Editors' Update is your one-stop online resource to discover more about the latest developments in journal publishing, policies and initiatives that affect you as an editor, as well as other services and support available. Discover and participate in upcoming events and webinars and join in topical discussions with your peers.
Below you will find the first webcasts in our new series for editors, covering a range of valuable topics useful in your work. If there is a subject you would like to see covered, please contact us.
| Presenter: | Hannah Foreman, Associate Director, Researcher Relations |
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In this webcast on “Marketing your Journal” we provide you with information on Elsevier’s journal marketing strategy, and how our activities help to increase visibility, accessibility and readership for your journal and the articles published within it.
| Presenter: | Laura Schmidt, Managing Editor, Physica B |
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A discussion of the challenges journal editors face with regards to ethical issues and plagiarism. Discover the role we play in solving them using tools and resources made available to you by Elsevier.
COPE also has an e-learning course on ethics available, aimed specifically at new editors. Learn more
| Presenter: | Graham Brumfield, Manager Publishing Services, Health Sciences |
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Discover new ways to identify and retain the best reviewers in your field; how to motivate them to do a good job and encourage them to repeat review for you.
| Presenter: | Anthony Newman, Publisher, Life Sciences |
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An introduction to your support teams within Elsevier. Meet the editorial and publishing staff who will help make your job easier and learn more about a number of additional resources at your disposal.
| Presenter: | Ursula Culligan, Publisher, Agriculture |
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An examination of the roles and responsibilities of editors covering topics such as establishing the direction and scope of your journal, managing peer review and engaging with the community.
| Presenter: | Andrew Plume, Associate Director, Scientometrics & Market Analysis |
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Love it or loathe it the journal Impact Factor remains a widely-used benchmark by authors to decide which journal to submit to. Whilst we recognize the Impact Factor at Elsevier, we also nurture the idea of using other indicators of journal performance.