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- 1. Working with journals 14/05/12 – Science Communication Conference Joe Winters, Senior Press Officer, Institute of Physics, Joseph.winters@iop.org +44 (0)20 7470 4815
- 2. IOP and IOP Publishing IOP, the charity (London) – approx. 70 staff IOP Publishing, the commercial business (Bristol) -approx. 180 staff Commercial relationship between the two – all profits go back to the charity A community publisher My mission is to promote physics (via policy, events, journals etc.) to the media
- 3. IOP Publishing 60 + journals – New Journal of Physics, Environmental Research Letters, Nanotechnology, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Journal of Neural Engineering etc. Some partner journals (e.g. AAS’s Astrophysical Journal) Range of titles, some not strictly physics – inter-disciplinary? All, however, for the good of physics as profit is reinvested in the charity. Size/frequency of journal dictates no. of editorial staff
- 5. Generating content Honing publishers’ sense of what’s newsworthy (research excellence/topicality/quirky/video content etc.) Sometimes from author/editorial board; rarely other press offices Approx. one in five submitted are press released This can be up to two months before publication
- 6. Drafting press releases One full release for one journal paper. It’s not a digest. First draft is in-house and often part of the decision process – until we know enough to write the release, we can’t tell how newsworthy a story is First draft sent to authors and, often, press offices for approval Await receipt of draft and agree publication date with *publishers* Invariably within two weeks, often much quicker – depends on author response
- 7. Issuing press releases • With publication date agreed, release is issued 2 or 3 days before publication with embargo in place until paper is published • Direct relationships and news wires, AlphaGalileo and EurekAlert • Invariably, most media interest comes the day before publication • Gatekeeping, but only to a point…. If author requests help or if media demand is high, we help the author prioritise
- 8. Thoughts on working with us We’re happy to share the process We need to know that you want to be involved – know what’s being submitted to a journal and get in contact with us Only issue we’ve had working with others is embargo breaks – we all need to stick to one set of rules (even if there’s offer of a front page splash) We’re good at what we do so trust us and don’t worry about losing some of the glory
- 9. Issues I’m interested in discussing with you……. Embargos Additional material like videos Pre-publication/ Arxiv and open access Excellence vs. news worth?
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- Scientific communications – IOPP’s primary and vital goal.
- Scientific communications – IOPP’s primary and vital goal.
- Scientific communications – IOPP’s primary and vital goal.
- Scientific communications – IOPP’s primary and vital goal.