Publications in foreign edition

How to publish an article in a prestigious foreign scientific journal?

Every intelligent graduate student knows what to publish in Russian cover letter: take the time and make a good, but brief cover letter to the page where, in addition to information about the author and other information, explain what the manuscript contains and why it is interesting for a wide range of readers. They usually find reviewers themselves. In the editorial offices of some journals, the author of the article may be asked to propose two or three candidates for expert reviewers specializing in the subject of the article. However, who to send it to for review is entirely at the discretion of the editor. After some time (from a month to a year) You will receive a copy of the opinion of three experts on the possibility of publishing the manuscript and, if the feedback is positive, you will be asked to make some amendments or clarifications.

Please note whether there is a page charge in this journal (publication fee — payment for publication or proofreading – technical or linguistic). Some journals practice a fee for reviewing an article (manuscript acceptance), some journals ask you to pay for the publication of an article in the journal (publication costs), or pay for its placement on the journal's website for open viewing. However, sometimes it is possible to agree with the editorial board that the fee for reviewing the article or its publication, as an exception, is not taken.

There are several ways to find and choose a foreign magazine for publication:

1) through the websites of international citation systems,

2) through specialized catalogs that can be created as independent institutions (for example, the very well-known catalog of open access journals DOAJ www.doaj.org ), and be formed by universities or scientific organizations. Keep in mind that these catalogs have exclusively informational and search functions,

3) through the Google, Yandex and similar search engines for relevant queries in English. At the same time, both the website of the journal included in the international citation system and the editorial offices of publications not included in the international citation system can be found through the search engine.

After studying the sites of the selected journals, it is necessary to send an article for consideration and to determine the possibility of publication. The provision of articles is carried out mainly online, written versions of texts are now considered in exceptional cases.

Online submission of an article to the editorial office of a foreign scientific journal can be carried out both by e-mail and through the article upload system to the online article submission system. The latter option is used less frequently and, as a rule, by journals included in the system of international scientific citation.

After submitting the article, there is a waiting period for a decision and publication, which differs significantly depending on the type of publication.

The fastest response will come from the editorial office of the open access journal, which is not included in the international citation system. The response will take about 2-5 days. The article is likely to be published this month. The cost of publication in such a journal will range from $40 (India) to $300 (UK, USA).

From the editorial office of the journal is also open access, but included in the international citation system, the answer will have to wait from 1 to 3 months. The waiting time is associated with the number of applications and the procedure for reviewing the article. The approximate publication period is 4-5 months after sending the article. The cost of publication in such a journal will range from $200 (Africa) to $3000 (UK, USA).

From the editorial office of the departmental journal included in the international citation system, the answer will have to wait from 3 months to six months. The waiting time is extended due to organizational procedures. The approximate publication period is 6 months – 1 year after sending the article. The cost of publication in such a journal will be formally free, but usually they do not publish graduate students, but only established scientists with high citation rates.

Editorial offices of foreign journals place high demands on the design of the article.

1. The volume of the article should be within 15 000 – 30 000 signs. This excludes the possibility of publishing articles in 1-2 pages, and on the other hand, publishing excessively voluminous articles.

2. The language of publication must be exclusively English. If the article is translated, then the translation must be performed at a high level. Usually editorial offices do not accept third-party translations, but offer their own translation services, the cost of which is usually higher than the cost of the publication of the article itself. On average, the cost of translation in a foreign edition ranges from $ 300 to $ 600.

3. In the prescribed volume of the article, all mandatory elements of the structure of the article should be set out:

1) Introduction,

2) Materials and Methods,

3) Results,

4) Discussion and Conclusions.

Sections need to be highlighted with subheadings. Read more at the link

4.4. A scientific article for a foreign journal must contain mandatory information:

1) Title,

2) Author names and affiliations,

3) Abstract,

4) Keywords,

5) References.

5. Editorial offices of foreign journals rarely request reviews of an article from the author himself. It is necessary to find out the requirements for the review, because they differ from Russian standards: they are mostly ballroom (according to the criteria of design, content, validity, novelty, etc.) with a brief description of strengths and weaknesses.

What to expect from a publication in a foreign scientific journal? First of all, 90% of a scientific article in a foreign scientific journal will be published only in electronic form. Paper numbers have been preserved only for highly authoritative journals. For a working scientific level, there is no need for a paper publication, the electronic version is cheaper and, most importantly, more informative, because readers around the world can get acquainted with it via the Internet.

Publication in an electronic scientific publication should not embarrass Russian postgraduates and doctoral students, because in accordance with paragraph 10 of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 20, 2011 N 475 "On Amendments to the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 30.01.02 N 74 (On approval of the Unified Register of Academic Degrees and Academic Titles and Regulations on the procedure for awarding scientists degrees)", publications in electronic scientific publications are equated to published works reflecting the main scientific results of the dissertation.

After publication in a foreign scientific journal, the author will be sent a link to the permanent address of the article and a description of the bibliographic link. In accordance with ISO 26324, the identification of an article published in an electronic scientific journal is carried out on the basis of a reference to the permanent placement address and the Digital object identifier (DOI) number. www.doi.org ). Articles of electronic journals without DOI are not recognized by the scientific community, and international citation systems do not accept electronic journals without DOI. Only DOI guarantees permanent identification of an article in an electronic journal.

Major publishers of medical journals

Kluwer Online Journals http://www.kluweronline.com ? more than 750 journals and 600 books published by Kluwer, including on medicine. Abstracts of articles are in free circulation. Full versions are only available for a fee.

Blackwell Publishing http://www.blackwell-synergy.com ? 690 journals, including medical ones. Abstracts of articles are in free circulation. Only paid subscribers have access to the full versions.

SpringerLink http://www.springerlink.com ? electronic versions of the journals of the German publishing house Springer on natural sciences. A list of the most accessible medical journals can be viewed on the website.

Издательство Karger http://www.karger.com ? free access is provided only to abstracts. You can subscribe separately to the paper version or electronic access, or in combination.

Elsevier Scence http://www.elsevier.com ? publishing house of medical literature. Supports the portal of access to medical literature ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com