Purpose: This study takes advantage of newly released journal metrics to investigate whether local journals with more qualified boards have lower acceptance rates, based on data from 219 Turkish national journals and ...Purpose: This study takes advantage of newly released journal metrics to investigate whether local journals with more qualified boards have lower acceptance rates, based on data from 219 Turkish national journals and 2,367 editorial board members.Design/methodology/approach: This study argues that journal editors can signal their scholarly quality by publishing in reputable journals. Conversely, editors publishing inside articles in affiliated national journals would send negative signals. The research predicts that high(low) quality editorial boards will conduct more(less) selective evaluation and their journals will have lower(higher) acceptance rates. Based on the publication strategy of editors, four measures of board quality are defined: Number of board inside publications per editor(INSIDER), number of board Social Sciences Citation Index publications per editor(SSCI), inside-to-SSCI article ratio(ISRA), and board citation per editor(CITATION). Predictions are tested by correlation and regression analysis.Findings: Low-quality board proxies(INSIDER, ISRA) are positively, and high-quality board proxies(SSCI, CITATION) are negatively associated with acceptance rates. Further, we find that receiving a larger number of submissions, greater women representation on boards, and Web of Science and Scopus(WOSS) coverage are associated with lower acceptance rates. Acceptance rates for journals range from 12% to 91%, with an average of 54% and a median of 53%. Law journals have significantly higher average acceptance rate(68%) than other journals, while WOSS journals have the lowest(43%). Findings indicate some of the highest acceptance rates in Social Sciences literature, including competitive Business and Economics journals that traditionally have low acceptance rates. Limitations: Research relies on local context to define publication strategy of editors. Findings may not be generalizable to mainstream journals and core science countries where emphasis on research quality is stronger and editorial selection is based on scientific merit.Practical implications: Results offer useful insights into editorial management of national journals and allow us to make sense of local editorial practices. The importance of scientific merit for selection to national journal editorial boards is particularly highlighted for sound editorial evaluation of submitted manuscripts.Originality/value: This is the first attempt to document a significant relation between acceptance rates and editorial board publication behavior.展开更多
The Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering Early Career Editorial Board serves as a vital link between the Editors,the wider scientific community,and early career researchers in the field.They provide guidance to th...The Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering Early Career Editorial Board serves as a vital link between the Editors,the wider scientific community,and early career researchers in the field.They provide guidance to the Editors regarding journal editorial policy and represent the journal as ambassadors within the academic and research community.展开更多
Opinion Editorials(Op-Ed)was introduced in 2017 as a new category,and is attracting the attention of the international polar community.One scientist from School of Environment,Education and Development,the University ...Opinion Editorials(Op-Ed)was introduced in 2017 as a new category,and is attracting the attention of the international polar community.One scientist from School of Environment,Education and Development,the University of Manchester gave the comments that this is a most welcome initiative.展开更多
Opinion Editorials(Op-Ed)was introduced in 2017 as a new category,and is attracting the attention of the international polar community.One scientist from School of Environment,Education and Development,the University ...Opinion Editorials(Op-Ed)was introduced in 2017 as a new category,and is attracting the attention of the international polar community.One scientist from School of Environment,Education and Development,the University of Manchester gave the comments that this is a most welcome initiative.展开更多
(1)Dr. El-Sayed Mohamed Abdelrahman Professor of Geophysics, Cairo University, Egypt. His primary research interests are potential field methods. His research has focused on gravity, magnetic, self-potential methods i...(1)Dr. El-Sayed Mohamed Abdelrahman Professor of Geophysics, Cairo University, Egypt. His primary research interests are potential field methods. His research has focused on gravity, magnetic, self-potential methods including depth and shape determination. He has been awarded 5 prizes between 1992 and 2003, including the state prize in Earth sciences, the state prize in advanced technological sciences and the others.展开更多
(1)Dr. El-Sayed Mohamed Abdelrahman Professor of Geophysics, Cairo University, Egypt. His primary research interests are potential field methods. His research has focused on gravity, magnetic, self-potential method...(1)Dr. El-Sayed Mohamed Abdelrahman Professor of Geophysics, Cairo University, Egypt. His primary research interests are potential field methods. His research has focused on gravity, magnetic, self-potential methods including depth and shape determination. He has been awarded 5 prizes between 1992 and 2003, including the state prize in Earth sciences, the state prize in advanced technological sciences and the others. (2)Dr. Norman Bleistein Emeritus Professor of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, USA. His primary research interests: asymptotic methods for forward modeling and inversion in seismic exploration.He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, UK, and Guest Professor, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China.展开更多
