科技论文写作讲座-DAY2(AM)session21.ppt

Frontiers covers many subjects – marine – freshwater – forest – grassland – soil - plants – animals Also, ecological genetics – new technologies - microbiology We therefore need experts on each of these subjects - Frontiers Ed Board now 35 people – some subject (genetics ) only have one expert (don’t get many genetics papers) 4 people for marine subjects as we get many marine papers For Frontiers, AE make recommendations and we make final decisions in the journal office – BUT for many other journals Aes make the decisions and write decision letters Frontiers always looking for new subjects – Aes make suggestions and we invite authors to write a paper – still peer reviewed (WILL REJECT if not good) * Frontiers covers many subjects – marine – freshwater – forest – grassland – soil - plants – animals Also, ecological genetics – new technologies - microbiology We therefore need experts on each of these subjects - Frontiers Ed Board now 35 people – some subject (genetics ) only have one expert (don’t get many genetics papers) 4 people for marine subjects as we get many marine papers For Frontiers, AE make recommendations and we make final decisions in the journal office – BUT for many other journals Aes make the decisions and write decision letters Frontiers always looking for new subjects – Aes make suggestions and we invite authors to write a paper – still peer reviewed (WILL REJECT if not good) * Peer reviewers are busy people They are doing research and teaching like everyone else so DON”T have much time They do not get paid to review papers so FOR THEM, this is NOT the most important thing they do English may not be their first language either So, if the paper is badly presented or in poor English, they can be more impatient than they should be (some may even be a bit rude about the paper) If you only get one part of the paper checked by someone who speaks good English – make sure it is the ABSTRACT * * Some journals ask you to suggest reviewers Oth