EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE AT PHYSICAL REVIEW...

Saad E. Hebboul

The American Physical Society, Ridge, NY

EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE AT

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

http://prl.aps.org

OUTLINE

PRL EDITORIAL JOB

PRL INNER WORKINGS

EDITORIAL ENVIRONMENT

EDITORIAL CAREER

EDITORIAL OFFICES, RIDGE NEW YORK

PRL EDITORIAL OFFICE OF Saad Hebboul

MANUSCRIPT TASK WORK FOR Saad Hebboul

MANUSCRIPT TASK WORK FOR Saad Hebboul

TASK ≡ INDIVISIBLE “ QUANTUM ” UNIT OF

EDITORIAL WORK ( ~ 1 Task / Manuscript )

MANUSCRIPT TASK WORK FOR Saad Hebboul

REAL-TIME LISTS OF TASKS FOR FULL-TIME EDITOR :

LOAD = 800 - 1000 MANUSCRIPTS / YEAR

TASK ≡ INDIVISIBLE “ QUANTUM ” UNIT OF

EDITORIAL WORK ( ~ 1 Task / Manuscript )

MANUSCRIPT TASK WORK FOR Saad Hebboul

REAL-TIME LISTS OF TASKS FOR FULL-TIME EDITOR :

LOAD = 800 - 1000 MANUSCRIPTS / YEAR

TASK ≡ INDIVISIBLE “ QUANTUM ” UNIT OF

EDITORIAL WORK ( ~ 1 Task / Manuscript )

GLOBAL

CATEGORIES OF

TASKS FOR EACH

PRL EDITOR

DETAILED

CATEGORIES OF

TASKS FOR EACH

PRL EDITOR

MANUSCRIPT TASK WORK FOR Saad Hebboul

REAL-TIME LISTS OF TASKS FOR FULL-TIME EDITOR :

LOAD = 800 - 1000 MANUSCRIPTS / YEAR

TASK ≡ INDIVISIBLE “ QUANTUM ” UNIT OF

EDITORIAL WORK ( ~ 1 Task / Manuscript )

GLOBAL

CATEGORIES OF

TASKS FOR EACH

PRL EDITOR

DETAILED

CATEGORIES OF

TASKS FOR EACH

PRL EDITOR

SUGGESTIONS / PHYSICS SELECTIONS

GLOBAL TASK CATEGORIES FOR PRL EDITORS

Total number of tasks

for editor to act on

No Report from referee

/ Back From Referee

No Report from referee

/ Out To Referee

Manuscripts that are

too long to review Back-up tasks from

editors who are out

Daily tasks done by

editor ( 20 – 40 / Day )

DETAILED TASK CATEGORIES FOR PRL EDITORS

> 13 days old tasks for

ALL PRL Editors

Miscellaneous types

of office internal tasks

New manuscripts that

are ready for editor

All reports from

Referees & Boards

Back From Author

Resubmissions

> 9 days old tasks for

ONE PRL Editor

New manuscripts that

just arrived in office

No Report / Transfer

Report / Joint Report

Not all reports from

Referees & Boards

Correspondence from

Authors & Referees

OUTLINE

PRL EDITORIAL JOB

PRL INNER WORKINGS

EDITORIAL ENVIRONMENT

EDITORIAL CAREER

EVOLUTIONARY TREE OF SCIENCE

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HIGHLIGHT MAJOR PROGRESS IN ALL FIELDS

PRL GOALS & CRITERIA

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SAME EDITORS / INCREASING RECEIPTS

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EDITOR A EDITOR B

PACS NUMBERS

FIELD ASSIGNMENTS FOR PRL EDITORS

MAIN PACS # identifies the EDITOR for your MANUSCRIPT

PRL REFEREE SELECTION : ( Step 1 of 2 ) M

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REFERENCES

KEY WORDS

PACS NUMBERS

COVER LETTER

DATABASE ( > 55,000 )

WORKING

LIST OF

REFEREES

( < 100 )

PRL REFEREE SELECTION : ( Step 2 of 2 )

WORKING

LIST OF

REFEREES

( < 100 )

AVAILABILITY ?

REFEREES

2 - 3

EXPERTISE ?

REF. RECORD ?

PUB. RECORD ?

COLLABORATIONS ?

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These include manuscripts that are :

PRL REJECTION WITHOUT REVIEW

PRL Editors reject about 10 % - 20 % of

new manuscripts without external review .