At the request of Dr. Hideharu AKIYOSHI of the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) of Japan and with the apology of Dr. ZHOU Libo for his misconduct, we hereby announce that the paper of 'Middle-Hi...At the request of Dr. Hideharu AKIYOSHI of the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) of Japan and with the apology of Dr. ZHOU Libo for his misconduct, we hereby announce that the paper of 'Middle-High Latitude N2O Distributions Related to the Arctic Vortex Breakup', authored by ZHOU Libo, ZOU Han, and GAO Yongqi, be retracted from Volume 23, No. 2, March 2006 of Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS) on page number 215-223. This paper will not be considered as a published paper in AAS, and it will not appear in any future reference or record. In fact, this paper should not have been submitted for consideration for publication in AAS, because it was based on the scientific ideas and research展开更多
This special issue is focused on grain legumes,which belong to the Fabaceae family.Legumes are the second largest family of plants in the world after the grasses and are key components of manmade and natural ecosystem...This special issue is focused on grain legumes,which belong to the Fabaceae family.Legumes are the second largest family of plants in the world after the grasses and are key components of manmade and natural ecosystems[1–3].They provide the environmental service of nitrogen fixation,so essential to soil construction and fertility maintenance,and are thus essential to agricultural systems[4,5].Different species of legumes range from huge trees to shrubs展开更多
The 2021 online editorial board meeting of the World Journal of Diabetes(WJD)was held on November 9,2021.Jin-Lei Wang,General Manager on behalf of the Baishideng Publishing Group,and Professor Islam,one of the Editors...The 2021 online editorial board meeting of the World Journal of Diabetes(WJD)was held on November 9,2021.Jin-Lei Wang,General Manager on behalf of the Baishideng Publishing Group,and Professor Islam,one of the Editors-in-Chiefs(EiCs)of the WJD,organized the meeting.Three EiCs and 18 Baishideng Publishing Group staff attended the meeting.The meeting goal was to brief the EiCs on the journal’s performance,discuss the issues of concern of the EiCs,and gather ideas for the journal’s development in 2022.As of November 8,the WJD had received 287 manuscripts since the year’s start,among which 122 met the criteria for publication.These numbers represent an increase of 117.4%for submissions and 110.3%for publications compared to those in 2020.However,how to effectively control the academic quality of manuscripts and attract highquality original article submissions remain a challenge.The EiCs provided feedback and suggestions centered on three topics:(1)Who should and how to control the academic quality of the manuscripts;(2)How the EiCs perform their responsibilities;and(3)The distinctive and shared responsibilities of the publisher and the EiCs.展开更多
THE Industrial Revolution starting from about 1760 and ending at around 1840 has been viewed as the first Industrial Revolution.It features with the replacement of human and animal muscle power with steam and mechanic...THE Industrial Revolution starting from about 1760 and ending at around 1840 has been viewed as the first Industrial Revolution.It features with the replacement of human and animal muscle power with steam and mechanical power.Human income per capita had taken 800 years to double by展开更多
The special issue aims to address a broad spectrum of topics ranging from human-centered intelligent robots acting as a servant,secretary,or companion to intelligent robotic functions.The special issue publishes origi...The special issue aims to address a broad spectrum of topics ranging from human-centered intelligent robots acting as a servant,secretary,or companion to intelligent robotic functions.The special issue publishes original papers of innovative ideas and concepts,new discoveries,and novel applications and business models relevant to the field of human-centered intelligent robots.In this special issue,modeling,intelligent control,展开更多
I.INTRODUCTION FRACTIONAL calculus has been applied in all MAD(modeling,analysis and design)aspects of control systems engineering since Shunji Manabe’s pioneering work in early 1960s.The 2016 International Conferenc...I.INTRODUCTION FRACTIONAL calculus has been applied in all MAD(modeling,analysis and design)aspects of control systems engineering since Shunji Manabe’s pioneering work in early 1960s.The 2016 International Conference on Fractional Differentiation and Its Applications(ICFDA)was held in Novi Sad,Serbia,July 18-20.Quoting from the展开更多
Our blue planet is made of atmosphere,hydrosphere,lithosphere and biosphere,these four layers are interdependence and interaction,which effect the environment and life on the planet.In these four layers,the hydrospher...Our blue planet is made of atmosphere,hydrosphere,lithosphere and biosphere,these four layers are interdependence and interaction,which effect the environment and life on the planet.In these four layers,the hydrosphere is mainly associated with the ocean which is crucial to the human survival and development,due to the difference heat capacities be-展开更多
