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Twenty years of Frontiers

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Our two decades in publication offer much to celebrate! Under the expert leadership of founding editor-in-chief Sue Silver, Frontiers was introduced as an experiment in publishing for the Ecological Society of America (ESA). A new type of journal, Frontiers bucked the norm in several ways. One of Frontiers’ hallmarks – part of its ongoing legacy – was its inclusion of non-peer-reviewed content, including editorials, science news, and essays, as well as themed series (such as “Ethical Issues in Ecology”, “Natural History Notes”, and “Exploring Ecological Careers”), all of which appealed to and provided insight for a diverse audience. Perhaps most influentially, Frontiers challenged the prevailing standards in ecological publishing and expanded the breadth of ESA's existing journals by taking a broadly multidisciplinary – and increasingly interdisciplinary – approach to applied science. The experiment worked! Frontiers’ content created new standards for ESA's publishing endeavor, in which pushing the traditional boundaries of ecological science became normalized. Soon thereafter, prospective authors working at or beyond those boundaries found a home at ESA, followed quickly by research professionals outside of academia. Frontiers has prided itself on uniting diverse audiences around the greater goal of applied environmental and ecological problem solving. For a professional society that has had its share of internecine debates over the role of basic versus applied science, Frontiers helped a forward-looking ESA bolster its position in the field of applied science. Along the way, Frontiers established itself as a premier international science journal. No longer experimental, Frontiers’ diverse content promoted new norms in interdisciplinary problem-oriented science while enjoying broad and meaningful appeal – as reflected in its rapid growth in both quantity and quality of submissions, increased selectivity, upward slope in impact factor, and enviable rankings among both ecology and environmental science journals. Frontiers’ achievements owe so much to its dedicated staff – managing editor Pete Mooreside, assistant editor Sabrina Levey, and their predecessors – and to its extensive community of editorial board members and peer reviewers. This gratitude is of course true for all of ESA's journals, where we care deeply about the roles played and respect deserved by the many individuals whose efforts are essential to our accomplishments. Frontiers’ success has allowed us to focus attention on the concerns of the communities we wish to support. Among the most important challenges we face is to overcome barriers – both longstanding and newly developing – that impede the participation of historically under-represented individuals in publishing. The history of scholarly publishing has been largely white, male, and geographically North American and Western European. At Frontiers, as at ESA more broadly, we take very seriously the challenge of inclusion and equity in publishing. In the past few years, we have made strides to move beyond self-imposed boundaries in our beliefs about the nature of science and its connection to the diverse cultural norms and experiences of the people who undertake it. In this vein, Frontiers, other ESA journals, and ESA programs have partnered with the Society's Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Black Ecologists sections, worked closely with member communities inordinately disadvantaged by the pandemic (such as researchers who are also primary caregivers), and collaborated with other societies and groups to advance goals of equity and inclusion in our publishing endeavors. As scholarly publishing evolves, we will redouble our efforts to face the challenges ahead. Applied ecological and environmental science remains vital to addressing climate instability, landscape change, biodiversity loss, political volatility, and much else. We continue striving to integrate our many goals, most especially publishing cutting-edge, relevant science while elevating the voices of under-represented groups of scholars and practitioners who are dedicated to building the communities that will be necessary to address these problems. I take solace in these efforts as I announce that I will be leaving my position as editor-in-chief of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. In the coming weeks, I will step into the role of ESA's Director of Publishing and a new Frontiers editor-in-chief will be named. I am excited to maintain my close relationship with Frontiers and the entire ESA journal portfolio. I close with a half-serious history lesson. One under-recognized aspect of Frontiers’ backstory is that it was “the first Frontiers” – launched in 2003, its title predated those from a subsequent family of unrelated but similarly named journals now ubiquitous in the pantheon of science publishing. In our 20 years, ESA's Frontiers has strived to set a very high standard for inclusive, equitable, cutting-edge science. We look forward to continuing that tradition!

Shari Leventhal: Pitching in to Support CSE

Having worked at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) for 20 years, Shari Leventhal has seen a lot of change in scholarly societies and scientific publishing. Beginning in the Communications department at ASN, Shari became a Managing Editor in 2012 for the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) and then the Executive Editor of the ASN portfolio of journals in March 2019. As she begins her term as the President of the Council of Science Editors, Shari spoke with Science Editor about her goals for CSE this year, the importance of accessibility, and the need to sometimes step up and get things done. Science Editor: How did you get involved in scientific editing and publishing, and what career path led to your current position? Shari Leventhal: My background was in communications, and I was working in public relations for ASN, but I didn’t really love the pressure of being put on the spot. My supervisor at the time was looking for a second Managing Editor to assume oversight for the clinical journal, and believed that my skill set would be the perfect fit to manage the journal. When she approached me with the opportunity, I was intrigued. I love managing multiple projects at once and improving efficiency. Additionally, I had worked with the Editor in Chief previously and liked him quite a bit. I thought that if I was going to move into scholarly publishing, he would be a great EIC to work with. SE: What […]

