Beyond Biology: Publishing with Cell Press in Physical Science

Fenglin LiaoScientific Editor, Chem

2020.5.27

請問您有聽過 Cell Press Physical Science 期刊嗎 ?• (可複選)• Chem• Joule• Matter• Trends in Chemistry• iScience or Cell Reports Physical Science (Open Access 期刊)

• Brief introduction of Cell Press

• Chem and physical science journal introduction

• Chem achievements

• Editor’s insights

• Acknowledgement

Outline

I nt roduct ion t o C ell Press

Cell launched 1974 (MIT Press)Cell Press launched 1986Incorporated into Elsevier in 1998Known for life sciences e.g.,

Cell (IF – 36.2)Immunity (IF – 21.5)Cancer Cell (IF - 23.9)

Highly selective and Low volumeUnique front matter such as – commentaries, opinions

F rom “ B io” t o P hy s ic a l S c ienc e

2016

Beyond Biology: Chem introductionSister journal of Cell, Cell Press flagship

Publishing breakthrough research in Chemistry and its sub-disciplines

Low volume: 2 reviews + 10-12 research articles/ issue, 12 issues/year

Free publishing, 1 year embargo period

2018 Prose Award Winner, 2018 IF=18.2

Editor-in-Chief: Robert Eagling

• Importance of chemistry • Many chemistry journals• General chemistry (6 in total) • IFs – 6.6 – 25• One highly selective• Cell Press ethos to chemistry

Why another chemistry journal?

Chem birth as Chemistry flagship

What’s the big deal with Chem (1)?

UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs)

• The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

– Global goals – agreed Sept 2015

– 17 Global Goals – 169 targets

• For Chem

– 10 Goals relevant

– 5 With strong links to chemistry

– 5 With links to chemistry

Chem publishes across the Chemistry field

Goal: Targeting game changing research

What’s the big deal with Chem (2)?

Advisory Board – 100 Ambassadors• Diversity

– Subject, geography, gender, age

• Top scientists

– Publish in high profile journals

– Believe in Chem, mission and objectives

Featured Advisory Board Members

Chem offers and achievements

• Scientists Preview Highlight

• Free coverage

• Press release

• Wechat , Weibo promotions

• Chem reader (apple store, google store)

• 50 days free sharelinks

Chem: Prose award winner

Matter: Flagship in Material Science• Sister journal of Cell and Chem

• Top-ranked journal in broad field of material science,including chemistry material, physical material,bio-material, energy material, conventional materials etc.

• Highly selective (monthly issue): 2-3 reviews + 10-12research articles/ issue, 12 issues/year

• Editor-in-Chief: Steve Crandford

Joule: Flagship in Energy Science

• An outstanding new energy journal publishing

breakthrough research

• First issue: September 2017• Editor-in-Chief: Philip Earis (易天翔)• World Class Editorial Board

www.cell.com/joule

Joule publishes extremely high-impact energy research, including solar cells, batteries, materials and nanotechnology for energy systems, biomass conversion, and catalysis

Cell Reports Physical Science

— Physical science is a branch of natural science that studies non-living systems, in contrast to life science.

What is “Physical science” ?

Cell Reports Physical Science— publishes cutting-edge research across the full spectrum ofthe physical sciences, including chemistry, physics,materials science, energy science, and relatedinterdisciplinary work.

iScience: A journal across the boundariesiScience publishes basic and applied research that advances a specific field across life, physical, and earth sciences. It’s an open access journal with continuous publication, so research is immediately accessible.

i stands for important

i stands for interdisciplinary

i stands forinclusive

i stands for immediate

i stands for integrity

Manuscript submissionEditorial evaluation

Return toauthor

Review

Decision

Revise

Final decision

3-5 days

~15-20 days

Return toauthor

~2 months

Transfer

TransferReview

~14 days

Reject without review

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T ha nk s

Chem, Joule, Matter, Trends in Chemistry, iScience, Cell Reports Physical Science