy with the youtube channel again this year, and have uploaded a whole new series of great videos.

This screenshot is just some of the videos we have curated, recorded and produced for this years' theme of

Check out the channel, subscribe (of course!) and start watching videos on Trust-related topics including: preprints, conference proceedings, new forms of reviewer communications, and a unique peer review process for the very first hip hop mixtape/essay publication from the University of Michigan Press.

https://www.youtube.com/c/PeerReviewWeek/videos

21/08/2020

We have given our Development Consultancy page a little refresh with a more streamlined list of the services we offer, and new webpages of detailed information about two of our most frequently requested services; Editorial Board Development, and New Launch Assessments.

https://www.dnjournals.co.uk/editorial-development-consultancy

Our Editorial Board Development services give journal managers and publishers everything they need to set up a highly effective board, including insights into the benefits a well-structured, skilled and motivated editorial team can bring, and suggestions of candidates to recruit.

Our New Launch Journal Assessment service is designed for those interested in launching a new journal, or multiple titles using market and editorial research to establish the viability of journal/s and provide support for an effective launch. We will be adding more detailed pages on more of our services soon, but in the meantime, please get in touch to discuss how we can help you develop your publishing programmes.

12/08/2020

Next up in our IFIS Expert Guide to Journal Publishing video series, we expand the concepts of peer review – exploring the core principles, discussing the benefits to all members of the process, and the different approaches that various journals and publishers take towards peer review.

This short video explores principles, benefits, and different approaches to peer review, including: - Core principles of peer review - How peer review benefi...

11/08/2020

In this video in the Expert Guide series we developed for IFIS Publishing, we address key citation metrics and the ways they inform decisions of where authors submit their papers.

We discuss the ethics and best practice of solely relying on citation metrics, and expand on their potential uses, looking at the insights they can provide, consider appropriate contextualising, and how they are calculated

In this video, we explain some of the core journal metrics and what insights they provide. We cover: - What are citation metrics? - A note of caution about m...

07/08/2020

Failure to comply with Instructions for Authors sits alongside Aims and Scope as the top reason articles are rejected from journals.

This short video in our IFIS Expert Guide to Journal Publishing series looks at some of the most common instructions required of authors for submission, to explain why there is such an emphasis on them, and how they can be helpful to journals and authors, despite their often onerous and time-consuming requests,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJOQ5_3S7W0&

Failure to comply with Instructions for Authors sits alongside Aims and Scope as the top reason articles are rejected from journals. This short video looks a...

07/08/2020

Trust In Peer Review is the theme for this years' Peer Review Week, and we are calling for videos with your thoughts on the topic, such as:

What is trustworthy PR?
Why should we trust it?
How does it engender trust in science?

See our blog post for full details!

https://www.dnjournals.co.uk/post/peer-review-week-2020-call-for-videos

06/08/2020

The second video in our IFIS Expert Guide to Journal Publishing examines the Aims & Scope of journals.

This short video packs in a lot of information showing potential authors how to interpret this section effectively, understand exactly what kinds of articles a journal is looking to publish, and avoid immediate rejections for falling outside the scope – the most common reason for articles being rejected..

In this video, we explore how the aims and scope help you, as an author, to understand why the journal exists, what it intends to achieve, who it is for, and...

06/08/2020

We recently completed work on the IFIS Expert Guide to Journal Publishing - 14 website modules and 10 videos exploring the values and features of research publishing.

Here is the first video in the series which discusses some fundamental foundations of research publishing; why we do it, what value it has for authors, subject areas and the wider world, and most importantly, it foreshadows the various ways in which young aspiring researchers can find the most appropriate journals to submit their papers to, and achieve the greatest successes with their work.

Why, in the modern age, is it still important to publish research in a journal? And what can the 'right' journal help you to achieve? We explore several key ...

13/07/2020

We are very pleased to announce that Duncan has accepted the position as President of EASE from July 2020. Here's the link to the full press release where you can read more about his appointment and the Association.

https://ease.org.uk/new-ease-president-announcement-dn/

EASE is an organisation which Duncan feels passionately about. An invaluable community whose purpose is to enhance the professional identity and develop the standards of each editorial role in research publishing.

Membership info can be found at the end of the press release.

01/07/2020

Recordings of EASE Virtual Conference sessions are now available on the new EASE YouTube channel, and conference pages of the EASE website!

https://www.dnjournals.co.uk/single-post/2020/06/28/EASE-Virtual-Conference-2020-session-recordings-available