Data and reproducibility. Interpretation of international guidelines and journals’ best policies and practices

Relevance. The 2022 Update of the COPE, DOAJ, OASPA, and WAME joint guidelines on The Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing encourages journals to establish their own policy in “data sharing and reproducibility” (DS&R). However, this document neither provides detailed recommendations / templates nor explains the reproducibility crisis phenomenon.Objectives. To analyze and interpret the international guidelines, the best practices of global publishers and journals, as well as typical mistakes and experience of selected Russian journals, to help a journal develop its own DS&R policy and its implementation.Materials and methods. The analysis of various sources (literature, reporting guidelines, data repositories), policies of 83 Russian university journals, as well as policies of the top 5 international publishers and their journals. Interviews with 6 editors-in-chief of Russian journals regarding DS&R.Results. All the top 5 global publishers in their DS&R policy adapt the TOP Guidelines and offer their own data sharing statement templates. Discussion and interpretations. The author suggests Russian translation of the TOP Guidelines and the main templates (e.g., data sharing statement). He also discusses 9 best journal policies and practices (including pre-registration studies).Conclusions. Numerous international sources, as well as the experience of selected Russian journals, demonstrate that the implementation of the DS&R policy increases articles citation (averagely by 25.3%), the growth of journal’s bibliometric and altmetric indicators, and also contributes to the trust of the target audience. As a result, it strengthes the journal portfolio to enable publishing articles well ahead of schedule. However, only the declarative statement of DS&R policies by journals without proper implementation does not bring tangible benefits to the journals.

Annalen der Physik – Wiley's Physics Forum and Center of Excellence

<i>Annalen der Physik</i> – Wiley's Physics Forum and Center of Excellence

Article‐level Metrics, Transparency and Open Research

Article‐level Metrics, Transparency and Open Research

The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission.

The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission.

The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission.

The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission.

The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission.

The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission.

The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission.

The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission.

The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission.

The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission.

Thomas Connelly to retire as ACS CEO

American Chemical Society CEO Thomas Connelly will retire at the end of 2022 after more than 7 years of service as its CEO. ACS publishes C&EN. “Tom has provided strong leadership for ACS throughout his tenure, especially over the past two years as we experienced a once-in-a-lifetime challenge due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Paul W. Jagodzinski, chair of the ACS Board of Directors, says in a press release . “We look forward to Tom’s continued leadership through the rest of 2022 and wish him all the best as he enters the next chapter of his life in 2023.” Connelly joined ACS in February 2015. His accomplishments since then include the continued growth of the ACS Publications portfolio of journals , expansion of the innovation pipeline at the division CAS, and launch of new education offerings. In addition, during his tenure, Connelly has overseen the refinement and expansion of the organization’s

Journal article access: Free, open, and subscription

Journal article access: Free, open, and subscription

Optimizing the Impact of Your Foot and Ankle Research: Publication Trends in the Orthopedic Literature

Category:OtherIntroduction/Purpose:Research plays a central role in advancing orthopedic medicine. Not only do high publication volumes encourage greater transparency and evidence-based practice, early-career physicians are also often evaluated by the number and impact of their publications. According to 2020 NRMP match data, 81% of medical students who successfully matched into orthopedics have five or more publications. With the expanded number and variety of journals available today, however, it can be burdensome for authors to effectively determine the journal that is most suitable for a given project. This study aims to provide a comprehensive guide to the current foot and ankle orthopedic literature and to help physicians quickly identify where they may have the greatest impact.Methods:We examined 61 orthopedic journals, including both general orthopedic and foot and ankle (FA) specialty journals. We applied the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database for keyword searches, and Web of Science's (WOS) Journal Citation Report for citation data. Journals were excluded from this study if they were not indexed in both MEDLINE and WOS over the last five years (2016-2020). As a measure of relevance, we used a keyword search to determine the number of articles that are foot and ankle specific for each journal (FA %). We calculated the five-year impact factor for both the total journal (Total IF) and specifically for foot and ankle articles in the journal (FA IF). Impact factors were calculated following standard Journal Citation Reports methods. Other variables, such as publishing nationality, number of authors, and article type were also collected to identify variables that may be associated with higher impact.Results:43/61 journals met the indexing inclusion criteria and 47,680 publications were thereafter analyzed (Table 1). Foot and ankle articles make up less than 20% of all non-FA journals, with KSSTA (17% FA) and JOT (15% FA) publishing the most. While there is a fair correlation between the impact factor of a journal and the impact factor of FA articles (R2=0.89), journal-wide impact factors do not always predict success. KSSTA, for example, has a high FA article impact factor of 4.11 despite a journal- wide impact factor of 3.74. Author demographics also vary widely depending on the journal publishing country. While 42.4% of all articles feature an author from the US, the number of US authors in American and international journal articles is 64.3% and 20.3%, respectively.Conclusion:There are few tools specific to foot and ankle topics that authors can use to assess journals appropriate for a given project. Bibliometric analyses offer an efficient and objective method for authors to identify relevant journals, and readerships, they may not have otherwise considered. While some non-FA journals offer a higher average impact for FA articles, FA articles compose a small percentage of the journal portfolio. Journals vary in acceptance of review articles and case reports versus original research. A better understanding of journal publication trends may facilitate optimal journal selection, and improve publication efficiency and impact.

