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Elsevier Author Workshop: How to Prepare a Manuscript for an
International Journal
Elsevier Author Workshop: How to Prepare a Manuscript for an
International JournalIME Conference
Dalian, China July 15, 2007IME Conference
Dalian, China July 15, 2007
Jeroen Loos, ElsevierRob Kaas, University of Amsterdam
Marc Goovaerts, Catholic University LeuvenElias Shiu, University of Iowa, Hongkong University
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OverviewOverview
Introduction to Elsevier
Research output in China
Publishing in Insurance: Mathematics and Economics (IME) How does the EES work?
(Elsevier Editorial System) Peer review process Aims and Scope of IME What is a ``good'' paper? Ethics in scientific publishing
Questions
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Introduction to ElsevierIntroduction to Elsevier
2,000+ journals All fields of science, technology & medicine 7,000 editors 70,000 board members 250,000 articles a year 8 million articles on ScienceDirect, going back to
1823 (The Lancet) 250 million downloads a year by 11 million users
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Introduction to Elsevier: Nobel prize winnersIntroduction to Elsevier: Nobel prize winners
Kenneth J. Arrow
James J. Heckman Robert J. Aumann
Eric S. Maskin
Robert F. Engle
Finn E. Kydland
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Introduction to Elsevier: Economics and FinanceIntroduction to Elsevier: Economics and Finance
• 80 Journals• All International• All English language• Many of the top field journals• Virtually all journals included in Thomson
Scientific (formerly ISI)• www.elsevier.com/economics
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Introduction to Elsevier: Economics and FinanceIntroduction to Elsevier: Economics and Finance
Commenced publication in 1982 1982: 28 articles, 2007: 63
articles Impact Factor 2007 0.575 www.elsevier.com/locate/ime
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Research output in China - Some figuresResearch output in China - Some figures
2003 – 23,000 faculty, 2,200 Professors, 8,000 Associate/Assistant Professors, 13,000 lecturers
1981-2003 – 60,000 BSc, 5,500 MSc 2005 – 1,600 BSc, 9,300 MSc 2005 – 50,000 enrolments! Estimated 40,000-60,000 economists
currently active in China
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Research output in China: Some more figuresResearch output in China: Some more figures
810 journals in economics and management, 70 included in the Chinese Social Science citation source 366 Comprehensive Economics 61 Agricultural Economics 74 Industrial Economics 26 Transportation, Telecom Economics 144 Finance 21 Management Sciences
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Research output in China: Chinese PublicationsResearch output in China: Chinese Publications
Extreme growth of quantityquantity
Growth of quality quality still still needed needed low impact
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Research output in China - MarketshareResearch output in China - Marketshare
China - Marketshare of World Articles
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Research output in China - Relative ImpactResearch output in China - Relative Impact
China - Relative Impact of Articles
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Research output in China: EconomicsResearch output in China: Economics
China - Growth in Economics Articles per Year
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Research output in China: papers in IMEResearch output in China: papers in IME
UN-RegionCHINA 3 5% 7 10% 6 10% 10 11% 17 17% 12 12%
Asia 7 13% 7 10% 5 8% 4 4% 4 4% 5 5%Americas 12 21% 14 20% 14 23% 24 26% 23 23% 22 22%
Europe 32 57% 39 57% 35 56% 51 54% 53 54% 58 59%Oceania 2 4% 2 3% 2 3% 4 4% 1 1% 1 1%
Africa 0% 0% 0% 1 1% 0% 0%Grand Total 56 100% 69 100% 62 100% 94 100% 98 100% 98 100%
20032002
IME: Accepted Articles by Region
2007200620052004Year
Prof. Taizhong Hu, University of Science and Technology of China, Associate Editor
Prof Sheldon Lin, University of Toronto Prof. Hailiang Yang, Hong Kong University,
Associate Editor Prof. Qihe Tang, University of Iowa, Associate
Editor
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Research output in China: Online Usage of IMEResearch output in China: Online Usage of IME
Online Usage of Insurance: Mathematics and Economics
Africa
Americas
Asia
CHINA
Europe
Oceania
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10,000
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ads
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Elsevier is eager to work with more top Chinese scientists and boost
Chinese research in the world
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Present at this workshopPresent at this workshop
Presenters Jeroen Loos, Publisher Economics, Elsevier Prof. Rob Kaas, Managing Editor IME, University of Amsterdam
Panel:Editors IME Prof. Marc Goovaerts, University of Amsterdam & Catholic
University Leuven Prof. Elias Shiu, University of Iowa & University of Hong Kong
Associate Editors IME Prof. Taizhong Hu, University of Science and Technology of China Prof. Sheldon Lin, University of Toronto Prof. Qihe Tang , University of Iowa Prof. Hailiang Yang , Hong Kong University