For too long,China,the sleeping giant,was left unnoticed by the rest of the sport world.The giant,however,awoke from the slumber and has risen to the top of the world of sports since the 1980s.Throughout the monumenta...For too long,China,the sleeping giant,was left unnoticed by the rest of the sport world.The giant,however,awoke from the slumber and has risen to the top of the world of sports since the 1980s.Throughout the monumental Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games,the world took notice at the outstanding performances of the Chinese athletes who took 51 gold medals, surpassing the superpowers USA and Russia,and made China the country winning the most gold medals.China’s strong presence at the Olympic Games,as commented by展开更多
Quantum information processing is an active cross-disciplinary field drawing upon theoretical and experimental physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics, and material science. Its scope ranges from fundament...Quantum information processing is an active cross-disciplinary field drawing upon theoretical and experimental physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics, and material science. Its scope ranges from fundamental issues in quantum physics to prospective commercial exploitation by the computing and communications industries.展开更多
The past 2013,the fifth year since the commencement of Journal of Arid Land(JAL),witnessed positive progress in all aspects of the journal.Notable achievements have been made under the joint efforts from Chinese Acade...The past 2013,the fifth year since the commencement of Journal of Arid Land(JAL),witnessed positive progress in all aspects of the journal.Notable achievements have been made under the joint efforts from Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS,the superintending authority of JAL),the editorial board and the editorial staff.展开更多
文摘Purpose: This study takes advantage of newly released journal metrics to investigate whether local journals with more qualified boards have lower acceptance rates, based on data from 219 Turkish national journals and 2,367 editorial board members.Design/methodology/approach: This study argues that journal editors can signal their scholarly quality by publishing in reputable journals. Conversely, editors publishing inside articles in affiliated national journals would send negative signals. The research predicts that high(low) quality editorial boards will conduct more(less) selective evaluation and their journals will have lower(higher) acceptance rates. Based on the publication strategy of editors, four measures of board quality are defined: Number of board inside publications per editor(INSIDER), number of board Social Sciences Citation Index publications per editor(SSCI), inside-to-SSCI article ratio(ISRA), and board citation per editor(CITATION). Predictions are tested by correlation and regression analysis.Findings: Low-quality board proxies(INSIDER, ISRA) are positively, and high-quality board proxies(SSCI, CITATION) are negatively associated with acceptance rates. Further, we find that receiving a larger number of submissions, greater women representation on boards, and Web of Science and Scopus(WOSS) coverage are associated with lower acceptance rates. Acceptance rates for journals range from 12% to 91%, with an average of 54% and a median of 53%. Law journals have significantly higher average acceptance rate(68%) than other journals, while WOSS journals have the lowest(43%). Findings indicate some of the highest acceptance rates in Social Sciences literature, including competitive Business and Economics journals that traditionally have low acceptance rates. Limitations: Research relies on local context to define publication strategy of editors. Findings may not be generalizable to mainstream journals and core science countries where emphasis on research quality is stronger and editorial selection is based on scientific merit.Practical implications: Results offer useful insights into editorial management of national journals and allow us to make sense of local editorial practices. The importance of scientific merit for selection to national journal editorial boards is particularly highlighted for sound editorial evaluation of submitted manuscripts.Originality/value: This is the first attempt to document a significant relation between acceptance rates and editorial board publication behavior.
文摘The Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering Early Career Editorial Board serves as a vital link between the Editors,the wider scientific community,and early career researchers in the field.They provide guidance to the Editors regarding journal editorial policy and represent the journal as ambassadors within the academic and research community.
文摘Opinion Editorials(Op-Ed)was introduced in 2017 as a new category,and is attracting the attention of the international polar community.One scientist from School of Environment,Education and Development,the University of Manchester gave the comments that this is a most welcome initiative.
文摘Opinion Editorials(Op-Ed)was introduced in 2017 as a new category,and is attracting the attention of the international polar community.One scientist from School of Environment,Education and Development,the University of Manchester gave the comments that this is a most welcome initiative.
文摘(1)Dr. El-Sayed Mohamed Abdelrahman Professor of Geophysics, Cairo University, Egypt. His primary research interests are potential field methods. His research has focused on gravity, magnetic, self-potential methods including depth and shape determination. He has been awarded 5 prizes between 1992 and 2003, including the state prize in Earth sciences, the state prize in advanced technological sciences and the others.