How MRS′ Journal has Contributed to the Development of Market and Social Research

This article describes the history of the journal published by the UK Market research Society (MRS). The reasons for introducing a journal are discussed, and the competitive context, at that time and onwards. Changes in the format, title and content of the journal over time are described, and its evolution from an in-house production to its current status within the journal portfolio of a leading international academic publishing house. The changing nature of the two main communities with the most interest in the journal, academics and practitioners, are described and the impact on the journal are discussed. Finally, the article summarises some of the many key contributions that the journal has made to the body of knowledge and evidence in the fields of market and social research.

A New Chapter for the American Society for Nutrition’s Journal Portfolio

A New Chapter for the American Society for Nutrition’s Journal Portfolio

Strategies to Increase the Number of Open Access Journals: The Cases of Elsevier and Springer Nature

In recent years, major commercial publishers have strengthened their presence in both the subscription journal market and the open access journal market. Examining 447 journals from Elsevier and 550 from Springer Nature, this study investigates three strategies for enlarging the number of gold open access journals: the launch of new journals, mergers with other publishers, and partnerships with research institutes. The results reveal that these publishers adopted different strategies for expanding their journal portfolios. While Springer Nature relied significantly on merging with established publishers, Elsevier recently launched many new journals independently. Approximately 60 per cent of Springer Nature journals and 45 per cent of Elsevier journals are published on behalf of research institutes. Therefore, collaboration with research institutes has contributed to the increasing number of journal titles. As major publishers expand their open access businesses, it is necessary to monitor their activities from a policy perspective of pro-competition.

Research, CPD and Learning: 2022 in review

As the year draws to a close, we look back on the previous 12 months of Research, CPD and Learning articles published by The Pharmaceutical Journal, as well as the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS’s) journal portfolio, to celebrate the achievements and contributions of our expert authors and peer reviewers. 2022 in numbers With more than […]

Economic perspectives on the future of academic publishing: Introduction to the special issue

Economic perspectives on the future of academic publishing: Introduction to the special issue

Dr Sabina Alam: Shaping Critical Thinking About Science

As Director of Publishing Ethics and Integrity at Taylor & Francis Group, Sabina Alam provides support and guidance for more than 2,500 journals covering the scientific, technical, and medical (STM) disciplines, as well as the humanities and social sciences. Given the mix of different topics and issues that can arise in a broad portfolio of journals, the challenge of Sabina’s position is to think broadly about how integrity of published content is established and how this can be communicated to authors, editors, and readers. Science Editor’s Anna Jester recently spoke with Sabina about trustworthiness in peer review, her path toward scholarly publishing, important scholarly publishing developments, and why examining policies and procedures is vital. Science Editor: Is the job of Director of Publishing Ethics and Integrity one that’s been around for a while in your organization or is it a newer position? Dr Sabina Alam: Taylor & Francis launched their Research Integrity and Ethics Team in 2017. I was not there at the time, but it entailed Research Integrity Managers working with editorial teams to resolve ethics and integrity cases as needed (e.g., dealing with authorship disputes, plagiarism, image integrity concerns, etc). Within a short time, though, ethics cases grew in volume as well as complexity, and in 2019, Taylor & Francis realized someone was needed at the Director level, so I stepped into the position to lead the team in driving and enhancing the ethics function for the journals published by the organization. This involves refining our editorial policies, […]

Towards Understanding the Food Consumer Behavior–Food Safety–Sustainability Triangle: A Bibliometric Approach

Academic research on food consumer behavior related to food safety has developed extremely rapidly in the last decades, and a sizable amount of knowledge has been accumulated in this interdisciplinary field. This information set, as big data, lends itself to bibliometric analysis. Based on the Web of Science database and on a statistical analysis of more than 26.6 thousand articles containing more than 3.4 million bibliometric pieces of information, the current article offers a systematic analysis of these statistical data. The dynamics of relevant publications show an exponential character. The field is dominated by researchers from welfare states; however, food safety is a more important problem in developing states. There are dynamic changes in the portfolio of journals, but Bradford’s law cannot be proven. The explanatory power of Lotka’s law has been decreasing, proving the de-concentration of relevant authors. Besides traditional disciplines like consumer science, food chemistry, microbiology, and technology, new disciplines, e.g., sociology, cultural anthropology, postmodern techniques, and the real-life study of consumer behavior, going beyond the application of traditional techniques, are gaining importance. There are three key challenges for further research: (1) contribution to a deeper understanding of inherent laws governing the food-consumer-environment system; (2) quantification of results for decision-makers to enhance the efficiency of policy preparation; (3) widening the scope of research in geographical terms, better involving the developing world, and in sociological terms, focusing on the specific needs of vulnerable groups.