POOR

INCOMPLETE

SPECIALIZED

MARGINAL

…

PRESENTATION vs. RESEARCH

TITLE

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

RESULT

FIGURES

TABLES

EQUATIONS

ANALYSIS

DISCUSSION

INTERNAL COUPLING

PRESENTATION RESEARCH

INTERNAL COUPLING

OUTLINE

PRL EDITORIAL JOB

PRL INNER WORKINGS

EDITORIAL ENVIRONMENT

EDITORIAL CAREER

Ling Miao ( PRX )

Valerie Miller,

PRODUCTION/PRA

Jessica Thomas,

PHYSICS

Jack Sandweiss,

CHAIRMAN

John Ripka,

PRODUCTION

Carla Lombardi,

PRODUCTION

Jane Throwe

Yonko Millev Saad Hebboul

PRL EDITORS : PART 1 of 3

Abhishek Agarwal

Sami Mitra Jerry Malenfant

George Basbas Reiny Schuhmann Robert Garisto Donavan Hall

PRL EDITORS : PART 2 of 3

Sonja Grondalski Manolis Antonoyiannakis

Daniel Ucko Deniz van Heijnsbergen

PRL EDITORS : PART 3 of 3

Frank Narducci Brant Johnson

Karsten Kruse Stanley Brown

Debbie Brodbar, RMP

Sami Mitra, PRL

Margaret Malloy, PRA&E

APS MARCH 2012 MEETING, BOSTON, MA

Robert Garisto, PRL Matt Eager, PRB Sharon Lensky, JIS

DirkJan Bukman, PRE

Rashmi Ray, PRD

RIDGE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON, 12/15/11

RIDGE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON, 12/15/11

Reiny Schuhmann, PRL

Robert Garisto, PRL

Matt Eager, PRB

Sharon Lensky, JIS

Arthur Smith, JIS

Rashmi Ray, PRD

Tony Begley, PRB

RIDGE EDITORIAL HUMOR, 03/27/12

Saad Hebboul, PRL

George Basbas, PRL

EDITORIAL HUMOR

The referee writes in his report :

“ This manuscript is terse,

so my report will also be terse.”

EDITORIAL HUMOR

The referee writes under “ JOINT REPORT “ :

“ None. I wrote this report all by myself.

My mother would be proud.”

EDITORIAL HUMOR

The authors do not like the report of referee A :

“ The report of referee A reads like

a message from an asylum.”

EDITORIAL HUMOR

The authors resubmit many months later :

“ We finally succeeded in removing the obscured

abracadabra from our manuscript so that the

referees can understand our work better.”

OUTLINE

PRL EDITORIAL JOB

PRL INNER WORKINGS

EDITORIAL ENVIRONMENT

EDITORIAL CAREER

Editorial

EDITORIAL CAREER AS A SEPARATE WORLD

Many

Different

Journals

Many

Different

Skills

Funding Academic Editorial Patenting Industrial Financial

WORLDS

SPECTRUM OF DIFFERENT CAREER WORLDS

Funding Academic Editorial Patenting Industrial Financial

WORLDS

SPECTRUM OF DIFFERENT CAREER WORLDS

NO SUPERIOR / INFERIOR CAREER WORLDS

SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND FOR PRL EDITORS

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SCIENTIFIC FIELDS

ACADEMIC

EDITORIAL

PhD GRADUATE

SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND FOR PRL EDITORS

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SCIENTIFIC FIELDS

ACADEMIC

EDITORIAL

PhD GRADUATE

PhD GRADUATE

+

POSTDOCTORAL

ADDITIONAL SKILLS FOR PRL EDITORS

WRITTEN & ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

APPRECIATION OF RESEARCH DONE BY OTHERS

INTUITION FOR QUALITY OF RESEARCH

ACCEPTANCE OF ALL SCIENTIFIC FIELDS

INTEREST IN HELPING AUTHORS & REFEREES

COMFORTABLE IN SOCIAL SETTINGS

ABILITY TO TAKE CRITICISM

ENHANCING RESUMES FOR EDITORIAL JOBS

INCLUDE TWO TO FIVE WELL SPACED “BULLET” ITEMS :

INCLUDE A LINK TO YOUR YOUTUBE - STYLE VIDEO < 5 min

Reviewed 3 manuscripts for PRL, 4 for PRB, and 2 for Nature

Co-authored 2 Letters in PRL, 3 Articles in PRB, and 1 Article in Nature

INCLUDE YOUR PHOTO IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER

INCLUDE PLENTY OF EMPTY SPACE AROUND EACH ITEM

INAPPROPRIATE PHOTOS FOR RESUMES

Fashionable Posture

Distracting Background

Wedding Like

Obstructing Hat

APPROPRIATE PHOTOS FOR RESUMES

NO Distracting Backgrounds

NO Face Obstructions

SUMMARY

PRL EDITORIAL JOB :

PRL INNER WORKINGS :

EDITORIAL ENVIRONMENT :

EDITORIAL CAREER :

Editors work on manuscripts in various real-time queues.

Each full-time editor handles dozens of manuscripts / day.

Referee selection is a two-step process using key words, references, etc.

Editors attend various domestic & international conferences.

Relaxed academic atmosphere without students & No campus.

Editorial world exists between Academic & Patent worlds.

Candidates qualify by gaining broad scientific background + specialty.

Review major progress in all fields & Induce cross-field fertilization.

Rejection without external review for 10% - 20% of new manuscripts.

Resumes can be enhanced by self-portrait photos & links to videos.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

AUTHORS

REFEREES

READERS

LANCE COOPER

MAIN MATERIAL SOURCES

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