The Scientific Publications company is an absolute international leader in scientific consulting with many years of experience in conducting publication projects of any level of complexity. Today, using the example of one successful collaboration, we will talk about the specific features of our work and how the provision of company services contributes to the publication of research in publications with the highest scientometric indicators.
In February 2021, a client contacted the Scientific Publications company in Kazakhstan regarding the provision of editorial preparation of a scientific article for publication in the Scopus database publication with a Percentile of at least 50% and a Quartile of at least 2 (Q2).
Let's take a closer look at what stages the cooperation with the client consisted of:
1. Conducting an audit of research
The personal manager who took the project into work conducted a free audit of research with the definition:
• degrees of necessary improvements;
• strengths and weaknesses of research;
• uniqueness of the work;
• correctness of the design of the citation and references used;
• relevance of the work considering the research field;
• the possibility of publishing material in publications that meet the requirements of the client.
After that, a contract for the provision of publishing services was signed and the project was launched.
2. Structuring and editing of the material
At this stage, work was carried out on the structuring of research, design considering the structure of IMRAD, special emphasis was placed on compliance with the rules of citation and references to other works. Also, the specialists of the Scientific Publications company conducted a number of consultations on the need for improvements.
Comparative analysis of scientific material BEFORE and AFTER cooperation with our company:
3. Professional translation into English and proofreading by a native speaker
After making the necessary improvements and translating the material, it was sent for proofreading to a native speaker. The editing of the work by a foreign expert was primarily aimed at verifying the correctness of scientific terms, considering the scope of research. As a result, the work has become more consistent with the requirements of the publications of the Scopus scientometric database.
4. Journal selection
After completing the preparatory stages, the specialists of the Scientific Publications company carried out in-depth analytical work on the selection of the journal, considering:
• research disciplines;
• specific features of research material;
• features of publications, their scientometric indicators;
• specific features of the development of issues of relevant journals.
Our experts held negotiations with leading publishing houses and at the first stages identified more than 200 relevant journals. After additional study and analysis of all indicators and detailed communication about the specific features of research, the number of publications was reduced. Thus, the specialists of the Scientific Publications company have formed a list of the 3 most relevant journals:
• International Journal of Engineering Science (Elsevier);
• International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering (Wiley-Blackwell);
• Journal of Management Science and Engineering (KeAi Communications Co.).
After that, it was decided to focus on the International Journal of Engineering Science of Elsevier publishing house, which is one of the four most prestigious publishing houses in the world. Elsevier journals are a quality mark within the framework of international databases. The International Journal of Engineering Science has been consistently indexed in Scopus for many years.
5. Submission of an article to the journal, control and negotiation of all stages of the publication process
After the selection of the journal, the necessary package of documents was prepared for the submission of the research. The specialists of the Scientific Publications company monitored the main deadlines for reviewing the work, communicated with the editorial board of the publication, provided assistance with the revision of the material by the author's team, considering the comments of reviewers.
Results of the work
The high-quality provision of all the services analysed above contributed to the fact that a scientific article entitled "Results of the study of the hydraulic ram technology of water lifting from watercourses" was accepted for publication and placed in issue 177 of the International Journal of Engineering Science, which will be published on July 1, 2022 (the issue is under development, but it contains the final versions of the articles that are available for citation).
The Scientific Publications company fulfilled all obligations to the client and contributed to the publication of a scientific article in one of the most influential journals with double indexing (in Scopus and Web of Science) in 1 year and 3 months: from the moment of the client's request in February 2021 to the publication of the article in May 2022.
This is a very fast publication process, especially for journals with high scientometric indicators. Even if your scientific article is written in high quality, only the review process in such a publication can last more than 2-3 years.
Separately, we would like to note the main scientometric indicators of the journal:
Within the Scopus database, the journal has:
• Quartile 1 (CiteScore/SJR).
• Percentile (CiteScore) – 99%.
• SJR – 2,731.
• СiteScore – 13.4.
• SNIP – 1,988.
The Percentile index – 99% indicates that the journal is in the top 1% of the best publications in the world in this subject area (Percentile = 100% does not exist). The publication is the best in the discipline of general engineering.
The journal also has high indicators in the Web of Science. The publication is included in the Science Citation Index Expanded, which is an indicator of authority within the database, as well as:
• Quartile 1 (JIF).
• Impact Factor - 8.843.
The publication of the research in such a top-rated journal was facilitated by the close cooperation of the author's team and specialists of the Scientific Publications company. Thanks to the professional approach in providing scientific consulting services, it became possible to publish the article "Results of the study of the hydraulic ram technology of water lifting from watercourses" in one of the most authoritative publications in the world. This story is just one of many examples of successful cooperation with the Scientific Publications company. Do you want your article to be the next one? Leave a request on the website and our specialists will contact you during the working day. Take the first step to a successful publication right now!
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