文摘(1)Dr. El-Sayed Mohamed Abdelrahman Professor of Geophysics, Cairo University, Egypt. His primary research interests are potential field methods. His research has focused on gravity, magnetic, self-potential methods including depth and shape determination. He has been awarded 5 prizes between 1992 and 2003, including the state prize in Earth sciences, the state prize in advanced technological sciences and the others. (2)Dr. Norman Bleistein Emeritus Professor of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, USA. His primary research interests: asymptotic methods for forward modeling and inversion in seismic exploration.He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, UK, and Guest Professor, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China.
文摘At the request of Dr. Hideharu AKIYOSHI of the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) of Japan and with the apology of Dr. ZHOU Libo for his misconduct, we hereby announce that the paper of 'Middle-High Latitude N2O Distributions Related to the Arctic Vortex Breakup', authored by ZHOU Libo, ZOU Han, and GAO Yongqi, be retracted from Volume 23, No. 2, March 2006 of Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS) on page number 215-223. This paper will not be considered as a published paper in AAS, and it will not appear in any future reference or record. In fact, this paper should not have been submitted for consideration for publication in AAS, because it was based on the scientific ideas and research
文摘This special issue is focused on grain legumes,which belong to the Fabaceae family.Legumes are the second largest family of plants in the world after the grasses and are key components of manmade and natural ecosystems[1–3].They provide the environmental service of nitrogen fixation,so essential to soil construction and fertility maintenance,and are thus essential to agricultural systems[4,5].Different species of legumes range from huge trees to shrubs
文摘The 2021 online editorial board meeting of the World Journal of Diabetes(WJD)was held on November 9,2021.Jin-Lei Wang,General Manager on behalf of the Baishideng Publishing Group,and Professor Islam,one of the Editors-in-Chiefs(EiCs)of the WJD,organized the meeting.Three EiCs and 18 Baishideng Publishing Group staff attended the meeting.The meeting goal was to brief the EiCs on the journal’s performance,discuss the issues of concern of the EiCs,and gather ideas for the journal’s development in 2022.As of November 8,the WJD had received 287 manuscripts since the year’s start,among which 122 met the criteria for publication.These numbers represent an increase of 117.4%for submissions and 110.3%for publications compared to those in 2020.However,how to effectively control the academic quality of manuscripts and attract highquality original article submissions remain a challenge.The EiCs provided feedback and suggestions centered on three topics:(1)Who should and how to control the academic quality of the manuscripts;(2)How the EiCs perform their responsibilities;and(3)The distinctive and shared responsibilities of the publisher and the EiCs.
文摘THE Industrial Revolution starting from about 1760 and ending at around 1840 has been viewed as the first Industrial Revolution.It features with the replacement of human and animal muscle power with steam and mechanical power.Human income per capita had taken 800 years to double by
文摘The special issue aims to address a broad spectrum of topics ranging from human-centered intelligent robots acting as a servant,secretary,or companion to intelligent robotic functions.The special issue publishes original papers of innovative ideas and concepts,new discoveries,and novel applications and business models relevant to the field of human-centered intelligent robots.In this special issue,modeling,intelligent control,
文摘I.INTRODUCTION FRACTIONAL calculus has been applied in all MAD(modeling,analysis and design)aspects of control systems engineering since Shunji Manabe’s pioneering work in early 1960s.The 2016 International Conference on Fractional Differentiation and Its Applications(ICFDA)was held in Novi Sad,Serbia,July 18-20.Quoting from the
文摘Our blue planet is made of atmosphere,hydrosphere,lithosphere and biosphere,these four layers are interdependence and interaction,which effect the environment and life on the planet.In these four layers,the hydrosphere is mainly associated with the ocean which is crucial to the human survival and development,due to the difference heat capacities be-
文摘For too long,China,the sleeping giant,was left unnoticed by the rest of the sport world.The giant,however,awoke from the slumber and has risen to the top of the world of sports since the 1980s.Throughout the monumental Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games,the world took notice at the outstanding performances of the Chinese athletes who took 51 gold medals, surpassing the superpowers USA and Russia,and made China the country winning the most gold medals.China’s strong presence at the Olympic Games,as commented by
文摘Quantum information processing is an active cross-disciplinary field drawing upon theoretical and experimental physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics, and material science. Its scope ranges from fundamental issues in quantum physics to prospective commercial exploitation by the computing and communications industries.
文摘The past 2013,the fifth year since the commencement of Journal of Arid Land(JAL),witnessed positive progress in all aspects of the journal.Notable achievements have been made under the joint efforts from Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS,the superintending authority of JAL),the editorial board and the editorial staff.
